When the Tampa Bay Lightning traded Brad Richards, they confirmed what most of us already knew. In today’s salary cap era, it is next to impossible to win consistently with three superstars on your payroll and hope to fill out the rest of the line-up with low paid journeymen and minor-leaguers. Sure they won the Stanley Cup, but they had Khabibulin and Richards signed at reasonable prices. Once their contracts expired, the gig was up. They haven’t been the same team since.
With the recently released Forbes rich list, which analyzes the financial details of the top richest men and women in the world, we’d thought that we should compile our own list of five NHL players who make the most money, but definitely not contributing to fantasy leagues as they possibly can in the realm of fantasy hockey. All information has been taken from the website www.nhlscap.com .
The Vancouver Canucks are in the middle of a dogfight for the final few playoff spots in the always-intense Western Conference. They are getting balanced production, solid defense, and great goaltending from Luongo. The best offense is a good defense is an age-old adage in pro sports, and it applies to the Canucks right now. Their two best defensive forwards have been their two best offensive forwards over the past few weeks.
Welcome once again to “An Expert’s Audit”. This audit will also be posted here as well as on my fantasy hockey blog at www.fantasyhockey.hockeyanalysis.com . I also do weekly reviews of teams for people who email in to me for a look-see. These 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.
Perhaps you’d prefer this article “en francais” like this . Much thanks goes to Steve Rodgers for his efforts in translation of this article. I know I couldn’t have done it. (Cliquez ici pour la version française )
Bienvenue à nouveau à cette parution de ‘‘An Expert’s Audit/ Un audit d’expert’’. Cet audit, une démarche qui est aussi appelée une vérification paraît également sur mon blogue de pool de hockey (www.fantasyhockey.hockeyanalysis.com). J’effectue de telles démarches sur une base hebdomadaire pour ceux qui m’en formulent la demande. Pour accéder à un audit, envoyez moi un courriel afin que je jette un coup d’oeil à la composition de votre équipe de pool ‘’à vie’’, un type de pool que certains appellent aussi les keeper league. De tels audits paraissent mensuellement sur ce site. Si vous êtes intéressés à participer à une telle démarche, envoyez un courriel à Dobber et faites-en la demande.
Peut-être que vous préféreriez lire cet article ‘’in English’’ comme ceci . Merci à Stéphane Rodier pour les efforts consentis à la traduction de ce texte. Je sais que je n’aurais pu y arriver seul.
With most leagues either entering the playoffs or racing to the regular season finish, I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at some of the Western Conference sleepers that can help you in the one category you need most. In crunch time, what waiver-wire players can you turn to in order to get that one stat you need to put you over the top?
Carey Price had to be the only one who truly believed he was talented enough to be the go-to guy for the Montreal Canadiens by the end of the regular season. Sure enough, the trade deadline came and went and it has become more than just some silly pipe dream come true.
Veteran sniper Teemu Selanne has been back for 14 games now and has already had a five-point game. His impact – for better or for worse to fantasy junkies – has far-reaching effects.
27 year-old goaltender Jason LaBarbera looked to have finally taken the next step. Despite a GAA of 3.00, the Burnaby native's shining 0.910% paced the Los Angeles Kings by a wide margin. However, season-ending hernia surgery on March 5th put the long-awaited keeper on the shelf. With JS Aubin gone to the Anaheim Ducks in a deadline deal, LA's options were Dan Cloutier and an AHL goalie with an .897 SV% and 2.92 save percentage.
And as it turns out, that may have been the best thing to happen to the Kings all season.
Notch is back again with his winners. Maybe his tips will help you with some tough decisions on your Saturday ticket.
