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Who are the best pool choices for the post-season? Unlike in regular season fantasy leagues, it's about the team now, not the individual.
Take everything you know about regular season fantasy hockey pools, dump it in a garbage bag and toss it outside for the raccoons. The best way to compete in a playoff pool is to forget what you know about traditional pools.
The reason, of course, is that fantasy playoff pools are almost hybrids between team pools and individual pools. You’re betting on a player’s team to go deep as much as you’re betting on him. Nathan MacKinnon had a phenomenal season but probably is a foolish pick for a playoff pool when his plucky Colorado Avalanche draw the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Nashville Predators in Round 1.
The NHL’s second season could offer these five underperforming players the chance to erase all memory of a down year with a big showing in the playoffs.
Who are the best pool choices for the post-season? Unlike in regular season fantasy leagues, it's about the team now, not the individual.
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