Tag Archive | "Alex Ovechkin"
Fantasy 3 Star Standings
The time has come to tally up all of those Fantasy 3 Stars polls that have been going on throughout the year. It was a tight race that came down to the final day of the year. I have decided to separate it into skaters and goalies because thanks to the high value voters placed [...]
Continue reading...Macho Men
Monday, March 22, 2010
Here is a piece contributred by Daily Faceoff friend Rich Lindbloom “Hey Bob, we need to take the violence out of hockey,” I yelled over to the shipping foreman where I work. This exchange would take place just about every Monday morning as I passed his desk. Bob was a lot of things I’m not; [...]
Continue reading...The Consistency of Powerplay Points
Monday, January 18, 2010
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One thing that has always interested me in fantasy sports, and sports as a whole, is the consistency of statistics. Given a players previous stats, what can be expected for the upcoming season? Last year I wrote a fantasy baseball article in which I compared players who are traditional first round picks versus guys who [...]
Continue reading...Under Review: Dec 1—Dec 7
Monday, December 7, 2009
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To call last week a wacky and weird one would be an understatement. From fluke injuries, swinging sticks and a set of mega contracts, to the return of a sleeping giant, the week that was had a little bit of everything going on. Savard Signs for Life Marc Savard, the 32-year old renaissance man of [...]
Continue reading...Reckless Abandon
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Reckless Abandon, those two words describe Alex Ovechkin’s gameplay since he has come into the league. Last night’s game against Carolina was no exception, where in the first period Alex Ovechkin had a knee on knee collision with Tim Gleason of the Florida Panthers. I’m sure most of you have seen the hit by now, [...]
Continue reading...Short Shifts
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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Tomas Vokoun is DTD after leaving the game on a stretcher and receiving stitches in his ear following arguably the most bizarre play of the season. After a cheap goal by Ilya Kovalchuk, Keith Ballard tried to two-hand the post in frustration but instead caught a piece of Vokoun’s head. Alex Ovechkin suffered an injury [...]
Continue reading...Facing Off: Mike Richards and Tuomo Ruutu
Monday, October 26, 2009
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There was a couple of hits this weekend that resulted in serious injury. Tuomo Ruutu was suspended three games for his hit from behind on Darcy Tucker, while Mike Richards escaped punishment for his open ice hit on David Booth. Let’s get the panels reaction. If you didn’t see the hits here are the links: [...]
Continue reading...VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night Oct. 2
Friday, October 2, 2009
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We want you, our readers, to vote daily on the previous night’s Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night. Based on your votes, points will be assigned to the top 3 stars of the night and at the end of the season the 3 players with the most points will be delcared the DailyFaceoff Fantasy 3 [...]
Continue reading...VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night Oct. 1
Friday, October 2, 2009
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We want you, our readers, to vote daily on the previous night’s Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night. Based on your votes, points will be assigned to the top 3 stars of the night and at the end of the season the 3 players with the most points will be delcared the DailyFaceoff Fantasy 3 [...]
Continue reading...Daily Faceoff Fantasy League
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Like any respectable fantasy sports website, Daily Faceoff has created a rotisserie league consisting of the writers of the site. We held our inaugural draft last night, and would like to present our results. First, some things to note about our league: There is only six of us, so we went with a deep NHL [...]
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Monday, April 12, 2010
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