July 21, 2014
Mike Salerno
2014-07-21
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Cody Franson has reportedly signed a deal for one year at $3.25 million, avoiding arbitration. Beatwriter James Mirtle says that Franson will likely be traded fairly soon now.
Vladimir Sobotka was given a one-year contract via arbitration. This will kick in when he returns to the NHL.
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All the websites are upgraded and running smoothly now. If you are seeing sites that look terrible – click ‘refresh’. The sites look same as always. And so ends a 10-month nightmare that started 20 hours before the puck dropped on the NHL season when all my sites crashed. I was told I needed to upgrade everything. Now I have upgraded everything. So easy to say “upgrade all your sites”. Not so easy to do. But it’s done! Now I get to do crazy things like, I don’t know…focus on fantasy hockey? Nuts! I’m wild!
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Before we get to fantasy hockey, time to let you know that the Fantasy Football Guide is out Wednesday. It’s $7.99, but buy this before August 10 and get it for $5.99. Plus, if you share this Facebook link, you will get a coupon code to get this for $4.99.
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Also, with all these upgrades, I am able to add some cool things and I have added software that allows for the tracking of an affiliate program. If you or someone you know runs a website or blog and you (or they) want to make some extra money – sell my guides and receive a generous cut. Email me for more details if interested.
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In working on the fantasy hockey guide, I discovered – and Red Wings fans already knew this I’m sure, but I did not – that the entire team shoots left! Well, except Luke Glendening. I’ve never heard of that before. I mean…prospects Landon Ferraro and Teemu Pulkkinen shoot right. But other than those three, the entire group of forwards and defensemen shoot left. Between that and all the injuries last season, it makes it very difficult to work out potential line combinations. Who plays right wing? Center? Just so many ways of doing it. And this came at me right after I did Columbus and Dallas – two teams with all the line combinations lining up nice and neatly (a pleasure to analyze).
Top Skater Views
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PHITop Goalie Profile Views
| Players | Team | |
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| JACOB FOWLER |
 MTL | |
| CAM TALBOT |
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| JOEL HOFER |
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| LOGAN THOMPSON |
 WSH | |
| DEVON LEVI |
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LINE COMBOS
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MTL Players
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| 21.4 | NICK SUZUKI JURAJ SLAFKOVSKY COLE CAUFIELD | |
| 20.4 | ALEXANDRE TEXIER PHILLIP DANAULT ZACHARY BOLDUC | |
| 15.9 | ALEX NEWHOOK OLIVER KAPANEN KIRBY DACH | |
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