The Rink Report

Stats Don't Care About Your Feelings

Week 10 was loud. Not emotionally loud, scoreboard loud. Big numbers, brutal losses, and at least one matchup where the fantasy app should've asked, "Are you sure you want to open this?" Depth showed up. Goalies chose violence. And once again, the standings reminded us that effort is optional, but math is not.

By Nina Rivera • Staff Writer

The Matchups

Tkachuk Around and Find Out (134.2) def. Strome Alone (91.7)

Connor McDavid: 18.1 points. Tkachuk Around and Find Out: 134.2 points.

Result: not close.

TAFO had four players in double digits, including DeBrincat (15.7), Wennberg (10.7), Mantha (10.6), and MacKinnon (10.5). This wasn't a spike week, this was a group project where everyone actually did their part.

Strome Alone wasn't bad. They were just outnumbered. After McDavid and Dahlin, the scoring curve fell off a cliff, and the goaltending didn't offer a parachute.

Verdict: When your opponent clears 130, your superstar becomes a fun trivia fact.

Heartbreaker of the Week: My Little Kraklings (120.1) def. Delaney's Daring Team (114.8)

This was cruel in a very specific way.

Delaney finally put together a monster week: multiple skaters in double digits and Gibson going absolutely feral with 31.8 goalie points. In a normal universe, 114.8 wins comfortably.

Unfortunately, the Kraklings do not live in a normal universe. They countered with depth across the board, stacking contributions until the scoreboard tipped. No one player exploded, but everyone contributed just enough to make this unbearable.

Verdict: Delaney did everything right and still lost. Fantasy hockey remains committed to emotional damage.

What's Dunn is Dunn (123.6) def. Nose Face Killah Crew (91.8)

After a rough stretch, Dunn showed up like they'd just reread the league rules.

They dropped 123.6 points, got balanced scoring across the lineup, and didn't rely on any single hero to do the heavy lifting. This was clean, controlled, and over early.

NFCC had moments, but not enough of them, and once the gap opened, it stayed open.

Verdict: Dunn remembered who they are. NFCC is still looking for the instruction manual.

Honorable Mentions (a.k.a. Games That Still Mattered)

Net Results (100.4) def. McDaddy Issues (96.3): A four-point win decided by consistency, not fireworks. The kind of matchup that comes down to Sunday night math and mild stress.

The Em-VPs def. Stay in the Net: Close, tense, and exactly the type of game that flips a playoff tiebreaker later.

Smashville Puckheads def. Lachimolala: One team cleared 100. The other did not clear "vibes."