Originally submitted to and published by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca on March 21.
When a team is on a hot streak, it’s always good to pick several of the players up for a week or two in your rotisserie league and ride the wave. When that team is desperate and fighting for their playoff lives, this becomes an absolute no-brainer.
Most NHL teams have about nine or ten regular season games left. For those teams fighting for a playoff spot every game is important. Now is the time teams need to dig deep and find the extra strength to pull off a win and make the playoffs. There are several teams competing for the seventh and eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. It is do or die time for these teams.
This was originally submitted to and posted by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca on March 19.
For those of you who are kicking yourself for not snapping up this year’s premier dark horse (Colorado’s Paul Stastny) in last summer’s draft, here are three early candidates for next season:
Again this week I find myself struggling to come up with a topic worthy of a full column. With very little left to address in regards to the regular season pools there isn’t much that hasn’t been addressed already, and without knowing the playoff teams and/or match-ups, it is almost pointless to start making projections and forecasts as to their outcomes.
This leaves me spinning my mental wheels as to what I can amaze you with this week, and the result is my first ever Top 10 list.
This week’s list is called:
Next year's sleeper picks and no-brainer picks for Detroit, Columbus, Nashville, Chicago and St. Louis...
Originally submitted to and published by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca on March 14.
When Edmonton Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe traded away Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders at the February 27 trade deadline, he did more than just send the heart and soul of the team packing. I think he accidentally packed Edmonton’s goal scoring into that suitcase.
Don’t blame Ryan Smyth for the fact that his new team is just 2-4-2 since he joined them. Smyth has come as advertised – and then some.
One of the worst decisions in the history of minor league management has finally been reversed. With the Tampa Bay Lightning's farm down to little more than a stable, and Falcons management fed up with sub-par prospects, the Edmonton Oilers have finally found a home for their cacophony of kids. So what does this move mean for prospects on both sides? And how does it impact your keeper league?
How to Start a Keeper League – Version #3 Here is a keeper league that involves a salary cap, with rotisserie-style scoring (12 points if you are first in a category, one point if you are last, in a 12-team league). This one is pretty cool...from Ryan. Ryan's Keeper Features Summary: 1. Yahoo hosted, [...]
How to Start a Keeper League – Version #2 This one is an interesting twist - you have a limited number of "keepers" - for two, three, and four years, and after that they cannot be re-signed - check it out....Sent in by Freddy.... Freddy's League Features Summary: 1. Up to four "keeper" league [...]
