Top 75 Forwards: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 2)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. 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 […]

Patrik Laine Finds The Back Of The Net On Sunday

Winnipeg Jets winger Patrik Laine scored a power-play goal in a 3-1 Jets win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. Laine, in his usual position in the left circle on the power play, buried a crisp cross-ice feed from Blake Wheeler to open the scoring in the third period. The former second-overall pick of the […]

Kyle Connor Scores Fourth Goal In Win

Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor potted his fourth goal of the season on Sunday night in his team's 3-1 defeat of the Carolina Hurricanes. Connor's goal, an empty-net tally, sealed the win for the Jets with just one second left in the contest. The 21-year-old is picking up right where he left off after his […]

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, […]

Kyle Connor Scores In Loss

Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor scored his team's only goal of the evening in a 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Connor's marker was his second in two games to open the season, the result of a picture-perfect shot to Ben Bishop's short side in the second period. The 21-year-old had an impressive […]

Mark Scheifele Tallies Two Assists In Opening Game

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele recorded two helpers in a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. The 25-year-old has averaged a point per game over the past two seasons while being a frontrunner on the Jets' potent offense. Scheifele is one of the league's premier centers for fantasy purposes and can […]

Blake Wheeler Records Goal And Assist In Big Jets Win

Winnipeg Jets winger Blake Wheeler tallied a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. Wheeler is coming off of the best season of his career that saw him tally 23 goals, 68 assists, and 40 PPP in 81 games. Wheeler sees a ton of minutes on the first power-play […]

Patrik Laine Starts Season With A Two-Point Effort

Winnipeg Jets sniper Patrik Laine started the scoring early on Thursday night. He lasered a wrister past Jake Allen on the power play just four minutes into the game and picked up an assist on Kyle Connor's third-period goal. The talented 20-year-old figures to be in contention for the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy this season […]

Connor Hellebuyck Stellar In First Start

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stymied the St. Louis Blues attack on Thursday night. The Vezina Trophy candidate allowed one goal on 42 shots en route to a 5-1 Jets' victory. Hellebuyck was one of the top goalies in the league last season and certainly started 2018-19 on the same note. With a formidable team […]

Connor Hellebuyck Starting On Thursday

No surprise here, as Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck is going to be in the net for the regular season opener on Thursday night. Hellebuyck is coming off of a fantastic season that saw him finish second in Vezina Trophy voting. The 25-year-old had a 44-11-9 record with a .924 SV% and 2.36 GAA. He […]

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, […]

Five Sleeper Wingers Who Will Outperform Their ADP

As the most populous position in fantasy hockey, there are a significant amount of wingers that are grossly overlooked in fantasy drafts – you have your game-changers such as Alex Ovechkin and Nikita Kucherov; your established premiere producers in Vladamir Tarasenko and Phil Kessel; your up-and-comers like Clayton Keller and Kyle Connor; the mega hyped […]

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 […]

On The Rebound - Five Wingers Who Will Bounce Back in 2018-19

Every year it happens. A forward inexplicably falls short of expectations and fantasy owners are left with a terrible taste in their mouth for years to come. Determining if that slump in production was a one-year aberration or a sign of things to come is an integral part of taking home a league title. Take […]

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 […]

Banger League Beauties - Productive Players That Pile Up Hits

Most of the focus in fantasy hockey goes to the marquee names that show up in highlight reels. The goal scorers, the playmakers, the kinds of players that keep opposing goalies up at night. These are the types of players that will go in the early rounds of drafts, and rightfully so, but with all […]

Josh Morrissey Signs Two-Year Contract Extension

The Winnipeg Jets signed defenseman Josh Morrissey to a two-year, $6.3 million contract ($3.15 million average annual value) on Monday. Morrissey, a solid two-way defenseman, is coming off a 2017-2018 season in which he posted 26 points (seven goals, 19 assists) to go along with a plus-15 rating, 47 penalty minutes, 102 shots and 139 […]

Sophomore Slump? Second-Year Players Due For A Decline

As the NHL continues to shift to a higher skilled, faster game, more NHL coaches are entrusting their young players with better opportunities to have a greater impact offensively. The days of talented youngsters having to grind out extended periods of time on the fourth line before moving up in the lineup seems to be […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (20-11)

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 (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 […]

Connor Hellebuyck Signs Six-Year Deal With Jets

The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms on a six-year, $37 million contract to retain the services of starting goaltender Connor Hellebuyck on Thursday. Hellebuyck, coming off a spectacular 2017-2018 season in which he posted 44 wins, a 2.36 goals-against-average and a .924 save percentage, finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy as the league's […]

Jets Sign Joe Morrow To One-Year Contract

The Winnipeg Jets came to an agreement with defenseman Joe Morrow on a one-year, $1 million deal on Tuesday. Morrow, who has made career stops with the Penguins, Stars, Bruins, Canadiens and Jets organizations, posted 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) as well as 79 hits, 66 blocks and 83 shots in 56 games in […]

Jets Take Nathan Smith With 91st Overall Pick

With the 91st overall (third round) draft selection in Saturday's draft, the Winnipeg Jets nabbed center Nathan Smith. Smith, a native of Tampa Bay, Florida, spent his 2017-2018 season playing in the United States Hockey League for Cedar Rapids, posting 47 points (17 goals, 30 assists) to go along with 88 penalty minutes in 51 […]

Jets Select David Gustafsson With 60th Pick

The Winnipeg Jets took center David Gustafsson with their 60th overall draft pick on Saturday in Dallas. Gustafsson, a 6-foot-2, 196-pound well-rounded player out of Tingsryd, Sweden, registered 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 45 games for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League last season. As an 18-year-old playing in Sweden's top professional league, […]

Tyler Myers Scores His Fourth Postseason Goal Of The Year

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Tyler Myers scored the team's second goal in Friday's 3-2 loss to Vegas, making it four goals for himself during this year's postseason run. That's already one more than he had combined with his previous 17 playoff appearances. Myers is not consistent in terms of offensive production, but he's got a big […]