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Top 10 Keeper League Goaltenders

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:14:00-04:00July 24th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Price

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 fantasy hockey poolies place an emphasis on youth and prospects over proven veterans with gas still left in the tank. So using my general 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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Columbus signs Vinny Prospal

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:14:02-04:00July 23rd, 2011|Fantasy Take - Latest NHL Moves|

Prospal

Fantasy Impact: Columbus has signed left winger Vinny Prospal to a one-year contract worth $1.75 million (with bonuses that push the deal up to $2.6 million).

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Future Maple Leafs

By Dobber Sports|2011-07-22T22:46:42-04:00July 22nd, 2011|The Journey|

Gregg McKegg

When writing about hockey prospects in Toronto, it's tough to avoid the inevitable questions about how the young Leafs stack up against other organizations. Generally, there is a pretty decent group of prospects in Toronto but to avoid further questions, here are a half dozen of Toronto's top prospects, their vital statistics, and their ultimate fantasy potential.

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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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Three ‘Reality’ Keys to ‘Fantasy’ Dominance

By Dobber Sports|2011-07-20T17:53:15-04:00July 20th, 2011|Black Aces|

Spezz

Regardless of what type of fantasy league you are in. Whether you are preparing for the initial draft, an expansion draft, a supplemental draft or midseason trades and roster adds/drops, these three concepts will give you an added edge towards fantasy pool supremacy among your peers.

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Earmarked for Success (West 2011): Part Two

By Ryan Ma|2015-07-24T10:14:17-04:00July 19th, 2011|The Wild West|

Nash

For the past couple of seasons, I’ve written a few columns breaking down each of the Western Conference team’s top-six from the bottom-six. So for the next couple of weeks, I’ll go back to the well once again and give you some insight on each of the Western Conference teams for the upcoming campaign.

(Part One)

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Prospects Pulse, Part II

By Justin Goldman|2015-07-24T10:14:20-04:00July 18th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Enroth

Over the past week, very little free agent goalie movement took place. But this was an expected occurrence, as spots get filled quickly and many goalies that had fantasy value last season turn up homeless. Such is the situation currently facing goalies like Ray Emery, Marty Turco and Pascale Leclaire, along with some solid AHL goalies like Tyler Weiman and Mike Brodeur.

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Two Jonathans, One Crease

By Howard Johnston|2015-07-24T10:14:22-04:00July 18th, 2011|Black Aces|

Quick

Four years ago, the Los Angeles Kings' net minding situation was a mess. They used six different goaltenders in the 2007/08 season: Jason LaBarbera, Jean Sebastien Aubin, Erik Ersberg, Dan Cloutier, Jonathan Bernier, Jonathan Quick and Daniel Taylor. Even though Quick was handed the starting job the following season and posted respectable numbers (21-18-2, 2.46 GAA and .914 SV%), it seemed that Bernier was considered the franchise's goalie of the future.

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Moving On Up

By Dobber Sports|2011-07-16T06:26:24-04:00July 16th, 2011|The Journey|

Desharnais

A September '09 article of mine explained how NHL teams like to transition potential scoring forwards from the AHL to the NHL. Since the lockout, most teams have developed a three-season program for transitioning proven AHL producers to scoring NHL forwards. It's a fairly simple formula but it's amazingly consistent.

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Salary Cap Bargains

By Dobber Sports|2011-07-15T23:16:57-04:00July 15th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Quick

I want to run my own hockey team. Living the dream, to me, would be just that. The next Mike Gillis. The effort to live vicariously through your fantasy hockey team mellows the burning desire live it out in the real. Adding dimensions to your hockey pool can simulate an office job with a city view, while working for your favourite team. The salary cap satisfies the statistic nerd in all of us and increases the difficulty level of running a team.

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