Fantasy Hockey Focus: Mining the waiver wire on Week 18

I don’t want to raise anyone’s anxiety levels, but if you’re in a league that runs two-week playoff matchups – IE. a league run the correct way, then we have exactly three matchups remaining in the Fantasy Hockey regular season. Three!

Don’t blink or you’ll miss it.

It’s put up or shut up time. Seeding is important and maximizing your matchups for a deep run will be key. Or maybe you’re already out of the running. Well, as long as you’re not in a tank-happy setup, then it’s time to play spoiler. Not only will you want to continue to mine the waiver wire for potential gems to help you stick a dagger in your post-season-bound opponent but to also (hopefully) find a late-year asset. Maybe you keep him. Maybe you flip him in an offseason trade. Assets are assets no matter your position in the st