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Good evening sleepyheads. The weather is warming up and the baseballs are just flying out of the ballpark. In fact, Monday April 13 th presented quite an interesting power statistic. There were 9 players to hit 2 dingers. Now I know what you are thinking – that’s an anomaly but is it really that unexpected? Well, when you consider there was a mere 10 games played on this day you get an appreciation for how rare this feat was. Hopefully you rostered one of these big boppers a

3/22. We have completed 3 out of the 22 weeks of the fantasy baseball regular season. In other words, almost 14% of the fantasy regular season is in the books. Still too early for over reaction theatre? I mean it is from a sample size perspective, right? Strikeout rates typically start to stabilize around 60-70 Plate Appearances (PAs), The walk rate takes about double the amount of PAs. But if you wait that long surely you will miss out on some will-be stud muffins from the w

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. With those late-night transactions, roster distractions and managers who take trade veto action. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Ok enough with the nonsense. If you’re here you know who you are. A diehard fantasy baseball manager, willing to go to the darkest depths of the internet to get any kind of edge on the competition. Is this where you will find it? Only time will tell. If you’re the kind of person who will spe

And just like that we are back in the thick of it! Injuries befall your roster before the season even starts?? But how can that be when you drafted the night before the season starts AFTER spring training has concluded?? Well lady luck can be a troubling mistress at times..better now than week 1 of the playoffs, right?? (I’m looking at you Jackson Chourio owners, and I, like the Brewers, also feel your pain). But we gotta dust ourselves off and get our big day clothes on. The

Let’s play ball! Welcome to the Draft Room, where the air is filled with scents of lukewarm beer and reeks of desperation from managers who spent 3 of their first 4 picks on pitchers. At Sedated Sleeper Picks  we aren’t here to spell out the obvious for you. I’m sure your family’s dog could likely figure out to draft Ohtani 1 st  overall given enough time and a canine compatible computer. You’re likely here because you wanted a different view point for those late round dart t

The Olympic break is over, the 5-ring glow has faded, and the NHL is back in full swing. There are plenty of teams vying for a playoff spot, making these next few weeks an absolute grind. With only a couple of weeks left until fantasy playoffs, it's now or never if you're on the playoff bubble. Or even if you're sitting pretty, but need to bolster your roster, some solid depth players couldn't hurt. Now's the time to make that bold pick up, as your league mates are still nurs

Anyone ever look back at the results of your draft? I’m sure some, if not most of us will look back at it at some point, but have you ever done a post-mortem examination? I thought what better time to take a look given we don’t have much to discuss given the Olympic break. In this article I’ll be grading who the best and worst picks are from select rounds of my draft. It’s a 12 team head-to-head re-draft league with scoring of G/A/PPP/SHP/+-/SOG/W/GAA/SV%/SO. I’ve included th

How are the squads looking out there? Hopefully they are warmer than it has been in Canada of late. Goaltending is the one position I never truly feel comfortable with over the course of a season.  Due to the small number of goalies rostered, your team could go from a goaltending mecca to rent-a-goalie in the blink of an eye just with one guy getting injured and another going on a cold streak. Always be on the lookout for who could be getting into a groove or better situation

Good day fantasy hockey folks. Today we will look at who’s doing all the heavy lifting (even strength point leaders) and who’s a little more reliant on the long arm of the Zebras for their production. Not that we don’t love PP points, but over-reliance on them is not usually a recipe for fantasy success. Power play production can be volatile for a myriad of reasons, including: role change/demotion, reliance on penalties being called for potential points, and the volatility of

As a new year is upon us, we will all make some sort of resolutions. Some will follow through, most will fail (likely by the end of the month). From a fantasy standpoint, I’m making a resolution to clean up the depth pieces on my squad. Where can we find some fantasy gems at this point in the season? When I don’t know where to start, I resort to taking a good look at the best PPs (PowerPlays) and see what all the fuss is about. And if you’re lucky maybe even you can get a pie

The real Christmas day has arrived…Boxing Day. That means 2 things: 1. I’m making a big ol pot of chili. 2. Start of the World Junior Hockey Championship, which is celebrating it’s 50 th  anniversary this year. Canada is the favourite (-105 as of this writing) followed by the host nation USA (+250), with 2 Nordic countries (Sweden +500 & Finland +1200) rounding out the top 4.  As we all prepare to watch our teams do battle, let’s take a look at some WJC alumni who are likely

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the league Not a manager slept – we’re all mentally fatigued The lineups were tweaked with delusion and flair Praying some waiver wire pickup would finally care But the waiver wire was barren, no sleepers in sight My first rounder limping through another quiet night ( Matthews ) Goalies were guessed, not chosen with care Because trusting a goalie in fantasy hockey is recipe for despair   Then the games started; oh what a joy! M

We are back with our 1 st  update to the popular GOALTENDER VOLATILITY INDEX (GVI) . As a reminder the GVI is a ranking of the NHL’s 32 starting goalies based on a mixture of stats (specifically High danger SV% and Even strength SV%), team structure, and psychology. This ranks the goalies on a numeric scale from 1 (rock solid stable -Helly) to 10 (a jenga tower in a twister – that’s really unstable) TEAM GOALIE GVI ANALYSIS WPG Conor Hellebuyck 1 He’s still  as stable as they

Bonjour. This week we are going to take a look at a couple players that are developing faster than your buddy’s younger sister. I mean, they've kinda been around, but now we're starting to take notice about things we never paid attention to before. And also, Carter Verhaeghe. He's a man. He's 30. Adam " Mr. Fantastic" Fantilli -  I refer to him as that because he’s been simply fantastic for the month of November, racking up 12 points in 12 games. The real thing I have liked i

It’s getting to be that time again. Cold, dark, and tired all the time. Can someone explain the benefit of changing our clocks forwards/backwards by an hour two times a year? I can tell you there is certainly no health benefit to this practice. Thankfully, fantasy hockey is here to get us through this dreary stretch before Christmas. While it may be cold outside, there are some serious temperature fluctuations inside NHL arenas right now. Some guys may spontaneously combust w

We're entering week 6 of fantasy hockey and if you're like me, you've noticed a couple holes that need to be filled. And for me, the biggest hole that needs to be filled is my back end. That being said, let's rear back and take a look at 3 big D that can help plug that gaping hole on your back side. The first plug boy we're going to look at is a Vegas golden knight, recently back from injury. Noah Hanifin is only owned in about 50% of leagues at the moment and that number is

Welcome to the Sedated Sleeper Picks Special Teams ward. Here, we monitor the performance of 2 of your NHL team’s most vital organs: their Power play and Penalty Kill. We’ve done a chart review, spiked the coffee IV, and scrubbed in to dissect every squad’s special teams performance as of November 9 th (inclusive). Some squads are humming along like a politician spending taxpayer dollars. Others are in critical condition, clinging to life support. 5 weeks into the season and

The Quarterback position is arguably one of football’s most important. Hockey quarterbacks? Maybe they are even more important? I don’t think the value of an elite defenseman can be stated enough. The guys like Makar, Hughes, Bouchard, Werenski – they will rack up at least 25-30 Power Play Points (PPPs). Not to mention they play with the best forwards, typically direct a lot of shots on goal, and experience heavy usage – all presenting opportunities for points. The biggest ta