It's back. On January 9, 2009 the third annual Midseason Guide will be available to you for download - assuming you have the brains to buy it, of course.
Change is always constant in our everyday world. We change the way we talk, we change the way we walk, and we even change our daily rosters in our fantasy hockey squads. Some change is good, some is bad. We conclude this week with the final installation of this series. We’ll take a look at which teams are due for changes and which will be forced to make some. Buckle up and get ready for the ride.
When you think of rookie goalies with legitimate fantasy value, you instantly think of Steve Mason and Pekka Rinne. For those in a really deep league (or a keeper), feel free to toss Erik Ersberg, Justin Pogge and Jeff Deslauriers in the mix as well. But now there’s a second Kings rookie coming on strong in a hurry – Jonathan Quick. Has lightning seriously struck twice, or is this just another grave waiting to be dug in the Los Angeles goaltending cemetery?
Steve Sullivan will (probably) return to the Nashville lineup on SATURDAY. He has not played in over 22 months.
Sweeping changes made by PIT coach Michel Therrien resulted in... one of their worst games of the season. Here are the failing moves that Therrien made: Goligoski was a healthy scratch. Gill was a healthy scratch. Miroslav Satan was demoted to the fourth line and given nine minutes of ice time. Petr Sykora was benched for most of the second period. The team lost 4-0. Letang saw 6:41 on the PP but wound up pointless and a minus-2.
Meanwhile, Nigel Dawes continued his hot run, picking up two more ...
