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Orlov’in It

By Dobber Sports|2011-03-25T05:22:02-04:00March 25th, 2011|The Journey|

Orlov

You’ve all read or heard the quote about Washington Capitals’ top prospect defenceman Dmitry Orlov: “I think as far as a 19 or 20-year-old, after just a few games, it’s the best 19 or 20-year-old that I’ve seen in Hershey at this level.”

The man behind the quote is Doug Yingst and after watching the 19-year old native of Novokuznetsk, Russia now for a dozen games in his recently launched professional career, the president and general manager of the AHL’s Hershey Bears isn’t about to change his tune.

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Stretch Marks

By Dobber Sports|2011-03-24T15:36:47-04:00March 24th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Elias

This week we'll take a gander at each of the Eastern Conference teams remaining games and opponents and try to identify which players (marks) might give you an added edge down the stretch. The games remaining include Thursday nights games.

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Leafs Headed Up

By Dobber Sports|2011-03-23T05:32:04-04:00March 23rd, 2011|Black Aces|

Reimer

Fantasy hockey can be an unpredictable and relatively scary environment to some. Filled with uncertainties and risk, many poolies fall victim to poor fantasy hockey seasons due to insufficient prospect knowledge, poor drafting, and questionable trades. Where most people hurt their season is before the draft, when a lack of preparation comes into play. People will rely on past statistics, name recognition, and their favourite players to fill their team, regardless of their role in the next season. Due to this, some poolies look at their team in March, baffled at what went wrong.

The Toronto Maple Leafs currently sit on the bubble of the Eastern Conference, with just over 30 wins and 70 points. Leaf players are always an important commodity at any draft, with some potential fantasy studs and high-potential prospects that have the ability to greatly improve a fantasy hockey team (as well as maintain high trade value in pools with Leaf fans).

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Hurricane Justin

By steve laidlaw|2015-07-24T10:20:50-04:00March 23rd, 2011|Roos Lets Loose|

Justin Faulk

I'm rarely smitten on the first viewing of a prospect but Hurricanes prospect Justin Faulk has me head over heels. He absolutely oozes star potential. He plays the game with the bravado that cannot be taught. It will only take you one look to realize he is a future star.

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Changing Your Fantasy Fate (Part Three)

By Ryan Ma|2015-07-24T10:20:53-04:00March 22nd, 2011|The Wild West|

We’re rounding the final corner of the fantasy season and depending on your league settings you could be heading down a few different paths. Let’s look at those who are gunning for a money spot in Roto leagues, or those entering the playoffs in H2H leagues. If you are in a tight league where every little stat matters, making the smart adds/drops could determine whether you are the league champion or just another one of the nine, 11 or 13 disappointed losers. At this point of the season it’s not about what your players have done for you all season long, it’s all about what your player will do for you in the next four weeks that will determine your fantasy fate.

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Desperate Measures

By Justin Goldman|2015-07-24T10:20:58-04:00March 21st, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Shout it from the hills – the playoffs are here! It’s time to polish the trophies, drop your cold hard cash on the table and do whatever it takes to finish first, second or third in your league. If you made it this far, you didn’t get here without solid goaltending. And if that’s true, you’re probably confident with those same goalies heading into the first round. But what if you struggle to start the week and you’re left scrambling for points over the weekend?

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Chris Stewart

By Dobber Sports|2011-03-20T20:07:18-04:00March 20th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

stewart

There used to be a time when power forwards were not deemed necessary for a championship fantasy hockey roster. But with post-lockout rule changes aimed at opening up the game, power forwards have become increasingly attractive. However, with the prototypical power forward taking longer to develop, we often give up too early.

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Looking Ahead – Week 24

By Dave Poleck|2015-07-24T10:21:06-04:00March 18th, 2011|Looking Ahead|

Boucher

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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Saturday’s Picks – March 19th

By Dobber Sports|2011-03-18T16:44:07-04:00March 18th, 2011|NHL Picks/Props|

Bouchard

Since the format change I’ve managed to tie my mutts after three Saturday’s, as we share identical 7-11 records. You could say I have nine wins since I did have the Sharks and Hawks winning, but in a shootout. It’s amazing what you’ll try to squeeze out of a losing record! On a positive note, I’ve gone from one win, to two, and last week saw four winners. Could have been six for six, but Boston let me down in overtime, and even though I knew the Hawks would win for some reason I thought the Leafs would manage to get a point. Oh well. Some great playoff races are happening around the league and many hearts will be broken. Quite a few games on the schedule so let’s get right to it.

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Top 10 Keeper League Defensive Prospects

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:21:08-04:00March 18th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Ellis

The first edition of this list was put together last August, and it is something I am going to update at least once each season. 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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