After a slow Monday to start the week, the NHL is back with seven games tonight. We’ll review some notes/comments from some of the matchups on-tap for tonight. As always, be sure to check out the Starting Goalies section and the Team Lineups page. Both sections are updated right up until game time. The Carolina [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 6, 2010
The New York Rangers bounced back from a 4-1 loss against their rival Philadelphia Flyers to beat the snakebitten New Jersey Devils 3-0. This win proved especially important for the team as they not only avoided back-to-back losses but they also stayed within range of the first place Flyers. Even more interesting was the two [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 5, 2010
Notice the picture to the right, Jonathan Quick. He clearly deserves a vote for in today’s three stars for his 1-0 shutout of Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Notice Jaroslav Halak above. He also shut out a strong offensive team, the San Jose Sharks, last night. Notice a trend? Two days ago my [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 4, 2010
The NHL is back at it tonight with six games on the schedule. Here are some notes and comments on tonight’s matchups. As always, be sure to check out the Starting Goalies section and the Team Lineup pages. Both are updated throughout the day. The night kicks off with an interesting mactup as the New [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Without Danny Briere in the lineup, the Philadelphia Flyers won their fourth consecutive game. Scott Hartnell scored two goals without his pivot while getting a helper from linemate Ville Leino and Jeff Carter filled in the line admirably with two assists. Claude Giroux also added a powerplay goal, assisted by captain Mike Richards. The Carolina [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 1, 2010
There are plenty of NHL teams suffering from the injury bug over the first few weeks of the season. Not only are NHL teams having to adjust their lines, fantasy owners are also feeling the pain. This week’s Crashing the Net features some of the top waiver wire pickups who should be available in your [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 30, 2010
Jason Spezza – Spezza returns to the lineup tonight so there should be no time better to buy low on the playmaking pivot. Last season, Spezza looked bad in October/November, with only five points over 12 games before rebounding, finishing with 57 points in 60 games. His inconsistency on the ice has yet to translate [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 24, 2010
Dan Ellis held the lead for about 10 minutes tonight. After his new team got him off to a 1-0 start he would allow four straight goals to his former team. Ellis has now lost his third straight game and could be watching his grip on a NHL starting goalie position slip away. Shea Weber, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 2, 2010
After nearly a 24 hour wait, GM Darryl Sutter shipped both Brandon Prust and Olli Jokinen to the New York Rangers in exchange for Christopher Higgins and Ales Kotalik. The largest name of course is Jokinen, who just four years ago eclipsed the 90-point range. Through 55 games he contributed 35 points which puts him [...]
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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