Brayden Schenn Scores First Two Goals Of The Season

St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn potted a goal at even strength and one on the power play during a 4-3 overtime loss against the Chicago Blackhawks. Schenn had the best season of his career in 2017-18 as he registered 28 goals and 42 assists in 82 games. He has had great success alongside David […]

Jake Allen Decent In Thursday's Win

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen allowed three goals on 34 shots in a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Allen has had a poor start to the season with a 4.29 GAA and .854 SV% through three games. This has not been an inspiring beginning for fantasy owners as Allen struggled […]

Alexander Steen Tallies Goal And Assist On Thursday

St. Louis Blues left wing Alexander Steen buried his first goal of the season and added an assist in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames. Steen has been relegated to a third line role this season, but it has offensive upside with Tyler Bozak and Jordan Kyrou. He is also seeing time on the […]

Brayden Schenn Registers Three Assists In Win

St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn tallied three helpers in a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Schenn showed great chemistry with linemate David Perron throughout the contest. The 27-year-old had a career year last season with 28 goals and 42 assists. He is a fixture in the Blues' top-six and skates […]

David Perron Tallies Hat Trick In Win Over Flames

St. Louis Blues right wing David Perron scored once at even strength and twice on the power play en route to a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames. They were Perron's first goals of the season and the fourth hat trick of his career. The 30-year-old was moved up to the second line with Jaden […]

Top 25 Goaltenders: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (wins, […]

Top 40 Defensemen: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, […]

Top 75 Forwards: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, […]

Jake Allen Gets Off To Rough Start To Season In Loss

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen struggled in his team's opening night loss to the Jets on Thursday. The 28-year-old allowed five goals on 25 shots in the game, including getting beaten on four different occasions in the third period alone. Allen had a down season with the Blues in 2017-2018, finishing the year with […]

Top 25 Fantasy Hockey Goalie Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the 2018-2019 season, RotoBaller breaks down the fantasy hockey player rankings by position. The rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (wins, goals against average, save percentage, […]

Top 40 Fantasy Hockey Defensemen Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the 2018-2019 season, RotoBaller breaks down the fantasy hockey player rankings per position. The rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday and goaltenders on Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, assists, plus-minus, power play points, […]

Top 75 Fantasy Hockey Forward Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the 2018-2019 season, RotoBaller breaks down the fantasy hockey player rankings by position. The rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, assists, plus-minus, power play points, […]

On The Rebound - Three Goalies Who Will Bounce Back in 2018-19

A top-tier goaltender can go a long way to helping you win your fantasy league. As true as that is, the glaring issue is that they are about as predictable as a bouncing puck from the other end of the ice. Sorry Vesa Toskala, we still remember. The upside is that every year there are […]

Five Sleeper Defenseman Who Will Outperform Their ADP

Drafting defenseman can be one of the most difficult components of a fantasy hockey draft. Excluding goalies, the defenseman position is easily the shallowest of the bunch as value seems to drop drastically once the elite blueliners get scooped up. You enter a draft without a strategy or knowledge of the options at the position […]

Breakout NHL Defensemen You Have To Own In 2018-19

On fantasy hockey draft day, forwards are generally the belle of the ball. While getting top-end forward talent is always a good plan to start the draft, a solid stable of blueliners is integral to championship aspirations. Last season, Vladimir Tarasenko was a top 15 pick in a majority of fantasy drafts. Likewise, John Carlson […]

Robby Fabbri Suffers Lower-Body Injury On Sunday

St. Louis Blues forward Robby Fabbri departed Sunday's preseason game against the Columbus Blue Jackets due to a lower-body injury. Without knowing the specifics of the injury, head coach Mike Yeo reported that the current ailment has no relation to the knee that caused him to miss the end of the 2016-2017 season and all […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the offseason, RotoBaller contributed a six-piece feature breaking down the top 100 fantasy hockey player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 season. This article (the final edition) features some movement up and down the rankings as a result of trades, signings, injuries, etc. When the puck drops and the 2018-2019 season is officially […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (40-21)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (80-61)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (100-81)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Patrick Maroon Joins the Blues on a One-Year Deal

The St. Louis Blues have signed unrestricted free-agent Patrick Maroon to a one-year contract worth $1.75 million. Maroon, a St. Louis native, will be playing for his third team in two years after reportedly turning down more money to re-sign with the New Jersey Devils. The 30-year-old left wing scored 43 points in 73 games […]

Blues Select Dominik Bokk

Trading up for the 25th pick, the St. Louis Blues selected German native Dominik Bokk. The 18-year-old right winger comes in at 6-foot-1 and will add to a team that is desperate for offense after they fell short of the playoffs last season. While his game needs a lot of development, in time he could […]

Carter Hutton Earns Start In Chicago On Friday

St. Louis Blues goaltender Carter Hutton will make his first start in over a month in a crucial game against the Blackhawks on Friday night. Hutton, who missed time due a neck injury, will look to get back into the same form in which he has posted 16 wins, a 2.13 goals against average and […]

Carter Hutton Roughed Up In Relief Appearance

St. Louis Blue goalie Carter Hutton saw his first action since March 3rd and gave up four goals off the bench. Hutton had been out with an injury for nearly the entire month of March, and this was a rough welcome back against a weaker Coyotes team. Hutton had been playing very well before missing […]

Vladimir Tarasenko Scores Goal To End Columbus' Streak

St. Louis Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored a goal in Saturday's win over the Blue Jackets, to end their 10 game winning streak. This makes two straight games with a goal for Tarasenko, who is back from an injury and heating up at the right time along with the entire team. St. Louis have won […]

Jake Allen To Get The Start Versus Bruins

St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen is confirmed as the starter for Wednesday's game versus the Bruins. This should be one of the tougher matchups for Allen, since the Bruins are the fifth best scoring team in the league. Allen has four wins in his last five starts and has allowed two or more goals […]

Vladimir Tarasenko To Miss Second Game With Injury

St. Louis Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko is set to miss the matchup against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday due to an upper-body injury. Tarasenko was injured in Saturday's game against the New York Rangers. He logged 7:53 minutes of ice time and one shot on goal before heading to the dressing room. He also sat […]

Jake Allen Will Tend The Twine Against Colorado

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen will get his fourth straight start Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche and Semyon Varlamov. Allen had fallen off the fantasy map as of late, but Carter Hutton's neck injury has forced the Blues to start Allen, and he has risen to the occasion. Improving his play over his last three […]

Jaden Schwartz Posts Three Points On Saturday

St. Louis Blues forward Jaden Schwartz added a goal and two assists to his season total in a critical 7-2 win against the Kings on Saturday. Schwartz has put together a nice season offensively (49 points in 48 games) on a team that has struggled to score goals throughout long stretches of the season. The […]

Jake Allen Stops 34 Of 35 Shots In Loss On Thursday

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen was outstanding on Thursday in a 2-0 loss in San Jose. Allen's performance was a sigh of relief for fantasy owners still starting him, ending a five-game drought in which the goalie failed to post a save percentage above .897. The 27-year-old goaltender's ownership is down to just 85 […]