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A Fighting Chance

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:18:13-04:00May 8th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Kyle

Love it or hate it, penalty minutes are one of the most common fantasy hockey statistics these days. If your offense is strong enough, you have the option of streaming whichever hothead is racking up misconducts and providing little to no offensive assistance throughout the year. The much more attractive option however, is to find a player who can contribute offensively, while still posting 150 or more penalty minutes. With each passing year, more and more fantasy GM’s are coming to the realization that they need a player like Hartnell, Lucic, Downie, etc. One player who fits this category is Los Angeles forward Kyle Clifford.

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15 Points to Consider – May

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:18:20-04:00May 6th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Turris

A sleeper for 2010-11, fixing a mistake, the future of Cory Schneider, and more…

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James Neal vs. James van Riemsdyk

By steve laidlaw|2015-07-24T10:18:25-04:00May 4th, 2011|Roos Lets Loose|

Neal

After doing some reading in the forums about “magical” fourth year breakouts and potential breakout candidates for next season, I felt inspired to write this week’s Cage Match article on that subject. This week we will take a look at two potential breakout stars that are just destined to battle one another. We’re taking two Atlantic Division rivals, LW vs. LW, Power Forward vs. Power Forward, James vs. James, winner take all. I am excited, are you excited?

Let’s get ready to rumble!

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Not With a 10-foot Pole (2010): Recap

By Ryan Ma|2015-07-24T10:18:28-04:00May 3rd, 2011|The Wild West|

Continuing with the next set of recap columns from the pre-season, this week I’ll carry my 15-3-2 record from the last couple of weeks and review my Not With a 10-Foot Pole column from back in August.

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Bobby Butler

By Tim Lucarelli|2015-07-24T10:18:31-04:00May 1st, 2011|Eastern Edge|

With the NHL constantly adapting, general managers are finding themselves in frequent need of cheap talent. Historically, the best way to keep this type of talent available has been to build through the draft. Teams are slowly beginning to realize however, that they can trade away top draft picks and pluck very capable, seasoned talent from the NCAA for free. After skating up to four years in the collegiate world, a growing flock of undrafted gems finds multiple NHL suitors and a quick entrance to the highest level of hockey in North America. One such example is former University of New Hampshire co-captain, Bobby Butler, signed to a two-year contract by the Ottawa Senators 13 months ago.

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2010-11 Prime Cuts: The Top Six and Final Roster

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:18:38-04:00April 29th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Perry

The thinking process that goes in to selecting the Prime Cuts roster is similar to Pierre McGuire’s “Monsters” team on TSN (I promise that is the first and only time I will compare my thinking process to Pierre’s). Since this is a fantasy hockey site, the selection process favors players that have had strong seasons on the score sheet, obviously. However, not just goals and assists are weighted – perhaps a player has started to shoot the puck more, or play better defensively. Intangibles like heart, grit, and determination factor in to the selection process as well. It is far and away my favorite article to write each year, and I hope you will all enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it.

The final part of the series will name the top two lines.

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DobberHockey’s Expert Panel – Second Round

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:18:41-04:00April 28th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

The Expert Panel is back for round two! Dobber and a few others led the way going 7-for-8. The consensus went 7-for-8 as well.

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Thomas Vanek vs. Michael Cammalleri

By steve laidlaw|2015-07-24T10:18:46-04:00April 27th, 2011|Roos Lets Loose|

Cammy

Left wing is arguably the most difficult position to fill in the game of fantasy hockey. I have experimented with all the different strategies to deal with the scarcity at the left wing position. Name a strategy, and I guarantee I have tried it. The conclusion I've come to is that no strategy is foolproof. The only way scratch out the best left wingers (and best team for that matter) is to make very smart decisions when stuck between two players. The position is too scarce to waste a pick. That brings me to this week's cage match.

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Undervalued and Underappreciated(2010): Recap

By Ryan Ma|2015-07-24T10:18:49-04:00April 26th, 2011|The Wild West|

Perry

Continuing with the next set of recap columns from the pre-season, this week I’ll carry my 9-0-1 record from last week and review my Undervalued and Underappreciated column from back in September.

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The Current State of Blackhawks Goaltending

By Justin Goldman|2015-07-24T10:18:51-04:00April 25th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Craw

For the second straight season, Chicago’s backup goaltender exceeded all expectations, took advantage of ample opportunities and played their way right into a starter’s role for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Back in October, Corey Crawford was considered as nothing more than a serviceable backup. He thrived as a minor-leaguer after traveling the long-winding journey from Moncton (QMJHL) to Norfolk and then Rockford of the AHL. He had also played more than enough AHL games in order to develop the mental toughness, poise and skills needed to succeed at the NHL level…he just needed the chance.

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