Tag Archive | "Kyle Okposo"

Fantasy Season in Review: New York Islanders

Friday, June 11, 2010

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Fantasy Season in Review: New York Islanders

Offensive Corps: Matt Moulson has every reason to smile while staring deeply into the eyes of rookie phenom and 2009 first overall pick John Tavares.  Before meeting Tavares the 25-year-old Moulson struggled to crack a competitive and young Los Angeles Kings roster, playing only 29 games over two seasons.  All the power forward needed was [...]

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Blake Comeau: Coming of Age at the NHL Level

Saturday, March 20, 2010

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Blake Comeau:  Coming of Age at the NHL Level

Most of the talk coming out of Long Island this season revolved around the team’s troubled financial circumstances and budding superstar John Tavares.  However, since the Isles returned from the Olympic break winger Blake Comeau looks like the star on the precipice of emerging. The New York Islanders drafted Comeau in the second round of [...]

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Locking Up the Youth

Friday, February 26, 2010

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Locking Up the Youth

The last week marked an interesting trend with certain NHL front offices as general managers began locking up their promising young players.  Pekka Rinne, Andrew MacDonald, Cal Clutterbuck and Rene Bourque all inked new deals, ensuring they would wear their sweaters for at least another couple of seasons. The youngest of the four would be [...]

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Young Islanders Rising Through the Standings

Thursday, January 21, 2010

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Young Islanders Rising Through the Standings

Many pundits pegged the Isles as instant lottery pick contenders but this revitalized team led by John Tavares simply refuses to quit.  Over their last ten games the team won seven, taking 15 points from their opponents and sitting in the eighth playoff seed as of this writing.  Some of those wins came over the [...]

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Fantasizing… (Dec 12)

Saturday, December 12, 2009

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Fantasizing… (Dec 12)

Fantasizing looks to uncover some of the excellent potential buy-low options, free agent pickups and some other trends that could help your fantasy team get an edge. 

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Hemsky Done For The Year

Saturday, November 28, 2009

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Hemsky Done For The Year

As I mentioned yesterday, there were rumours circulating that Oilers star Ales Hemsky would require surgery to fix a shoulder problem. Well, these rumours were true and Hensky will miss the rest of the season. A hit from behind by Michal Handzus aggrevated a nagging shoulder injury, and Hemsky said he could no longer play [...]

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New York Islanders 2009/10 Season Preview

Monday, September 14, 2009

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New York Islanders 2008/09: 26-47-9 – 61 pts (5th in Atlantic, 15th in East) Arrived: Martin Biron (PHI), Dwayne Roloson (EDM) Departed: Mike Sillinger (Retired), Yann Danis (NJ), Joey MacDonald (TOR), Andy Hilbert (UFA), Dean McAmmond (UFA) The 2008-09 season was one to forget for Islanders fans as they finished in last place in not [...]

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