Between the Lines: Week 19
Chris Wassel
2015-02-10
The hottest lines in fantasy hockey for Week 19.
This is a normal week for a change. Kindly keep in mind, the Henrik Lundqvist injury in your lineups the next several weeks. Now it is time to go "Between The Lines".
Lead Us Forwards
Max Pacioretty–David Desharnais–Dale Weise (Montreal) – This is a type of line that is fun to watch because when David Desharnais is streaking, they are especially dangerous (14 points as a trio). Just ask the Boston Bruins. It is hard to believe but he led all forwards this week with seven points. Even Dale Weise had five points, including two against Boston on Sunday night. Max Pacioretty also had five points including two game winners. This line has many ups and downs but the one thing they do have is Michel Therrien's confidence. Everyone knows that Pacioretty drives that line in more ways than one.
Cam Atkinson–Scott Hartnell–Ryan Johansen (Columbus) – It mostly spawned because Columbus is kind of just experimenting at this point. However, they were second on our list with 11 points when together and admittedly this is one beefy line with Cam Atkinson as the speedy, high volume shooter. Scott Hartnell had five points on the week to lead the top line. There was a definite spike in line frequency in the later portion of the week and the weekend. This line seems likely to continue of this week making Atkinson still a good mid-range option.
Sidney Crosby–David Perron–Chris Kunitz (Pittsburgh) – For David Perron owners, how happy are you right now? Be honest! When you pile on another four point week, all signs are good. Yes, Pittsburgh had an up and down week. Sidney Crosby had a three point night and then crickets it seemed. Chris Kunitz also totaled four points. The power play did slow down again in this week but that could be attributed to the adjustment of getting players back (including Evgeni Malkin). This line will keep on keeping on as Crosby has made it clear that he like Patric Hornqvist on the second line with Malkin. There are no real surprises heading into the week.
Defend This
Roman Josi–Shea Weber (Nashville) – This duo finished with another eight points combined on the week and were in the top eight for average time on ice and among the top 15 on the power play. They play every single situation and thrive. Against the New York Rangers, they both were incredible at moving the puck and hammering shots in from close. Is there really a way to stop them? Probably not. Is there a way to slow them down? Yes there is but that requires getting in front of two freight trains that do not have an off or stop button.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson–Keith Yandle (Arizona) – If you are going to go out, you might as well go out swinging with your two best defenseman. Gradually in the last week or two, Dave Tippett has found more ways to get time for Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle. The results have been pretty good with a half dozen points coming between the two. Yandle had a league high six points among defensemen (tied with Josi) and Ekman-Larsson powered his way with three. The OEL had three goals on the week including another game winning goal. They are at the very least entertaining to watch although defensively, this pairing can be very much high risk/high reward.
Andrei Markov–P.K. Subban (Montreal) – There was nothing and then the weekend came and you could see it! Five points for the duo when on the ice at the time all came against Boston and New Jersey. No one should really consider that a surprise given that New Jersey had Keith Kinkaid in net and Boston's Tuukka Rask has a bad habit of just of letting P.K. Subban get points. They had two together against Boston and three versus New Jersey. It will be intriguing to see what happens this week. Will they have the "Boston Hangover"?
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As always you can follow me @ChrisWasselTHW and thanks for reading. See you next week with four more line combination and three pairings for "Between The Lines".
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