Tag Archive | "Nicklas Backstrom"
Hunter: Backstrom Did Not Skate During Break
Our last report sounded relatively optimistic as Backstrom was taking the “next step” towards his recovery. However, it appears that there was a setback as Capitals head coach Dale Hunter, when questioned, told Brian McNally of The Washington Examiner that Backstrom did not skate during the break. We understand that the Caps would be foolish [...]
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Line Change on the Fly: Stammer Hanging by a Thread
Friday, December 9, 2011
‘Line Change on the Fly’ is the feature where we re-rank our current player rankings. This edition ranks centers and their counterparts for the first time since the preseason. Feel free to go nuts in the comments. Good morning, fantasy hockey gamers. For the last couple of weeks we’ve heard clamoring over our current rankings. Well, [...]
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Fantasy Hockey Spin on Coaching Changes, Stars
Monday, November 28, 2011
Dale Hunter Hired, Bruce Boudreau Fired At approximately 8:17 AM, a press release from Sergey Kocharov hit our inbox, announcing the Washington Capitals hired Dale Hunter as their head coach. The former legend and icon in the Nation’s capitol, Hunter left the London Knights for a prestigious job on his former club. As my colleague [...]
Continue reading...Top 10 Most Productive Fantasy Hockey Lines
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
By Alexander Monaghan Editor-in-chief Less than a month ago we discussed the most dominant lines in hockey. Just two weeks in, it was hard to determine what worked and what didn’t. Eighty two percent of voters liked either the Anaheim Ducks or the Vancouver Canucks but thus far one of these things is not like [...]
Continue reading...Saturday Discussion: Most Dominant Line in Hockey
Saturday, October 15, 2011
The 2011-2012 NHL season is just kicking off but there are already some trends worth watching. Right now we all our trying to justify our first round picks with the hopes that they all get going and spare us a season of scrambling to the waiver wire. Let’s take a look at the current most [...]
Continue reading...Nicklas Backstrom Still Worth a First Round Pick?
Friday, September 23, 2011
Nicklas Backstrom is definitely one of the more talented players in hockey. Two seasons ago, the Galve, Sweden native potted 33 goals and 101 points under a defense-free, run-and-gun system. He mainly pivoted Alex Ovechkin, and at times, also Alexander Semin. He looked like an unstoppable fantasy hockey commodity, worthy of a first round pick. [...]
Continue reading...Struck By Lightning: Boudreau’s Future In Doubt After Latest Caps Collapse
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
It’s becoming an all-too-familiar pattern in Washington. Another great regular season, followed by another playoff catastrophe for the Capitals. Let the finger pointing begin. The easiest and most obvious target seemingly is captain Alex Ovechkin. After taking a week off near the end of March, Ovechkin vowed to be ready to lead Washington deep into [...]
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Monday, January 30, 2012
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