Wild West – Goalies
A month of the 2008-09 NHL season has come and gone and I figured I would change it up a bit in this week’s format and do a three-part series regarding fantasy hockey. We’ll start with goalies this week...
Satisfaction Not Guaranteed
There’s no denying it, the increase in scoring to start the season has numerous goalies melting under the glow of the red light. Even when they put together a tremendous game, they are still allowing close to an average of three goals, sometimes four or five. But despite this period of inflation for save percentages and goals against averages, there are still plenty of admirable performances and performers to be found. But now they’re just more spread out and somewhat elusive.
LImpact dun Retour
Étiez-vous à l’aise en repêchant Alexander Semin en Septembre? Pas assez confortable pour le repêcher lorsque vous auriez dû le faire? A-t-il été sélectionné par quelqu’un d’autre en neuvième ronde lorsque vous l’avez outrepassé en huitième ronde?
Comment vous sentez-vous maintenant à son égard?
November 03, 2008
As expected, Ovechkin will be back for tomorrow's contest against Ottawa. The Devils have sent down Matt Halischuk and have recalled Anssi Salmela and Scott Clemmensen. Still no word on how long Brodeur will be out. Cory Stillman left yesterday's contest after getting hit hard into the boards and falling face first to the ice. His [...]
The Impact of a Comeback
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How comfortable did you feel drafting Alexander Semin in September? Not comfortable enough to draft him when you should have? Was he taken by somebody else in the ninth round when you were considering him in the eighth?
How do you feel about that now?
November 02, 2008
Janne Pesonen was recalled by the Pens yesterday. He played 9:52 and was a minus-1 in his NHL debut. He is doing extremely well in the AHL though. The Islanders finally gave their biggest clients - the season ticket holder - some specifics regarding their biggest asset. Rick DiPietro underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Friday and [...]
November 01, 2008
Oscar Moller will stay with the Kings. They will play him for Game 10 today, so he's in. Moller should be good for 40 points this season, 50 for the next two, and then a nice 75-point breakout year. His upside is 80. He is ranked 28th on my prospects list. Tim Connolly will finally [...]
Cream of the Crop Pt. II- Southeast Division
DobberHockey continues our division-by-division analysis of every team's pipeline in Part II. This time, it's a visit to the Southeast Division, home to some of the league's best one-line teams. But do Ilya Kovalchuk or Vincent Lecavalier and Steve Stamkos have any help on the way?
A Roto-Look Ahead – Week 5
Remember the "Looking Ahead" article at the beginning of the season describing the Rangers' accelerated schedule? Well it couldn't have worked out any better to create a 'sell high' environment and many Rangers are on people's hot list right now. Keep that in mind the next week or two as the Rangers have played four to six more games than most other NHL teams.
October 31, 2008
Rankings are up and on the front page. Defense rankings are also done (not on front page) - for the second month in a row we have a new leader: Brian Rafalski finally takes a turn as the most coveted defenseman in points-only keeper leagues that count playoffs. Smack1919 answered the trivia question. Nine players who [...]