Anthony Lancione shares his thoughts on Saturday's best NHL matchups.
Good day poolies! After another strong slate of selections in my last column, I’m now at a 15-3 record in my past 3 Saturday six-packs! I hope you’ve been following my lead and padding your pockets a little to boot. This week, I hope for more of the same as we ride the hot streak into April.
Andrew Schopp profiles two young defensemen with lots of upside.
Two 21-year-old defensive prospects from the 2009 NHL Draft got the call up to The Show this week for Colorado and Toronto. One, Tyson Barrie, saw more time in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche after an unexpected demotion to the minors. The other, Jesse Blacker, has yet to make his NHL debut after being briefly called-up to the Toronto Maple Leafs from the Marlies earlier this week. Although at different stages of their development, both are solid defensemen with the ability to contribute offensively and have great fantasy upside as top four defensemen.
Bob Fisher breaks down the next week of action for all 30 NHL clubs.
The fantasy breakdown of last night's huge trade.
Fantasy Hockey Impact: The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired Jarome Iginla from the Calgary Flames in exchange for two prospects and Pittsburgh’s 2013 1st round pick.
Eric Daoust with some more fantasy hockey bargains.
This week we conclude a multi-part series that will cover many NHL players who are delivering good fantasy numbers at a bargain price in the shortened season. Obviously, the team that wins a league with a salary cap is the one that gets the best value out of every dollar allocated to its roster. This will include players who have a cost that is near the league minimum. Getting the most out of them can go a long way towards improving your chances of winning.
This week's Cage Match investigates the fantasy value of... Parise vs. Ovechkin
Lists make for great internet reading. They are usually tightly structured and easy to follow. Bleacher Report has built and entire website around the concept of lists. My favourite lists have to be Jeff Angus’ annual Top 10’s. If you aren’t reading those then you are missing out. As much as I love reading lists, I hate writing them because it’s way too easy for dinks (like me) with a keyboard and a modem to read a list and start poking holes. For instance, in Angus’ Top 10 Left Wingers piece he ranked Zach Parise ahead of Alexander Ovechkin. My head nearly exploded.
Erik Karlsson remains at the top, but how do the best of the rest stack up?
Mike Schmidt takes a look at injuries around the league, including Letang, Kovalchuk, Lindback. Hossa and more
Taking a look at players 30-plus who stand a good chance of hitting career highs in 2013-14
The column from last week (about players who are under 30 but have already peaked) got excellent feedback, so I figured why not also focus on the flip side – players who will be age 30 or older at the start of next season but still will be candidates to achieve a new career high in points in 2013-14.
A revival of the classic Crosby vs. Ovechkin debate - Miller takes a look at the Capitals' turnaround and the Penguins' surge
Over the Capitals last five games, they have four wins and a respectable 2-1 loss to the surging Penguins. In those four victories, Washington has scored 18 goals. So have they turned an imaginary corner or is this just a brief illusion of past scoring success?
