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Complacency is Never a Good Thing

By Ryan Ma|2015-07-24T10:55:50-04:00February 17th, 2009|The Wild West|

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Dictionary.com defines complacency as, “a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.”. Complacency is one of the most dangerous aspects of fantasy hockey. You might be enjoying a 20-point lead in your roto-league, but that can vanish very easily in a course of two-to-three weeks. Complacency is also key in head-to-head leagues, where you could be leading the regular season by 200 points, but still get beat down by a hot team during the playoffs. It is vital that you keep up to date with all your information during the stretch run to maintain your lead, or make it a photo finish in your league with the current leaders.

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A Look Ahead: Team USA in 2010

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:55:52-04:00February 16th, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

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The Olympics are now less than a calendar year away, although the selection process is well underway for the participating countries. The defending Olympic champions (Sweden) are looking to repeat as gold medalists, but an influx in young Canadian, American, and Russian talent ensures that the 2010 games will be hotly contested. Last summer I wrote a piece on my ideas for a prospective Canadian lineup, and ideally I would like to cover the rest of the hockey powers at some point before February 2010. Here are my picks for the 2010 American lineup.

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Halak on the Attack

By Justin Goldman|2015-07-24T10:55:55-04:00February 16th, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

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Thank you, Carey Price, for finally wearing out Guy Carbonneau’s already paper-thin patience. Your month-long meltdown made last Friday’s game between Montreal and Colorado the most exciting scouting experience I’ve had as co-host of Avalanche PostGame (KCKK 1510 AM) this season. That’s because Montreal turned to Jaroslav Halak, which ended my year-long wait of wanting to see one of the league’s premier goalie prospects in some real-life action.

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Dobber’s Fantasy Hockey Widget

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-15T20:27:20-05:00February 15th, 2009|The Dobotomy|

Stream the latest from Dobber's Ramblings right on your website! Stick the code below on your site. You can adjust the height to your needs in the code:<iframe border=0 src="http://www.dobberhockey.com/widget/dobber.php"height="300" width="180"> By copy/pasting the above code, you'll never miss another piece of fantasy hockey news. The widget will look like this:

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Well-Oiled Euro Scouting Fueling Edmonton

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-14T17:33:04-05:00February 14th, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

The Edmonton Oilers have always been a team to watch when it comes to Europe. From being one of the first to cash in on under-scouted gems to pioneering the tactic of stashing players in overseas leagues to cut costs, players like Jari Kurri, Esa Tikkanen, Martin Rucinsky, Miroslav Satan and David Vyborny gave the team a strong reputation throughout the 90s. While European scouting under the Lowe era started off on the wrong foot, the last two draft classes have yielded some of the most intriguing prospects overseas.

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Prospects – BUY or SELL

By Stuart McDonald|2015-07-24T10:55:58-04:00February 14th, 2009|The Journey|

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Let's kick off Stu's Slant with the basic fantasy hockey strategy - the title says it all...

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A Roto-Look Ahead – Week 20

By Tom Reeve|2015-07-24T10:55:59-04:00February 13th, 2009|Looking Ahead|

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Many fantasy leagues have their playoffs the last few weeks of the regular season. Over the next few weeks I would like to address the 'playoff' schedule a few times. I want the analysis to be tailored to your rules, your formats, yours teams and your concerns so please post your playoff schedule questions in the 'Article Feedback' forum.

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Sweethearts

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-12T19:56:10-05:00February 12th, 2009|Eastern Edge|

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NHL lines, much like modern day relationships, rarely last. With Valentine’s Day nearly upon us, I thought I would dedicate this week’s drivel to my sweethearts of the Eastern Conference:

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Audit Your Fantasy Squad – February Edition

By Ian Fergusson|2015-07-24T10:56:02-04:00February 11th, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

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Welcome once again to “An Expert’s Audit”. This audit will be posted here as well as on my fantasy hockey blog at Hockey Analysis . During the season I also do weekly reviews of teams for people who email in to me for a look-see, they’re less indepth but just as much fun. Dobber audits will continue to appear here monthly and if you’re interested in having your keeper team “worked over” then you can begin by emailing Dobber about it BEFORE February 19th.

This month, and every month through March, not only does a lucky entrant get his or her team audited, but he or she also receives a FREE book courtesy of Firefly Books . The winner will receive either "Shooting From the Lip " or "Hockey Now! "

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Preparing for the Stretch run

By Ryan Ma|2015-07-24T10:56:04-04:00February 10th, 2009|The Wild West|

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The final stretch of the fantasy season is about to begin, whether you are 20 points up on your competition or 20 points down, now is the time to make a late season surge. The waiver wire is littered with tons of potential pickups and if you are in a position where you are looking up at the competition, you’ll need to take some gambles in order to get you to the finish line.

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