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Calder Winner Jeff Skinner Back at Practice
Jeff Skinner returned to the ice today, practicing with his teammates for the first time since becoming concussed. Skating is certainly a step in the right direction for Skinner but the youngster still has no timetable for his return. Below are some quotes from the 19-year-old, transcribed from his media session this morning. “Pretty good. [...]
Continue reading...The Obligatory Fantasy Hockey Airing of Grievances
Friday, December 23, 2011
Back on Thursday, December 18th, 1997, during the annual holiday episode of Seinfeld a new holiday — Festivus — was born. To fully explain the origins, we give the floor to Frank Costanza, played by the great Jerry Stiller all those years ago . Frank Costanza: Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for [...]
Continue reading...Head-to-Head Faceoff: Is Ilya Bryzgalov Healthy?
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Head-to-Head Faceoff is a weekly column by Alexander Monaghan which will run every Sunday and continue into Monday. Here you’ll find a breakdown of each team’s schedule for the week as well as which goalies you can expect to see in net so you can make sure to set your fantasy rosters accordingly. Anaheim Ducks [...]
Continue reading...Saturday Discussion: Do You Add Tomas Kaberle?
Saturday, December 10, 2011
On Friday morning, GM Pierre Gauthier made a panic move and shipped away wounded d-man Jaroslav Spacek for a declining Tomas Kaberle. The deal already looks somewhat lopsided as Spacek not only has an expiring contract but he registered two assists with the Canes in their 4-2 loss last night. GM Jim Rutherford has no [...]
Continue reading...Head-to-Head Faceoff: All Kipper, All the Time
Monday, December 5, 2011
Anaheim Ducks (LA, @StL, @Nsh) Backup goalie Dan Ellis is suffering from a groin injury so Jeff Deslauriers has been called up to serve as the backup. The Ducks have struggled so far but will look to change their luck this week. Jonas Hiller will remain in the top goalie spot and likely get all three starts [...]
Continue reading...Head-to-Head Faceoff: Halaking the Caps
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Anaheim Ducks (Mon, Phi, Min) As the month nears an end, the Ducks continue to struggle and Jonas Hiller continues to disappoint. He’ll keep his number one spot, but until he steps up his game, you may want to keep him away from your lineup, as he let in 12 goals in a three game [...]
Continue reading...Head-to-Head Faceoff: The Thanksgiving Drive
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Unfortunately at DailyFaceoff.com we aren’t here to feed you like a Thanksgiving food drive. However, we are here to feed your knowledge base and ultimately serve your fantasy hockey team with next week’s happenings. Below you will find the potential outlook on all 30 teams as well as the expected games played next week. Feel [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy or Fiction: Do They Finish With 30 Goals?
Friday, November 18, 2011
After an inspiring column this week from our esteemed Editor-in-chief, Alexander Monaghan, entitled “Do They Finish With 50 Goals?”, I decided to take a closer look at some of the great underachieving performances from 2011-12 , to ask the question: will a number of the league’s perennial goal scorers be able to shake off their [...]
Continue reading...H-2-H Faceoff: Sabres, Canes, Habs, Wings, Leafs & Avs
Sunday, November 13, 2011
By Mollie Krupp Who’s been the most surprising goalie for you this season? And who’s been the most disappointing? Dish out your opinions on the goalie sitch so far this season. Anaheim Ducks (@LA, LA, Det) Jonas Hiller and the Ducks have been less than lucky on the ice so far this season and lately Hiller’s performance [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Worry Too Much About Eric Staal
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Statistics are up to date as of games played on November 8th, 2011. All statistics mentioned are at 5 on 5 unless otherwise specified, and are from the wonderful website behindthenet.ca. I’m not going to sugarcoat it folks. From a fantasy perspective, Eric Staal has been nothing short of awful this season. The numbers speak for [...]
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Monday, January 2, 2012
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