The new JFH

Welcome to the return of Just Fantasy Hockey. After some considerable time away from the blogosphere I have been working on a slow but calculated return.

The goal for Just Fantasy Hockey is to offer you, the reader, the highest quality Fantasy Hockey advice around the web.

There are a few high quality fantasy hockey websites but they are purely informative websites belonging to the industries high end companies. Just Fantasy Hockey’s main aim is to offer an interactive user experience.

The new features coming soon are going to be very exciting and FREE!!! The JFH hockey forecaster will return on July 1st. A very popular product in its infancy, the forecaster will once again feature an in-depth, up to date, projection of all 30 NHL teams and players to key in on come draft day. This unique product will offer quick and easy navigation, realistic player projections and key sleepers to focus on. The key feature is that it will remain current as the NHL draft and free agent season is under way. All for the low, low price of FREE!!!

Also coming within the summer months some key feature that I use as a fantasy hockey competitor and commissioner. Projected starting goalies for the 2014-15 season with Twitter confirmations. A draft pick chart of picks traded for upcoming NHL draft, a quick look to see what picks your favorite NHL team owns as well as conditions on those picks. A week by week calendar of how many games each NHL team has. And finally, a JFH hockey pool, newsletter, forums, general site upgrades and logos.

A very ambitious project, but with some time, a key website that you will return to for your daily fantasy hockey info.

Mark

Just Fantasy Hockey: Week 12 Forecaster

With half the league playing a busy 4 game week there are lots of choices in leagues that offer only weekly roster changes. Unfortunately the NHL schedule makers forgot about the San Jose Sharks by slating them for only 1 game, so Nabakov, Thornton and Heatley owners will have to work the waiver wire a bit more this week. Let’s look at the week ahead at some of the more promising match ups.

4 Game Week: Atlanta, Buffalo, Columbus, Detroit, Florida, Montreal, Nashville, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, St. Louis, Toronto, Vancouver

3 Game Week: Anaheim, Boston, Calgary, Carolina, Chicago, Dallas, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington

2 Game Week: Colorado

1 Game Week: San Jose

Vancouver: vs. Los Angeles, vs. Anaheim, vs. Washington, vs. St. Louis

Robert Luongo is 9-4-0 at home this year with a solid .922 SV% and 2.25 GAA. With 4 home games this week Luongo can be relied upon to post similar numbers. Also, the Canucks offence is second in the league in goals per game at home and fair well against some of the defences they are facing.

Fantasy Spin: The Sedin twins and Luongo are extremely solid plays in week-to-week leagues and are a definite must starts this week. Ryan Kesler has seen hits point total dip with the return of D. Sedin and should be considered as a number 3 fantasy center now.

Atlanta: @New York Rangers, @ Florida, vs. Dallas, vs. New Jersey

Atlanta has had one the most potent offences season and currently sit third in goals per game. The Thrashers offer one of the most balanced attacks in the NHL, as proven when when their number one point producer Kovalchuk, went down to injury. Until they show signs of slowing continue to dress your Thrashers.

Fantasy Spin: Kovalchuk continues to be a must play in standard hockey leagues, but in deeper leagues Peverly, Antropov and Afinogenov can be relied upon for consistent numbers.

Chicago: vs. St. Louis, vs. Boston, vs. Detroit.

The Blackhawks are tied with the Devils with a leagues best 2.14 GAA. With 3 home games against team in the bottom third in total offence, it is a perfect match-up for owners of Black Hawk goaltenders. Chicago continues to tinker with their offensive lines to try and find a second line center after Toews. Sharp looks to have developed some chemistry with Hossa and Eager on a line, something the Hawks have been looking for all season.

Fantasy Spin: With no back to back games this week Huet should get all 3 starts and should be started in any league this week. Toews, Keith and Hossa are solid plays this week even though they play only 3 games. Keep an eye out for an injury update on Kane as he went down in the game against the Lightning before your line-ups set.

Detroit: vs. Phoenix, vs. St. Louis, @Dallas, @ Chicago

Detroit has been hit by the injury bug all season and have tightened up defensively as a result. Allowing just 9 goals over their last 5 games, this veteran group of players are playing a defence first style of play to . Phoenix and St. Louis sit 28th and 29th in total offence and are great match-ups for Detroit early in the week.

Fantasy Spin: Jimmy Howard has allowed just 4 goals over his last 3 games and will likely get the majority of starts in net. Todd Bertuzzi has 4 goals in his last 2 games and may be worth a look in deeper leagues as he is hot right now.

Brian

Just Fantasy Hockey: Week 10 Forecaster

Heading into December the condensed schedule is having an impact on teams as they are experiencing longer than average road trips and back to back games. With injuries already a major problem in the league, the tight scheduling will help your fantasy team streak forward or lag behind if they falter.

