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In order to provide a balanced view, I'll be following the lead of my Western counterpart and look at the top two goalies from each of the 15 Eastern Conference teams. Each goaltender will be labeled Buy, Sell or Hold.
Lundqvist will start for the Rangers tonight. This isn't normally news, but he was hit in the neck by a shot in practice yesterday and his status was questionable. Latendresse is on the IR with a groin injury. The Wild need to make some new lines once he returns - sticking Koivu with [...]
While the echo of the sensational hat trick by Maxim Kitsyn still goes on, this week let’s try and track down Russian players in the CHL. Many players from the Motherland crossed the ocean this summer and it’s interesting to see how they are doing.
Excellent point by Mabus below - Kaberle was a star defenseman until Phaneuf arrived. Then he hit a wall. He's been only average since. Perhaps with Phaneuf out, Kaberle will return to his 60-point ways. Martin Hanzal will return to action tonight. Phaneuf's leg laceration is so deep that he will miss [...]
Back by popular demand - players who are earmarked for success. We’ll label the players as stand pat, buy or sell candidates based on what we’ve seen so far this campaign. We’ll begin this series by examining the two top goalies from each of the 15 Western Conference teams.
Breaking: Zach Parise will be out for three months after today's surgery discovered a torn meniscus, per Fire and Ice blog. Jeff Tambellini has been sent down in order to make room for Alex Burrows. Further to the Leighton note below, his target date for a full practice is November 20. Generally [...]
Now that we’re three solid weeks into the NHL season, I’ve been able to re-affirm a number of trends I’ve witnessed and better understand another puck-stopping dynamic that separate a pro goalie from an elite goalie. Today’s lesson should go a long way in acting as a theoretical guide for what I’ve learned and truly help you make better fantasy decisions with your own goaltenders. It will also teach you how the brilliant Tim Thomas shatters this dynamic to the point he’s once again the best goalie in the NHL.
Goldie: Garon starts in MTL on Tuesday. Good move. Also, I don't mind criticism of my articles, but remember that you can find statistical analysis of goalies anywhere. Here, you will actually learn about the position. The Post-Gazette reports that Jordan Staal left practice 30 minutes in today because he broke his hand. What a terrible blow for Staal, [...]
The St. Louis Blues are a team rich in offensive talent. They lack a high end superstar, but they have seven or eight quality top six forwards. As a poolie looking to draft or trade for a St. Louis forward, the depth is both a good and bad thing. The positive aspect is that the quality of linemates is high for the top three lines. The negative aspect is that there is only so much ice time to go around. If there are two or three equal offensive units, no player on the team is going to see the kind of minutes required to produce at an elite level in the NHL (19+ minutes with ample power play time). For those of you who either own Blues forwards or are looking to acquire one, figuring out how the lines and roles break down is the key.
How have the top seven forwards faired to date?
