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Saturday’s NHL Picks – St. Patrick’s Day

By |2015-07-24T09:01:14-04:00March 16th, 2012|NHL Picks/Props|

 

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Good afternoon poolies! As divisional and conference races only begin to increasingly intensify in the coming days and weeks, we can be sure for yet another fun filled slate this Saturday evening. There are several close-to-call matchups, but I’ll do my best to guide you through them. The last few weeks I’ve been splitting my picks. So-so I suppose, but if my ‘slump’ is running off at a .500 clip, then I suppose it’s not the worst vibe to be on for a turnaround week, where I aim to hit at a high percentage once more.

 

Ladies and gentlemen, let’s get to the six pack.

 

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Looking Ahead – Week 24

By |2015-07-24T09:01:17-04:00March 16th, 2012|Looking Ahead|

 

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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.

 

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Top 100 Roto Players – March 2012

By |2015-07-24T09:01:19-04:00March 16th, 2012|z-Archives (other articles)|

 

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Download the March 2012 PDF right here.

 

Alongside the Top 100 this month is the completed edition of the Trade Fever: Jack of All Trades showcasing personalities in careers from A-Z.

 

Playoffs will have kicked off by next edition so best of luck to all poolies during the final stretch of the season and those of you currently in playoffs (H2H leagues).

 

Spring is upon us!

 

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Top 10 Keeper League Prospects – Defense

By |2015-07-24T09:01:28-04:00March 14th, 2012|z-Archives (other articles)|

 

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A pair of Badgers (one current, one former) top my latest list.

 

My annual top 10 keeper league rankings lists kicks off with the best young defensemen in hockey. The Wisconsin Badgers are represented very well on this list, much like they were in 2011. I am happy to see so many players from my 2011 edition graduate on (or, in other words, play more than 25 games at the NHL level).

 

I have a few general rules when it comes to building a team in a fantasy hockey keeper league. One of the more important ones is to not plan beyond a two or three year window. You are not building a real NHL club, and too often I see poolies place too much of an emphasis on youth and prospects instead of trying to add players who could help them win now. Using this rule, take a look at your team(s). Can you realistically say you will have a shot at winning the league at some point within the next two or three seasons? If not, time to scrap the rebuild and start adding proven NHL talent.

 

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Cage Match Tournament – Sweet 16

By |2015-07-24T09:01:30-04:00March 14th, 2012|Roos Lets Loose|

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Oh boy, what an opening round! After four weeks of voting in the Cage Match Tournament we have now pared the field down from 36 to 16. That’s right folks, we’re over halfway there. This past week was quite possibly the most exciting yet. We upped our output to keep up with you fantasy hockey fiends, releasing not one but two polls per week. Not only that but the matchups themselves got super interesting. Over the past couple of days you voted on the first round matchups of the final bracket and it was absolute fireworks.

 

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Forensics – Dustin Brown

By |2015-07-24T09:01:32-04:00March 14th, 2012|Frozen Tools Forensics|

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Why the Kings would even consider trading heart and soul player and team captain Dustin Brown is beyond me.  Ultimately the Kings made the right move by keeping him and were still able to add Jeff Carter in the process.  Some fans may be upset that they weren’t able to also deal for Rick Nash, but over time I think they will realize that was one desperate move not worth making.

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Ebb and Flow (West 2012)

By |2015-07-24T09:01:34-04:00March 13th, 2012|The Wild West|

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If ice-time and SOG are any indicators of fantasy success, this week’s column will be a good accompaniment in identifying a few trends moving forward. We’ll examine several advancers and decliners out West to help you get through that mid-season lull. Remember we’re now in the portion of the season where it’s win and move on or lose and go home. So when it comes down to making a tough decision, think of the “here and now” implications rather than the “what could possibly happen” two-three weeks down the road.

 

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Looking Forward: Carter Ashton

By |2015-07-24T09:01:38-04:00March 12th, 2012|Eastern Edge|

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When Brian Burke makes deadline trades, they are often smaller fish. For example, in 2007, while teams were targeting names like Peter Forsberg, Keith Tkachuk, Gary Roberts, and Todd Bertuzzi, Burke made one move – he sent goalie prospect Michael Wall to the Colorado Avalanche for Brad May. That year, Burke’s Anaheim Ducks would win the Stanley Cup.

 

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