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 […]

Jordan Binnington Stymies The Maple Leafs On Monday

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 32 saves during a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. Binnington was last season's improbable success story, and he has had a strong start to the 2019-20 campaign. Through three appearances, Binnington owns a 2-0-1 record to go along with a 2.30 goals-against average […]

Alex Pietrangelo Nets Game-Winning Goal On Monday

St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo broke a 2-2 tie 7:51 into the third period to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday night. Pietrangelo now has two goals and 10 shots through his first three games of the season. The 29-year-old is a top-20 fantasy defenseman as he has scored at least 40 […]

Ryan O'Reilly Tallies Two Points in Overtime Loss

St. Louis Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly picked up where he left off during last season's Conn Smythe and Stanley Cup run with two assists in a 3-2 loss to the Capitals in Wednesday's home opener. The Blues jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, feeding off the sold-out crowd and their banner-raising ceremony, but those […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 10/2/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

Hockey season is here and that means more opportunities to play props and win with Monkey Knife Fight. There are four games on the NHL schedule Wednesday, including the Battle of Ontario, a matchup between the last two Stanley Cup winners, a rivalry game between San Jose and Vegas. Oh, and Vancouver and Edmonton meet […]

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 […]

Justin Faulk Traded To St. Louis

The Carolina Hurricanes traded Justin Faulk (along with a 2020 fifth-round draft pick) to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for prospect Dominik Bokk, defenseman Joel Edmundson and a 2021 seventh-round pick on Tuesday. Following the deal, the Blues locked up Faulk for the next eight seasons, inking the offensively-gifted blueliner to a seven-year, $45.5 […]

Joel Edmundson Gets New Deal With Blues

St. Louis Blues defenseman Joel Edmundson was granted a one-year, $3.1 million contract with the St Louis Blues by an arbitrator on Tuesday. With the player and team unable to come to an agreement prior to Sunday, the two sides participated in an arbitration hearing in order to settle the average annual-value and term of […]

Vladimir Tarasenko Undergoes Arthroscopic Surgery

St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (knee) had successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Tuesday, president of hockey operations Doug Armstrong said. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks. Tarasenko posted 33 goals and 68 points across 76 games during the regular season for the Stanley Cup champs, and he added 11 […]

Robert Thomas Has Successful Wrist Surgery

St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas (wrist) underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair a tendon in his left wrist. He suffered the injury during Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Jose Sharks. Thomas has the entire offseason to rehab the injury and he will have a full evaluation before the […]

Ryan O'Reilly Adds Hardware To Trophy Case

St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly won the Frank J. Selke Trophy on Wednesday night at the NHL Awards Show. He is just coming off of his first Stanley Cup, the Conn Smythe Trophy for most valuable player in the playoffs, and now this. It was a career year for the 28-year-old pivot in his […]

Jordan Binnington Makes 32 Saves To Lock Up Cup

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington allowed just one goal on 33 shots in Wednesday's Game 7 Stanley Cup clinching victory against the Boston Bruins. Since the league began tracking shots on goal in 1955-56, he made the most saves by a rookie goaltender to clinch the Stanley Cup Final, knocking Ken Dryden off of […]

Alex Pietrangelo Posts Two Points In Game 7 Victory

St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo posted a goal, an assist and a plus-3 rating with four blocked shots and two hits in Wednesday's Game 7 Stanley Cup clinching victory against the Boston Bruins. The captain wrapped up the series for the champs with points in four straight games, posting a goal and six points […]

Ryan O'Reilly Locks Up Conn Smythe Award In Win

St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly scored the opening goal of Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins, and he also added an assist. O'Reilly ended up winning the Conn Smythe Award as the most valuable player in the playoffs. More importantly, the Blues were able to lock up their first-ever […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 6/12/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

The Boston Bruins staved off elimination in Game Six at St. Louis and now host the Blues in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final. Boston and St. Louis have battled throughout the series, leading to a depleted Boston defense and a few suspensions for the Blues. For Game Seven, it looks like the Bruins […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 6/9/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

The St. Louis Blues have a chance to win the Stanley Cup on home ice in Game Six Sunday night when they host the Boston Bruins. With the season on the line for the Bruins, they need to generate more 5-on-5 offense and especially from their top scorers. Boston’s Perfection Line of Brad Marchand, Patrice […]

Ivan Barbashev Suspended For One Game

St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev has been suspended for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals after an illegal check to the head against Boston Bruins forward Marcus Johansson in Game 5. Barbashev has managed just six points across 24 games so far in the playoffs, but he has managed 80 hits, so his […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 6/3/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

After a devastating home loss in Game Three, losing 7-2 in their first Stanley Cup Final home game in 49 years, the St. Louis Blues need to bounce back in Game Four. That has been the standard for the Blues in these playoffs. Following eight previous losses in this year’s playoffs, the Blues are 6-2, […]

Jordan Binnington Secures 13th Playoff Victory

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington allowed just two goals on 23 shots in Wednesday's Game 2 overtime road victory against the Boston Bruins. Binnington picked up his 13th victory of the playoffs, the second-most wins by a rookie in a playoff year. Patrick Roy (Montreal), Ron Hextall (Philadelphia), Cam Ward (Carolina) and Matt Murray […]

Carl Gunnarsson Bags Game-Winning Tally In Game 2

St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson notched the game-winning goal in overtime in Game 2 against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday. He also tacked on an assist and finished with a plus-2 rating while blocking one shot over his 18:18 of ice time. Gunnarsson nearly won it in the final moments of regulation, but he […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 5/29/19 - Monkey Knife Fight

The St. Louis Blues jumped out to a 2-0 lead in Game One of the Stanley Cup Final and were then shut down completely by the Bruins as Boston scored four straight goals to win by a 4-2 score. The Blues have to be better in Game Two if they are going to make a […]

Brayden Schenn, Vladimir Tarasenko Star In Game 1

St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn notched a goal and an assist with a team-high six shots on goal in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins. Right wing VladimirTarasenko also got onto the board and finished with a plus-1 rating, as the Blues took a 2-0 lead early in the […]

Jordan Binnington Takes Loss In Game 1

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington allowed three goals on 37 shots in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins. The Blues offense fired out to a 2-0 lead early in the second period, but the Bruins answered with the final four goals of the game, including a power-play goal by […]

Jordan Binnington Roughed Up In Game 4

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington allowed four goals on 31 shots in Wednesday's Game 4 loss against the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Semifinals. One of the goals he allowed was a power-play marker, but the other three were even-strength tallies. Binnington and Ben Bishop are locked in quite the battle in this […]

Jaden Schwartz Leads Multi-Point Parade

St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz registered a goal with an assist and a plus-one rating while registering a team-high six hits across 17:30 of ice time across 25 shifts in Game 3 against the Dallas Stars on Monday in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Schwartz has been on fire lately, posting six goals and […]

Jordan Binnington Bounces Back In Game 3

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington allowed three goals on 31 shots in a Game 3 road victory against the Dallas Stars on Monday night in the Western Conference Semifinals. Binnington helped the Blues move to 4-0 so far through four road games in the postseason. The Blues will look to continue their road mastery […]