Eastern Edge

Forget Me Not

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:12:13-04:00August 25th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Streit

Right around the middle of the season, I love looking back at one-year drafts and seeing who went where. There are always players who fall much further than they should and the more you can snag, the better your team will perform. Since many draft rankings are based on the prior year’s performance, it’s easy to lose names in the draft day madness. Here are some Eastern Conference picks that might be ranked lower than they should.

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Power Hungry

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:12:40-04:00August 18th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Stafford

With each passing day of the NHL offseason, fantasy owners look further and further into statistics, hoping desperately to find the “steal” of the draft. Almost every guide or magazine on the market will provide their reasons why each player will score X amount of points. But even in most “points-only” leagues, power-play-points is still a prevalent scoring category. Remember that if a player scores a point on the power-play, you’re typically collecting points in two scoring categories instead of one. This article will look into some of the clutch performers from last season and whether or not they have the opportunity to replicate that success.

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Clear Separation – Part V

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:12:56-04:00August 11th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Lupul

Going stride for stride with my Western Conference counterpart, I am providing an Eastern Conference version of Ryan Ma’s Earmarked for Success. As Ryan has cautioned, please do not fret over the line combinations. We are merely separating the top-six players from the bottom-six on each team, which can be applied to potential fantasy success for the upcoming season. Top-six players obviously get the lion’s share of ice time, both at even strength and on the power play.

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Clear Separation Part IV

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:13:19-04:00August 4th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Giroux

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Going stride for stride with my Western Conference counterpart, I am providing an Eastern Conference version of Ryan Ma’s Earmarked for Success. As Ryan has cautioned, please do not fret over the line combinations. We are merely separating the top-six players from the bottom-six on each team, which can be applied to potential fantasy success for the upcoming season. Top-six players obviously get the lion’s share of ice time, both at even strength and on the power play.

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Clear Separation, Part III

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:13:43-04:00July 28th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Tavares

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(Part Two)

Going stride for stride with my Western Conference counterpart, I am providing an Eastern Conference version of Ryan Ma’s Earmarked for Success. As Ryan has cautioned, please do not fret over the line combinations. We are merely separating the top-six players from the bottom-six on each team, which can be applied to potential fantasy success for the upcoming season. Top-six players obviously get the lion’s share of ice time, both at even strength and on the power play.

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Clear Separation, Part II

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:14:14-04:00July 21st, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Pacioretty

(Part One)

Going stride for stride with my Western Conference counterpart, I am providing an Eastern Conference version of Ryan Ma’s Earmarked for Success. As Ryan has cautioned, please do not fret over the line combinations. We are merely separating the top-six players from the bottom-six on each team, which can be applied to potential fantasy success for the upcoming season. Top-six players obviously get the lion’s share of ice time, both at even strength and on the power play.

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Clear Separation – Part One

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:14:35-04:00July 14th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Staal

I might be new to the game in terms of column writing, but I’m well aware of good analysis when I see it. That’s why I’ve decided to bring you, the readers, an Eastern Conference flavor of Ryan Ma’s Earmarked for Success. Ryan does a phenomenal job of breaking down which players should be penciled in for top six or bottom six roles on each Western Conference team each summer.

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Zach Parise’s Future in New Jersey

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:14:56-04:00July 8th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

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Last season, the New Jersey Devils shocked the hockey world when they opened the season with a 10-28-3 record. This was an organization that had won two Stanley Cups in the last 10 years and qualified for postseason contention each of the last 13 seasons. With the almighty Martin Brodeur in goal, the team seemed like a lock for at least one more playoff berth. But Brodeur struggled early on and the lack of team depth was gloriously magnified. While the team had just locked up superstar Ilya Kovalchuk to a contract Rick DiPietro can smile at, the Devils were really missing another key forward – Zach Parise.

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Bail Bonds

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:15:15-04:00July 3rd, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Bailey

The New York Islanders organization has been re-building for what seems like decades, but since the hiring of GM Garth Snow in July of 2006, the team has really fine-tuned their strategy and stuck with it. The plan is to stockpile young talent, build around said young talent, and not overly commit to veterans with high salaries. Even with the oft-ridiculed Rick DiPietro contract, the Isles still have almost $27 million in cap space and that’s with nine forwards, six defensemen, and three goaltenders under contract. They do have a few notable RFA’s left to sign and one of them is the ninth overall selection of the 2008 draft, Josh Bailey.

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Name Of The Game: Blake Geoffrion

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:16:25-04:00June 12th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

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The passion for the game of hockey is passed down through some generations of families. We’ve seen success from the Howe, Dineen, Hextall, Sutter, and of course the Geoffrion lineages. The Geoffrion family is certainly one of the most successful families to play in the NHL, from Howie Morenz to Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion to Dan Geoffrion. Both Howie (7) and Boom Boom (5) have their numbers retired side-by-side in Montreal, and the two Hall of Famers share nine Stanley Cups. While Dan’s career was short-lived, he was still a heck of a hockey player and after his retirement, he moved to Nashville and raised four boys, one of which is Blake Geoffrion.

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