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A Roto-Look Ahead – Week 15

By |2015-07-24T10:56:55-04:00January 9th, 2009|Looking Ahead|

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Saturday, January 10 marks the half way point in the NHL season.  The optimists and pessimists can debate whether the season is half over or half remaining.  For your fantasy skaters some NHL truths remain the same.  The southeast is still the easiest place to get goals, thanks in large part to the Thrashers, while the northwest is toughest place to rack up the points.  While poolies have long since noticed that Boston and Chicago has improved defensively and Dallas' fall from grace it might have gone unnoticed the defensive step back that the NY Islanders, Blues and Anaheim have taken.  But fear not, the charts below are keeping up with these trends, recognising where the real strengths and weakness are for your fantasy skaters.

 

The Anatomy of Change Part 3

By |2015-07-24T10:56:57-04:00January 6th, 2009|The Wild West|

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Change is always constant in our everyday world. We change the way we talk, we change the way we walk, and we even change our daily rosters in our fantasy hockey squads. Some change is good, some is bad. We conclude this week with the final installation of this series. We’ll take a look at which teams are due for changes and which will be forced to make some. Buckle up and get ready for the ride.

 

The Train to Nowhere

By |2015-07-24T10:56:59-04:00January 5th, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

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When you think of rookie goalies with legitimate fantasy value, you instantly think of Steve Mason and Pekka Rinne. For those in a really deep league (or a keeper), feel free to toss Erik Ersberg, Justin Pogge and Jeff Deslauriers in the mix as well. But now there’s a second Kings rookie coming on strong in a hurry – Jonathan Quick. Has lightning seriously struck twice, or is this just another grave waiting to be dug in the Los Angeles goaltending cemetery?

 

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