The big trade during the 2011 NHL Entry Draft came towards the end of the first round as the San Jose Sharks acquired Brent Burns and a second round pick in next year’s draft for the Minnesota Wild’s first round pick this year, Charlie Coyle and the recently re-signed Devin Setoguchi. To give up a [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 17, 2011
The cycle spans the internet for intelligent, well-thought out articles which either help your fantasy team or will give you some better incite on your favorite team. If you feel we should add your link, feel free to contact us at contact at dailyfaceoff dot com or on twitter @DailyFaceoff. This year seems to be [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 24, 2011
Welcome to yet another edition of Crashing the Net. Last week we focused on grabbing guys like Al Montoya, Michael Grabner and Wayne Simmonds. Keep in mind this article will be the final edition prior to Monday’s trade deadline, making next week’s version likely themed after some roster moves. *Insert obligatory there will be nobody [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The Carolina Hurricanes simply continue to score goals in buckets. As an excellent combination of veteran presence and youth, the team seems to be finally establishing their identity. What better way to show that to the rest of the League than embarassing the team they beat in the playoffs just five short years ago. Captain [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Head coach Todd McLellan continues to mix and match his forward line combinations. We first breached the subject at the beginning of the season when it became apparent the “Burger Line” would no longer be. Now, McLellan continues to change up his forwards in an attempt to score more than their current average and League [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 7, 2010
Last season in San Jose, their 1-2 scoring punch up-the-middle was pretty clear: Joe Thornton with Marleau and Heatley; and Joe Pavelski with whoever wasn’t struggling at the time. However, Todd McLellan is looking to juggle things up in the opener, bumping Joe Thornton down to the second line with Jamie McGinn and Devin Setoguchi [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 13, 2010
Forwards: The Burger Line of Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley and Joe Thornton looked like one of the best line in hockey. All three produced at a point-per-game pace and finished 8th, 14th and 16th in the scoring race. With their padded ratios and strong powerplay time the three looked great on any fantasy roster. This [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 1, 2010
Once again, the San Jose Sharks made another strong offseason move by locking up young forward Devin Setoguchi for another year and a modest 1.8 million cap hit. This re-signing comes after keeping both Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau and choosing to let Evgeni Nabokov set sail for greener pastures. The Sharks entered this offseason [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 24, 2010
The San Jose Sharks announcing the re-signing of both Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau today, keeping their forward core incredibly strong. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, Pavelski signed for four million over four years while Marleau received a 6.9 million raise over the same time frame. Although Marleau shouldered much of the blame regarding early [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 9, 2010
After 19 seasons, captain Rob Blake will hang up his skates. Well known for his heavy hip checks and hard-nosed defensive play the 40-year-old defenseman regressed offensively after an excellent premier season with the Sharks. With Blake no longer logging top minutes for his team, expect one of Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Jason Demers to take [...]
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