Archive | August, 2011
Ten Players on my Fantasy Hockey Hate-List
By Alexander Monaghan Editor-in-chief Are there players that just drive you insane, fantasy hockey-wise? Whether it was hoping to get more than 44 games out of Pavol Demitra or taking Mario Lemieux too early after 2003, we at DailyFaceoff.com feel your pain. We’ve been there, and likely will go there again. In order to prevent [...]
Continue reading...Prevent a Stanley Cup Hangover from Becoming Your Headache
25. August 2011
By Alexander Monaghan Editor-in-chief It’s been a while since we last congratulated the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins. So… congrats. Collectively, your warriors amassed 107 games, winning their most important, final tilt of the season. There are reasons why the Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks but frankly they were just a better team when [...]
Continue reading...Can we Trust Jonas Hiller Defeating Vertigo?
19. August 2011
By Alexander Monaghan Editor-in-chief Jeff Hackett unfortunately retired following his bout with vertigo. Twenty-six games into a guaranteed, two-year starting goalie gig and Hackett needed to hang up his skates due to this certain type of dizziness. Take into account that after 14 years of mediocre, below .500 teams, Hackett could not grit through one [...]
Continue reading...Avoid Alexander Semin in Your Draft?
17. August 2011
By Alexander Monaghan Editor-in-chief Now that Alexei Kovalev no longer holds a stick in the NHL, who will be the new, Russian whipping boy? Nikolai Zherdev? Too easy, and also an expatriate. It must be the enigmatic, inconsistent Alexander Semin. Former teammate Matt Bradley, now of the Florida Panthers, expressed his feelings towards Semin and [...]
Continue reading...The Value of Bench Players in Rotisserie Hockey
4. August 2011
Just to warn you, this story will be almost entirely based off my past experience. While this fable comes from the heart, kindly realize that my mistakes are the exception, not the rule. There will be a moral to this story; that much I can promise. Last season was a trying one for a few [...]
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31. August 2011
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