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Line Change on the Fly: Weber Worth Every Penny
‘Line Change on the Fly’ is the feature where we re-rank our current player rankings. This edition ranks defensemen and their counterparts for the first time since the preseason. Feel free to go nuts in the comments. Good evening, fantasy hockey gamers. For the last couple of weeks we’ve heard clamoring over our current rankings. [...]
Continue reading...Niklas Kronwall’s Extension by the Numbers
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
As you probably know by now, Niklas Kronwall signed a seven-year extension with the Detroit Red Wings worth $33.25 million. His cap hit sits at a modest $4.75 million which surprisingly no other defenseman exactly matches. Thirty-eight defenders make within a million of that particular cap hit, whether higher or lower, putting him in relatively [...]
Continue reading...Welcome to the Wild Wild West
Thursday, April 28, 2011
The first round of the playoffs out west was full of teams overcoming great obstacles in dramatic fashion. Each series was fast, hard hitting and just downright entertaining. I hope that you guys have enjoyed the first round as much as I have, capping it off with a series for the history books with Vancouver [...]
Continue reading...Nightly Scrap: Big night for big centers
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks finally beat the Edmonton Oilers the way they know they could, via blowout. Toews would score three followed by Patrick Sharp and Bryan Bickell en route to a 5-0 win over the Oilers. In addition, Marty Turco shutout the opposition and got his first as a Blackhawk while Nikolai [...]
Continue reading...Daily Deke: Can Cam Ward slow down the Sedin Twins?
Sunday, October 17, 2010
After a busy schedule around the NHL last night, most of the league takes a day off with the exception of just four teams. Like we usually do, be sure to check out the Starting Goalies section here on Daily Faceoff. It’s updated real-time as we receive confirmation of tonight’s starting goalies. Our first stop [...]
Continue reading...Niklas Kronwall headed for knee surgery
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
It appears Niklas Kronwall may spend another season struggling to stay healthy. Despite only being 29-years-old he missed almost half of last season and 20 games two years before that making him a bit unreliable to lace them up. Yes his rugged style of skill and team support make him a sexy name but he [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: Detroit Red Wings
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Offensive Corps: It was a tough year for you if you owned a Red Wings forward in 2009-10, thanks in part to injuries limiting Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Holmstrom, Valtteri Filppula, Dan Cleary, and Johan Franzen. Franzen, likely the most impacted out of that group, only managed to contribute 10 goals and 11 assists in 27 [...]
Continue reading...Things are Starting to Line Up for Red Wings
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Ansar Kahn of MLive had Detroit fans all wired up today with the latest run down of Red Wings due to return from injuries… and suddenly they look like a post-Olympic contender. There’s no doubt that the Red Wings have battled the most difficult of injury situations this year and unlike the Oilers, they have [...]
Continue reading...Hockey Night: Red Wings looking to close gap on Predators
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Tonight is another action-packed Saturday in the National Hockey League that will give some fantasy owners that big push needed to move up in the standings, and leave others falling further out of reach. There is also likely to be a lot of movement in the Eastern and Western Conference at the end of the [...]
Continue reading...Wings Dealt Another Blow, Lose Kronwall
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Niklas Kronwall joins the injury parade that the Red Wings have turned into early this season and is out 2-4 weeks 4-8 weeks with an MCL sprain according to MLive. Derek Meech, who’s been a healthy scratch for the Wings in much of the season, will likely take Kronwall’s roster spot. If you’re looking to [...]
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
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