Habs fire Jacques Martin
Fantasy Impact: The Montreal Canadiens have fired coach Jacques Martin. Randy Cunneyworth was named as the interim replacement. I wonder what Kirk Muller is thinking right now?
December 17, 2011
Kyle Turris has been traded to Ottawa for David Rundblad and a draft pick. Analysis coming soon. Great job by Don Maloney to get a big return for a player who obviously didn't want to be there. With four points Friday, Zach Parise is up to 16 in his last 10 games. A [...]
All About Dougie
Heading into the 2011 NHL Draft, hockey pundits loved Dougie Hamilton's size and his skating ability. And 12 goals and 58 points in 67 OHL games for a 17-year old defensemen, was pretty intoxicating too.
Saturday’s Picks: December 17th, 2011
Another crazy busy week, so I’ll try to keep it short and sweet. From the last couple of weeks it seems all those slam dunk games haven’t been turning out slam dunks; time to get back to the fundamentals. That Philly-Boston matinee is going to be a dandy; too bad Pronger and Giroux are out. There are 12 games on the schedule, so here we go.
Looking Ahead – Week 11
A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.
December 16, 2011
Heads up - Saturday's ramblings will be a few hours late. Apologies. Enjoy the great piece on Hamilton in the meantime. Mike Richards has traveled with his teammates to Detroit, but he isn't going to play. He is getting closer to returning from a concussion, though. Taylor Hall scored two goals in [...]
Top 100 Roto Players – December 2011
December’s Roto Guide will be short and sweet as we gear up for 2012. This report also recognizes a big achievement for the Black Aces.
In just over a year, the Black Aces have grown to over 30-plus members. The crew features 25 writers that cover NHL teams, as well as eight daily Studs and Duds writers that bring you the best and worst of the NHL. Dig a little deeper and you will find a number of articles published in the PG Advised section with an open invitation to aspiring writers. Check out the Black Aces Report following the Top 100 to see how this project became a smashing success.
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Hiller is Rising…is Smith Next?
For Jonas Hiller owners, this season has been nothing but pain and despair. A risk from the get-go, he silenced his Vertigo critics with a solid four-game winning streak from Oct. 8-17. Since then, however, he has won just five games, and over that period of time, has hit rock bottom by being pulled four times and venting his frustrations to the media.
Are They Worth It? (Part II)
After dissecting Alex Ovechkin and pushing the surgical instrument budget to near breaking point, we now turn to Ovechkin’s biggest adversary, Sidney Crosby. Also a physical specimen in terms of talent and ability, Crosby persistently challenges Ovie for the title of most valuable fantasy player in the universe. At almost a million bucks less than Ovechkin, Crosby has an instant advantage in a salary cap league. With the debate bound to rage on for years, both Crosby and Ovechkin have their perks; Ovechkin has his health while Crosby saves you cap space. But, by continuing the trend of following trends, much unlike Ovechkin’s downward spiral, Crosby’s production takes a likeness to a space launch and keeps on climbing.
December 15, 2011
Visnovsky returned for Anaheim last night. He logged over 24 minutes, recording one assist. He had seven shots on goal (and another four that were blocked). Ottawa managed to get 49 shots against Boston last night. Might have something to do with Chara being out... Unfortunately Thomas was his usual dominant self, stopping [...]