4 Games - Anaheim, Colorado, Columbus, Detroit, Florida, Nashville, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Toronto

3 Games - Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Calgary, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, New Jersey, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Jose, Vancouver, Washington

2 Games - Carolina, Edmonton, New York Islanders, Philadelphia, Phoenix

Toronto - vs. Buffalo, @ Montreal, @ Columbus, @ Boston

A big week for the Leafs will end with Phil Kessel’s return to Boston. Look for Kessel to continue piling up the shots as well as adding to his goal total. Leadign scorer Tomas Kaberle is at a point per game pace and will continue to produce on the powerplay. With Toskola on the shelf, Gustavsson should get 3 of the 4 starts of the week.

Pittsburgh - @ New York Rangers, vs. Colorado, vs. Chicago

The reinforcements have returned from the infirmary and Pittsburgh is healthy once again. With the return of Gonchar, Eaton and Orpik returning, their blueline is once again healthy and potent. Alex Goligoski returned with a 2 point night but is questionable once again with another injury. Be sure to reserve him for this week until he can come back at 100%. Crosby continues to roll as he had a 5 point night against the Rangers. Look for him to continue his hot streak this week.

Nashville - vs. Calgary, @ Minnesota, @ Chicago, vs. Minnesota

Pekka Rinne continues to help the Predators rebound from a dismal start to the season. With 4 games this week, Rinne should see 3 starts with Ellis seeing 1. Shea Weber continues to lead the Predators in defensive points with 15 and is their catalyst on the powerplay. JP Dumont has quietly led the Preds in scoring averaging close to a point per game.

New Jersey - vs. Vancouver, vs. Tampa Bay, vs. Detroit

The Devils have the fewest goals against in the league and are starting to light the lamp more often. With the return of Patrick Elias, the Devils are quietly producing point per game players. Parise, Zajac, Langenbrunner and Elias are all averaging a point per game pace so with Clarkson out 4-6 weeks with an injury, they should continue to challenge Pittsburgh for the divisional lead.

Edmonton - @ Detroit, @ Dallas

With only two games this week, the Oilers are looking for any kind of relief they can get. The injury bug has decimated the club and they will lean more heavily on Penner, Brule and goaltender Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers. Having only 2 wins in the last 10 games, look for Edmonton to struggle on this road trip as they seem demoralized with leading scorer Ales Hemsky and starting goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin out.

Mark

Just Fantasy Hockey: Week 8 Forecaster

Week 8 brings us another moderate week in the NHL schedule, allowing owners to choose from plenty of teams playing 3 games. With only 4 teams playing 4 games this week, owners in leagues that offer weekly roster changes will have to look at the best match ups available to maximize roster spots.

4 Game Week: Florida, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Tampa Bay

3 Game Week: Anaheim, Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Calgary, Carolina, Chicago, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Nashville, Montreal, New Jersey, New York Islanders, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, San Jose, Toronto, Washington

2 Game Week: Minnesota, New York Rangers, St. Louis, Vancouver

Teams to watch:

Pittsburgh: Anaheim, @Ottawa, @ Atlanta

This schedule couldn’t have come at a better time for Malkin and Crosby owners. With Malkin just back in the line up and Crosby breaking his pointless streak, the Penguins now face three teams that just cant keep the puck of out the net. The Ducks currently rank 26^th in total defence while Atlanta and Ottawa sit 18^th and 19^th respectively, so look for the Pens to capitalize.

Fantasy Spin: The Penguins have been banged up the last couple of weeks and are now slowly getting healthy. Look for Malkin and Crosby to lead the way with an extremely strong week.

Philadelphia: New Jersey, @Los Angeles, @San Jose, @Phoenix

The Flyers offer the best option for owners looking to take advantage of a team playing 4 games this week. Philadelphia has played 11 of its first 16 games at home and now embark on their first major road trip. They play 8 times in a 13 day stretch starting with New Jersey. Six of those 8 games are on the road.

Fantasy Spin: The strong Flyers offense will be tested in the upcoming week and Ray Emery should have a moderate week as he played extremely well over the past two weeks. Play all your Flyers this week but be weary of the long road trip ahead.

Atlanta: Boston, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay

The leagues #1 offence entering week 8 has three home tilts on tap this week. Kovalchuk is the only big name on the Thrashers team but they offer many lesser “name value” guys who contribute on a fantasy level. Pavelec continues to post decent first year numbers with a 3.02 GAA and a .924 SV% over the last two weeks.

Fantasy Spin: Kovalchuk is a must start this week, while Peverly and Antropov have been hot of late and should get some consideration.

New York Islanders: @Boston, @Minnesota, @St.Louis

This week has serious fantasy value written all over it for Long Island. The Wild, Bruins and Blues sit 25^th, 26th and 28^th in goals per game giving Roloson and Biron an apparent easy week between the pipes. With Dipietro’s return on the horizon, the Islanders will be shopping Biron and will likely showcase his talents against weaker offensive teams to maximize his value.

