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Fantasy or Fiction: Should I Pick Up Sam Gagner?
In fantasy hockey circles this morning, Sam Gagner is trending. Big time. The Edmonton Oilers forward had a night for the ages Thursday at Rexall Place, recording a whopping eight points – 4 goals, 4 assists – in the Oilers 8-4 shellacking of the Blackhawks. As a result, Gagner joins some pretty exclusive company in [...]
Continue reading...Alex Goligoski Signs $18.4M Extension With Stars
25. January 2012
As I am sure you have all heard, defenceman Alex Goligoski has re-upped with the Dallas Stars for four more years at an average cap hit of $4.6M. Considering the contracts Francois Beauchemin (3Y/10.5M) and Josh Gorges (6Y/23.4M), the Stars should be content with their investment. However, let’s take a look at just how [...]
Continue reading...New Big 50: Evgeni Malkin Tops Leaderboard
21. January 2012
Evgeni Malkin tops our Big 50, supplanting Daniel Sedin as the top player in fantasy hockey. Malkin has been simply dominating over his last five games with eight goals and 10 points. An updated Big 50 is up with a new #1 player and some other new faces. See how your fantasy team stacks up [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy or Fiction: Karlsson Tops List of NHL’s Elite Defensemen
20. January 2012
The torch has been passed. For the better part of the past two decades, Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom has reigned as the NHL’s best defenseman. But as the surefire Hall-of-Famer finds his career winding down with the Wings in this, his 20th season in the Motor City (he’ll be 42 in April), it’s a fellow Swede [...]
Continue reading...Sponsored Post: How To Make More Money With The Bets That You Win
17. January 2012
SportsBetTech.com has developed a comprehensive, PRE-GAME analysis tool called the VAS or Value Assignment System. Each VAS report generates recommendations with respect to S/U, Totals, and ATS (Puck Line/Run Line) betting positions for every game. But, while our VAS recommendations were good, Subscribers were losing money. How come? First, they were only focusing on winning more bets (e.g., 54.2%) than they lost and not [...]
Continue reading...Comeback Candidates
11. January 2012
Everyone who has played hockey, no matter the level, is familiar with those days when absolutely nothing goes your way offensively. Your shot from the slot strikes iron, or the teammate you gave a breakaway pass to falls victim to the dreaded rolling puck and doesn’t even get a shot off. These things happen, and [...]
Continue reading...Digging In The Bargain Bin
4. January 2012
While the draft may be the most exciting event of the fantasy hockey season, championships are won and lost on the less glamorous waiver wire. This year alone, waiver wire pick-ups like Joffrey Lupul, Kris Versteeg, Tomas Fleischmann, Brad Marchand, Olli Jokinen and Ray Whitney have helped catapult astute managers to the top of their [...]
Continue reading...It’s Official: Lehtonen To Return After Missing 12 Games
28. December 2011
According to Mike Heika of The Dallas Morning News, Lehtonen will indeed return tomorrow night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Remember to take him off IR and slot him back into your lineup. * * * UPDATED 12/27/11: A few days ago we were told Kari Lehtonen would return within the week. Following last night’s [...]
Continue reading...New Big 50 Posted
21. December 2011
It’s time for the second Big 50 of the season. Injuries shook up the top of the board, and big names continue to drop like flies. The list can be found in the Player Rankings section or by clicking here.
Continue reading...Line Change on the Fly: More Claude Giroux Love
21. December 2011
‘Line Change on the Fly’ is the feature where we re-rank our current player rankings. This edition ranks right wings and their counterparts for the first time since the preseason. Feel free to go nuts in the comments. Good evening, fantasy hockey gamers. For the last couple of weeks we’ve heard clamoring over our current [...]
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3. February 2012
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