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Crashing the Net: Hodgson a Calder Candidate?
Welcome to this week’s edition of Crashing the Net. For this 16th week of the season we’re going to take a look at the top five players that you might want to add to your roster this week. We hope you will be able to utilize this article in order to gain a competitive advantage [...]
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The Resurgence of Dion Phaneuf
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
To the surprise of those outside the Greater Toronto Area, the Maple Leafs are off to a roaring start this season, led by the play of captain Dion Phaneuf. On the surface, he has posted 2 goals and 9 assists, with his 11 points tying him for 3rd in the NHL among blueliners. Digging deeper, [...]
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Will the Leafs’ Trades Pay Off?
Friday, February 18, 2011
In the NHL, teams either improve for the playoff run or via rebuilding. When it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs, however, many people have been wondering what route they are actually taking. The Leafs certainly do not have a Stanley Cup winning team and have been notorious for trading away fairly good draft picks [...]
Continue reading...Ducks Acquire Beauchemin for Lupul, Gardiner
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Earlier today the Anaheim Ducks reacquired a former stalwart to their defensive squad in Francois Beauchemin. Once stolen away from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for an over-the-hill Sergei Fedorov, the Ducks paid a slightly higher price in winger Joffrey Lupul, former first round pick Jake Gardiner and a conditional draft pick in 2013. [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: Toronto Maple Leafs
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Offensive Corps: Although he missed the first twelve games of the season, the offense revolved around right wing Phil Kessel. At first, critics thought the Leafs lacked an appropriate playmaking center to compliment Brian Burke’s shiny new toy but at season’s end Matt Stajan and Tyler Bozak proved to be just good enough to keep [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Winners & Losers in Pair of Blockbusters
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke officially made two deals today. The first sends Ian White, Niklas Hagman, Jamal Mayers and Matt Stajan to Calgary for Dion Phaneuf, Keith Aulie and Fredrik Sjostrom. The other sends Jason Blake and Vesa Toskala for Jean-Sebastien Giguere. What does this mean for your fantasy team? The Winners: Matt [...]
Continue reading...Finding Value in the Sporting News Salary Cap Hockey Challenge
Monday, September 28, 2009
In Sporting News Salary Cap Hockey, you (the team owner) get an allotted bankroll and can then buy players to fill positions on their team (based on player values determined by Sporting News). A player’s value goes up (and down) during the season based on performance, thus increasing (decreasing) the amount of bankroll the owner [...]
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