Fantasy Spin: If you are looking for a cheap, good play in a league that has 2 Goalie spots, Biron is your guy. He will likely get 2 of the 3 starts this week and has been strong of late, putting up better GAA and SV% than Roloson.

Buffalo: Florida, Boston, @ Ottawa

The Sabres have the NHL's second best GAA and face three teams in the bottom half of total offense. Ryan Miller has been hot all year and should get all three starts this week.

Fantasy Spin: Miller is a must play this week and should continue to put up stellar numbers against teams that just cant seem to light the lamp.

Brian

Just Fantasy Hockey - Week 6 Forecaster

After a busy week 5, things slow down a little in week 6. With only a handful of teams playing a busy 4 game fantasy week, many teams play a standard 3 game schedule. It’s key for owners to maximize their line ups with teams with favourable match-ups.

4 Game Week: Atlanta, NY Islanders, Phoenix, Tampa Bay.

3 Game Week: Anaheim, Boston, Buffalo, Calgary, Carolina, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Florida, Los Angeles, Montreal, New Jersey, NT Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Jose, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington

2 Game Week: Chicago, Minnesota, Nashville, Ottawa

Teams to watch

Philadelphia: Tampa Bay, @Buffalo, St. Louis
The Flyers should capitalize as all three opponents rank in the bottom half of goals for. With the Flyers potent offence which ranks 4th overall, look the Flyers to have an extremely strong week.
Fantasy Spin: Play all your healthy Flyers with confidence. Gagner and Briere remain out with injuries for this week. Ray Emery should continue his strong play of late with the possibility of Boucher getting his second start of the season against the Blues.

Washington: @New Jersey, @Florida, Florida
The Caps have a tough challenge to start of the week with a match against the Devils, but they should finish off strong. AO and company are 2nd in the league in goals per game, while the Panthers are 2nd worst. The goaltending scenario seems to be getting clearer with the edge going to Theodore.
Fantasy Spin: With Ovechkin’s injury status unknown going into Monday, fantasy owners should consider him day to day and dress the super-star for the week. If he misses the game against the Devils and returns for the back to back against the Panthers, he should still have a very successful week. Look for Laich, Semin and Fleischmann to contribute while AO is out.

Phoenix: Los Angeles, @Colorado, Chicago, @Anaheim
The on ice success of the ‘Yotes this year has surprised most people, especially after all the off ice turmoil that surrounds the team. Phoenix continues to play well and there is no reason why the leagues number one defence shouldn’t continue. Phoenix currently sits 21st in scoring and will have a tough week against Colorado and Chicago who sit 2nd and 5th respectively in team GAA.
Fantasy Spin: Find better options for your Phoenix forwards, but Bryzgalov is a must start every game this week.

Atlanta: @Montreal, Columbus, @New York Islanders, St. Louis
The Thrashers, on paper, have the most favourable match-up for any team playing four games this week. The Canadiens, Blue Jackets and Islanders all sit in the bottom third in Team GAA, and with Kovalchuk out, the question is can the leagues 6th overall offence keep on clicking.
Fantasy Spin: With Kovalchuk out, the play of Rich Peverly has contributed to the Thrashers success. Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec’s strong play continues to give the Thrashers a means to win night in and night out.

Nashville: @Anaheim, @ Los Angeles
The Predators offence sits dead last in total offence and the only real fantasy story going on in Nashville is between the pipes. Rinne recorded a shut-out in week 5 and looks to have taken the lead for the number one goaltending spot.
Fantasy Spin: Rinne has outplayed Ellis of late and with a light schedule may get both starts this week. Strong play from J.P. Dumont and Shea Weber are Nashville’s primary fantasy weapons right now.

Chicago: @Phoenix, @ Colorado
Jonathan Toews should not factor back into the line-up this week after he continues to suffer from concussion like symptoms. Huet has played strong of late, which provides the Black Hawks with the confidence needed to excel at their offensive style of play.
Fantasy Spin: Patrick Kane and Sharpe continue to lead the Hawks in the stat department with Barker and Keith leading the d-men in points. With the defensive systems that Phoenix and Colorado play, look for the games to be low scoring and tightly played.

Brian

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Mark & Chris

JFH Forecaster Available Now

Just Fantasy Hockey is proud to announce the completion of our first edition of the JFH Forecaster!

The JFH Forecaster is a complete guide for all your fantasy hockey pool needs. An extremely easy to navigate Excel workbook offers poolies:

* 2008-2009 Standings
* 2009-2010 Forecasted Standings
* A complete list of NHL players playing sorted by positions (as per NHL.com)
* Comment categories such as Band-Aid Boys, Elite Keepers and more
* Prospects for each team
* Possible line combinations for each team
* Player stats from last season
* Forecasted players stats for the upcoming season

Please download the JFH Forecaster HERE or click the top right logo for instant download.

Mark & Chris