From January 22 to January 26 the All-Star breaks gets in the way of fantasy hockey. It interrupts all NHL team's weekly schedules. Nashville gets eight days off. St. Louis, Montreal and NY Islanders, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh get seven days off. The rest of the teams only get five or six days rest. The charts below have a bit of a different look this week to give you an easier view of the number of games teams play around the All-Star break.
A few weeks ago I took an early look at the end of season schedule for those people with their fantasy pool playoffs over that time period. Over the next few weeks I would like to address the 'playoff' schedule a few more times. I want the analysis to be tailored to your rules, your formats, yours teams and your concerns so feel free to post your playoff schedule questions in the 'Article Feedback' forum.
Looking at a team's schedule may help your chances of finding a good injury replacement. Here are some of the high and low ratings for teams over a two, three and four week period starting January 16, 2009. The rating is shown in brackets.
Two weeks
High ratings: Panthers (6.61), Thrashers (6.60), Blackhawks (5.99)
Low ratings: Flyers (3.16), Predators (3.06) Canucks (2.86)
Three weeks
High ratings: Panthers (10.15), Ducks (9.41), Bruins (9.14)
Low ratings: Sharks (5.99), Canucks (4.75)
Four weeks
High ratings: Panthers (13.31), Thrashers (12.50) Lightning (12.38)
Low ratings: Sharks (8.75), Canucks (7.79)
| Friday, January 16, 2009 to Thursday, January 22, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Florida 4.51 – four games PHI, TB, BUF, DAL | ||||||
| Atlanta 4.20 – four games TOR, NAS, MTL, PHI | ||||||
| Chicago 4.19 – four games NYR, STL, MIN, STL | ||||||
| New Jersey 3.99 – four games CBJ, NYI, NAS, MTL | ||||||
| Anaheim 3.80 – four road games PIT, MIN, NYR, NYI | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Detroit 1.71 – two road games SJ, PHX | ||||||
| Vancouver 1.81 – two games CBJ, SJ | ||||||
| Ottawa 2.00 – two games MTL, WAS | ||||||
| San Jose 2.00 – two games DET, VAN | ||||||
| Nashville 2.21 – two games ATL, NJ | ||||||
| Saturday, January 17, 2009 to Friday January 23, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Tampa Bay 3.36 – three home games FLA, DAL, BUF | ||||||
| Florida 3.36 – three games TB, BUF, DAL | ||||||
| Boston 3.35 – three games WAS, STL, TOR | ||||||
| Chicago 3.24 – three games STL, MIN, STL | ||||||
| Carolina 3.14 – three road games BUF, TOR, PIT | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Philadelphia 1.26 – ONE games ATL | ||||||
| Detroit 1.71 – two road games SJ, PHX | ||||||
| Vancouver 1.81 – two games CBJ, SJ | ||||||
| Toronto 1.89 – two games CAR, BOS | ||||||
| Colorado 2.00 – two games CGY, LA | ||||||
| Sunday, January 18, 2009 to Saturday January 24, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Columbus 2.76 – three games VAN, EDM, CGY | ||||||
| Boston 2.40 – two games STL, TOR | ||||||
| Florida 2.31 – two games BUF, DAL | ||||||
| Tampa Bay 2.31 – two games DAL, BUF | ||||||
| Carolina 2.19 – two games TOR, PIT | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Nashville 0.95 – ONE games NJ | ||||||
| San Jose 0.95 – ONE games VAN | ||||||
| Detroit 0.95 – ONE games PHX | ||||||
| Ottawa 1.05 – ONE games WAS | ||||||
| Philadelphia 1.26 – ONE games ATL | ||||||
| Monday, January 19, 2009 to Sunday January 25, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Panthers – play two home games | ||||||
| Maple Leafs – play two home games | ||||||
| Lightning – play two home games | ||||||
| Islanders – play two home games | ||||||
| Blackhawks – play two home games | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Flyers, Senators – play only one game | ||||||
| Rangers, Penguins – play only one game | ||||||
| Oilers, Flames, – play only one game | ||||||
| Coyotes, Red Wings, Avalanche – play only one game | ||||||
| Sharks, Predators, Canucks – play only one game | ||||||
| Tuesday, January 20, 2009 to Monday January 26, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Ducks – play two games | ||||||
| Thrashers – play two games | ||||||
| Blue Jackets – play two games | ||||||
| Canadiens – play two games | ||||||
| Kings – play two games | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Nashville doesn't play any games | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Wednesday, January 21, 2009 to Tuesday January 27, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Panthers, Stars, Flyers – play two games | ||||||
| Bruins, Thrashers, Ducks – play two games | ||||||
| Blue Jackets, Sabres, Lightning – play two games | ||||||
| Canadiens, Devils – play two games | ||||||
| Avalanche, Maple Leafs – play two games | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Predators – don't play any games | ||||||
| Penguins – don't play any games | ||||||
| Canucks – don't play any games | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Thursday, January 22, 2009 to Wednesday January 28, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Rangers – play two games | ||||||
| Sabres – play two games | ||||||
| Ducks – play two games | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Kings – don't play any games | ||||||
| Islanders – don't play any games | ||||||
| Blues – don't play any games | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Friday, January 23, 2009 to Thursday, January 29, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Thrashers, Stars, Red Wings, Panthers – play two games | ||||||
| Avalanche, Rangers, Senators, Hurricanes – play two games | ||||||
| Sharks, Canadiens, Bruins, Sabres – play two games | ||||||
| Lightning, Ducks, Coyotes – play two games | ||||||
| Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Devils – play two games | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Wild, Islanders, Oilers – play one game | ||||||
| Flames, Canucks, Blues – play one game | ||||||
| Blue Jackets, Flyers – play one game | ||||||
| Penguins, Kings – play one game | ||||||
| Predators, Capitals – play one game | ||||||
| Saturday, January 24, 2009 to Friday January 30, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Lightning – play three games | ||||||
| Senators – play three games | ||||||
| Devils – play three games | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Islanders – play one game | ||||||
| Canucks – play one game | ||||||
| Blues – play one game | ||||||
| Kings – play one game | ||||||
| Capitals – play one game | ||||||
| Sunday, January 25, 2009 to Saturday January 31, 2009 | ||||||
| Best Bets | ||||||
| Columbus 3.36 – three home games DET, OTT, DAL | ||||||
| Atlanta 3.35 – three games DAL, NYI, CAR | ||||||
| Carolina 3.27 – three games NYR, TB, ATL | ||||||
| Florida 3.24 – three games PHI, MTL, NYI | ||||||
| Dallas 3.16 – three games ATL, DET, CBJ | ||||||
| Steer Clear | ||||||
| Los Angeles 1.80 – two games CHI, MTL | ||||||
| Nashville 1.81 – two games VAN, CGY | ||||||
| Washington 1.81 – two games BOS, DET | ||||||
| Vancouver 1.89 – two games NAS, EDM | ||||||
| Edmonton 1.89 – two games BUF, MIN |
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