NHL DFS Prop Picks for 10/30/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Early in the National Hockey League season, trends are starting to emerge and sometimes they have already flipped. Can Jack Hughes continue his recent surge and help the Devils handle the Tampa Bay Lightning? Will Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl lead the Oilers to a bounce-back performance in Columbus after losing in Detroit Tuesday? Does […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 4 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 4 going forward. This […]

Conor Garland Leads Coyotes to Shootout Victory

Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland scored a goal and an assist in Monday night's shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres. This was Garland's sixth goal of the season, bringing his total to six goals and two assists on the season. He has been a huge addition to the Coyotes in his first full season, giving […]

FanDuel, DraftKings NHL DFS Lineup Picks (10/25/19): Daily Fantasy Hockey

The Friday slate will offer some good offensive matchups, most notably with the San Jose visiting Toronto, and Washington visiting Vancouver. The lowest total of the night will be in New Jersey, as the Coyotes visit on the second night of a back to back against one of the league's worst offenses. In this article, I […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 3 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 3 going forward. This […]

Conor Garland Continues Hot Start to Season

Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland has shown he belongs in the Arizona lineup so far this season, scoring his fourth goal in a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. He also chipped in an assist to increase his total to five points in seven games. It was a balanced attack for the Coyotes, with 11 […]

Phil Kessel Scores First Two Goals Of The Season On Thursday

Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel scored twice on the power play during Thursday's 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators. They were the first two goals of the season for the 32-year-old. There is some regression expected for Kessel this campaign, but he remains one of the league's elite snipers. Nick Schmaltz, Clayton Keller and […]

FanDuel, DraftKings NHL DFS Lineup Picks (10/17/19): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Thursday features nine games in all with a spotlight on games like New Jersey and the New York Rangers, Boston and Tampa Bay, plus even Buffalo and Los Angeles. Remember, when looking around for plays, an over/under of 6 dictates offense, but an over/under of 5 or sometimes 5.5 tilts towards the goalies. There are […]

Darcy Kuemper Stays Hot In Tuesday's Win

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper continued his excellent start to the 2019-2020 campaign on Tuesday, registering his second victory in a 4-2 defeat of the Winnipeg Jets. The 29-year-old turned aside 38 of 40 shots faced in the contest, including all but one of 16 opposing shots in the final frame to secure the win. […]

Nick Schmaltz Registers Three Points In Win

Arizona Coyotes forward Nick Schmaltz posted a goal and added a pair of assists as his team picked up a 4-2 road win against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. The 23-year-old filled up the scoresheet in this one, also contributing a plus-two rating, two penalty minutes and a shot on goal in just 12:13 of […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 2 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 2 going forward. This […]

Conor Garland Scores Twice In First Coyotes Win

Arizona Coyotes right wing Conor Garland led the team to its first victory of the season on Thursday, scoring twice in a 4-1 success over Vegas. Nick Schmaltz and Niklas Hjalmarsson also scored for the Coyotes, who received some really good goaltending from Darcy Kuemper. Kuemper pushed aside 37 pucks in his third consecutive start. […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 10/10/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

It is still very early in the National Hockey League season so there is no need to get bent out of shape or wildly excited about early results. I mean, the Chicago Blackhawks play their second game of the season tonight. But there are early results that at least bear watching. Teams like San Jose […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 1 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 1 going forward. This […]

Darcy Kuemper Opens Season As Coyotes Starter

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper will open the season as the team's starting netminder, with Antti Raanta (lower body) nursing an injury. With the Finn out for most of 2018-19, Kuemper had a breakthrough year, putting together a 27-20-8 record with a 2.33 goals-against average and .925 save percentage. The Saskatoon-born goalie has just signed […]

Top 200 Overall - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find the inaugural version of our rankings, our preseason top 200 player rankings. The […]

Top 30 Goalies - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Today we'll look at netminders. Below you can find the inaugural version of our fantasy […]

Top 40 Defensemen - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Today we'll look at defensemen. Below you can find the inaugural version of our fantasy […]

Top 100 Forwards - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find the inaugural version of our rankings, our preseason top 100 forward rankings. The […]

Alex Young (SP, ARI) - Week 25 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 37% of leagues ANALYSIS: Arizona Diamondbacks rookie Alex Young is coming off of the worst start of his young career, giving up a grand slam to Juan Lagares and six runs (one earned) in less than three innings in a loss to the New York Mets last Thursday. […]

Christian Walker (1B, ARI) - Week 21 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A popular sleeper pick prior to 2019, Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker's 2019 has been a rollercoaster of hot and cold. He started out the year like a house on fire, hitting seven home runs in his first 20 games; but then the fire […]

Alex Galchenyuk Headed To The Steel City

The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired center Alex Galchenyuk and defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph from the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in exchange for veteran right wing Phil Kessel, defenseman Dane Birks and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The Penguins have reportedly liked Galchenyuk for a while, and he should see a giant jump in […]

Kevin Connauton Lands In Mile High City

The Arizona Coyotes traded defenseman Kevin Connauton and a third-round draft pick to the Colorado Avalanche for center Carl Soderberg on Tuesday. This is a salary cap move for the Avs, as the rearguard will cost just $1.375 million against the cap in 2019-20, while Soderberg was set to count $4.75 million. Connauton registered just […]

Carl Soderberg Shipped To Arizona Coyotes

The Colorado Avalanche traded center Carl Soderberg to the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday in exchange for defenseman Kevin Connauton and a third-round draft pick. Soderberg registered a career-high 23 goals with 49 points, and his point total was two short of tying a career high set during the 2015-16 season. This was likely a salary-cap […]

Josh Archibald Has Big Three-Point Outing

Arizona Coyotes right wing Josh Archibald posted two goals, an assist and a plus-three rating in Sunday's 4-0 victory against the Minnesota Wild. He also blocked four shots and recorded three hits across 14:06 of ice time over 22 shifts. It was an unexpected performance given the fact he entered this one with no points […]

Darcy Kuemper Posts Another Home Shutout

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper turned aside all 36 shots he faced in Sunday's 4-0 win against the Minnesota Wild, his former team. It was his 16th career shutout, and a career-high fifth overall this season. He took over for the injured Antti Raanta (lower body) in late November and has posted career highs with […]

Darcy Kuemper, Nick Cousins Secure Victory Against Chicago

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper and center Nick Cousins were the main men behind Tuesday's 1-0 win over Chicago, with Kuemper posting his fourth shutout of the season with 31 saves and Cousins scoring the only goal of the game on a power play. He also registered a game-high five shots. Cousins has had some […]

Offense Abandons Darcy Kuemper Yet Again

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper allowed just two goals on 26 shots in Sunday's 2-0 road loss against the New York Islanders, the fifth consecutive loss for the playoff-hopeful Coyotes. Kuemper is actually having his best full month statistically, going 5-5-2 with a 2.02 goals-against average, .932 save percentage and one shutout in 12 starts […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 3/24/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Time is running out on the NHL season so teams are fighting for their playoff lives and that is certainly a factor in Sunday’s action. The most compelling game goes in Carolina, where the Hurricanes host the Montreal Canadiens. The Hurricanes and Canadiens hold the last two wild card spots in the Eastern Conference playoff […]

No Offensive Support For Darcy Kuemper

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper allowed just one goal on 32 shots in a hard-luck loss in a shootout on the road against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. It was the fourth consecutive loss for the Coyotes, who are struggling to maintain their footing in the race for a playoff spot in the Western […]