It feels like only yesterday we were watching the Toronto Maple Leafs fall to the Montreal Canadiens in the part 4 of the Leafs annual ‘Disappointing Dream-dashing Playoffs Palooza’ (DDPP, trademarked) but in reality we are barely a month away from the start of the 2021-2022 NHL season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Canadiens October 13 to begin their season and have a few things on their mind: Avenge their early playoff exit, find a suitable Zach Hyman replacement on the top-six and see if Auston Matthews can have a historic year.
But before that, many hockey fans will be sending e-transfers and trade proposals as fantasy hockey gears up for the upcoming year.
Unlike football fantasy and its multiple formats (head-to-head, survivor, pick-em/spread) most fantasy hockey leagues take a regular fantasy, team vs. team approach. And while fantasy for the NHL may be a bit more straight forward than for the NFL, which features many situational, matchup-predicated tactics involved in setting up your lineup, there are still some things to take into consideration in your upcoming hockey fantasy draft that some managers might overlook.
Here are a few quick tips and, considering the fantasy season ends during the regular season thus playoff performance is irrelevant, a look at some viable, later-round fantasy options on the Toronto Maple Leafs: