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Mikko Koivu Avoids Free Agency and Re-Signs
As the rest of the hockey world awaits the (re)signing of Ilya Kovalchuk, the Minnesota Wild locked in their captain and franchise player Mikko Koivu for seven years and 47 million. Koivu established career highs in goals and assists this season after breaking out in the 2008-2009 campaign. His playmaking ability is what defines the [...]
Continue reading...Minnesota Wild Lock-up Their Star
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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At a point last season, Guillaume Latendresse toiled on the third and fourth lines in Montreal. Overwhelmed by the media and the inability to improve his season totals, the young Quebecois struggled with the Canadiens only posting three points in his first 23 games. Then Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher came calling, offering a my [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: Minnesota Wild
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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Offensive Corps: Despite replacing defensive-minded coach Jacques Lemaire with Todd Richards, the Wild scored their least amount of goals since the lockout–with their 219 markers topping only Edmonton, Columbus and Calgary in the West. As such, there are not many players who provided fantasy value. Mikko Koivu had his second straight good season, recording 71 [...]
Continue reading...Pierre-Marc Bouchard on the Mend
Monday, June 14, 2010
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Recent reports from the Star Tribune’s Michael Russo indicate often-injured winger Pierre Marc-Bouchard may be on the mend. The 26-year-old received word to begin lightly practicing and rates himself about 85 percent healthy. Bouchard suffers from post-concussion syndrome which limited him to only one game last season. Just three years ago, the Quebec native posted [...]
Continue reading...Forgettable 2009-10 Fantasy Seasons: Part 3/5
Friday, May 7, 2010
It’s always a difficult process making player projections at the start of a fantasy season but what happens when we think the world of a player and he falls completely short of his lofty expectations? When making preseason projections, analysts take everything into account – past trends, a previous season’s playoff performance, their team, their [...]
Continue reading...Forgettable 2009-10 Fantasy Seasons: Part 1/5
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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It’s always a difficult process making player projections at the start of a fantasy season but what happens when we think the world of a player and he falls completely short of his lofty expectations? When making preseason projections, analysts take everything into account – past trends, a previous season’s playoff performance, their team, their [...]
Continue reading...Will Olympic Success Carry Over?
Monday, March 1, 2010
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This Olympics proved that certain players possess the talent to play against both top notch talent and on the smaller ice surface. Of course, we cannot predict how any player will perform once they return to their NHL teams, but lets look at some players who could can ride their added confidence level into heightened [...]
Continue reading...Locking Up the Youth
Friday, February 26, 2010
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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 [...]
Continue reading...Cam Barker and Kim Johnsson Trade Jerseys
Friday, February 12, 2010
The Chicago Blackhawks sent defenseman Cam Barker to the Minnesota Wild for two more defensemen: Nick Leddy and Kim Johnsson. According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago Johnsson could play second or third pairing and should see time on both the powerplay and penalty kill. If you happen to own this 33-year-old blue liner, his [...]
Continue reading...Sedin Line Still the Fantasy Goldmine
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Who would have thought that one team could freefall so quickly out of playoff contention? Well the Flames have allowed it to happen, and that’s how it looks right now, as with Calgary sits 9th in the West on 58 points tied with Detroit who have played one less game. No doubt the Western Conference [...]
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Friday, July 16, 2010
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