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Jake Gardiner led the Leafs in ice time with 22:50. Still not getting any points.

Mike Santorelli is pointless in four now after his blazing hot streak. His 13:11 in ice time was his lowest in over a month. But in his case it’s a Carlyle-fulfilling prophecy. If you roll back a hot scorer’s ice time quickly like that just because he went a couple of games without a point, then his cold streak will continue. Especially when you don’t give him PP time. I’m not saying that with 17 minutes of ice time with two minutes on the PP would result in a goal for Santorelli, but it sure as hell increases the odds. Anyway, that’s what non-Golden Boys put up with. And that’s why in fantasy hockey you invest more in Golden Boys than non-Golden Boys. You obviously want the guy who gets the preferential treatment.

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I don’t feel as anxious about putting Antti Raanta on my Top 15 Calder list now. He’s won five straight and has a shutout, with a 0.945 SV% in eight games.

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Seven game points streak for Mathieu Perreault.

Winnipeg has been going on an “every second game” goalie rotation, but they’re in the playoffs right now. They need to win more than they lose in order to get in. So we’re getting closer and closer to that point where Paul Maurice says “screw it” to the Golden Boy status of Ondrej Pavelec and gives the reins to Hutchinson. I think it’s going to happen within two or three weeks, barring a sudden turnaround.

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I thought that Michael Del Zotto had found the right fit in Philadelphia and was bouncing back. Not to his potential, or where we once thought he would get to – but a rebound nonetheless. But he’s been scratched for six games in a row. The coach says he’s been working hard, but it’s his decision making. MDZ is still only 24, but he’s fallen so far.

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An update on the Frozen Pool player profiles – you can click on a player name here in the Ramblings and take a look. We’re about halfway done but the info there is still fantastic. We now have the goalies fixed, the team name and date of birth added, the game logs have the full season. Still LOTS more to add, but at this point there is enough there to make it my go-to player profile page.

Still to come – the news links will link to every mention of the player in the ramblings or an article here on the site, plus the recent line combos for the team, and some aesthetics fixes (such as spacing and pictures added).

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Also – goalie rankings will be up today. I had them 90% done on Saturday and had to go (personal matter). And then my excuse Sunday – I forgot. Wish it was something more creative but seriously had I remembered that I didn’t post them Saturday, they would have been done Sunday. But with them mostly done, I’ll hop to it Monday morning and polish them off and post them.

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Everyone should have seen this Ovechkin goal by now, but in case you haven’t…