El-Bashir reports that the Caps will be scratching Fleischmann and Walker tonight, giving them rest. Boudreau has a lot of depth and his players are healthy - since the Caps have a big lead they'll be resting their guys a lot down the stretch. I get the feeling that if you own a player on [...]
‘The Reporters’ shouldn’t join a fantasy league any time soon.
It’s no secret that more often than not, when a player with any semblance of offensive ability gets traded he makes a quick impact on the scoresheet. Usually, this impact fizzles out within a matter of a few games, although in many cases the numbers that he continues to produce is still an improvement on what he was doing in his former city.
As expected, Alexei Ponikarovsky lined up with Evgeni Malkin and Ruslan Fedotenko in his Pittsburgh debut. The line was a minus-2, so don't chisel it into stone just yet. Poni did score, however, on the power play. He has replaced Chris Kunitz on the top unit, which is wise. I still think they need [...]
Several new faces crack the first round as pretenders fade and obscure talents explode down the stretch in the March edition of the DobberHockey 2010 monthly mock draft.
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.
Welcome to the final of three parts looking at Eastern Conference teams games remaining and subsequent fantasy breakdown.
At the Olympic break, all NHL teams had between 19 and 22 games remaining in the regular season. But not all games are created equal. In the Eastern Conference, one team (Atlanta) had 14 home games remaining, while another had only seven (Ottawa). One team had ten games remaining against teams that have 75 points or more, while another had only four left against the top teams.
Fantasy Analysis: Edmonton sends Lubomir Visnovsky to Anaheim for Ryan Whitney and a sixth-round draft pick.
Fantasy Analysis: Toronto sends Lee Stempniak to Phoenix for a fourth and seventh round draft pick along with Matt Jones.
Fantasy Analysis: Calgary has sent winger Dustin Boyd to Nashville for a fourth-round draft pick.
Fantasy Analysis: Columbus sends winger Fredrik Modin to Los Angeles for future considerations.
