The Importance of the Goalie in Daily Fantasy Hockey

2009-09-06T05:55:00.000-07:00

The goalie in daily fantasy hockey is very similar to the pitcher in daily fantasy baseball in that their performances can have massively dramatic effects on your team’s position in the standings. Since they usually don’t start every night either, it’s important to make sure that you make the correct decisions in regards to goalies as often as possible. How to choose them on each given night is similar to all of the other positions. Avoid tough matchups, pay attention to hot and cold streaks, note whether or not it’s a home or away game, pay attention to past injuries, and even try and find psychological angles wherever possible.

Psychological angles in daily fantasy hockey and pretty much every other daily fantasy sport is such a key skill to hone. Hardly anyone is going to be looking at possible psychological angles for a given nights games, so that right there alone gives you a heads up. Psychological angles can include a goalie facing off against a former team in which he did not leave under good terms. Maybe they cut him or let him go and he now has something to prove to the organization.

Maybe a particular goalie has consistent trouble with certain styles of offense and often goes into let-everything-go-by-me-for-a-goal mode whenever he has to play them. There are so many different things you could pick up on that could give you the leg up needed to finish off the night the high score leader.

Goalies are one of the most important players on any hockey team. They are very similar to pitchers and quarterbacks in this regard. If you can learn to play good goalie matchups night in and night out, then you’ll have an excellent shot at the leagues championship trophy. Good luck and happy researching!