Offensive Corps: A team notorious for underperforming, the Buffalo Sabres again underperformed on the offensive front as Thomas Vanek regressed even further from his 84-point season 3 years ago and no player cracked the 70-point mark. Derek Roy, a lone (relative) bright spot, churned out his third straight year over 25 goals as he led [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 12, 2010
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The time has come to tally up all of those Fantasy 3 Stars polls that have been going on throughout the year. It was a tight race that came down to the final day of the year. I have decided to separate it into skaters and goalies because thanks to the high value voters placed [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 11, 2010
Tuukka Rask grabbed the number one role in Boston and should run with it. The 22-year-old goaltender recently took over the league lead in both GAA and SV% from Ryan Miller giving him a vote of confidence from coach Claude Julien.
Continue reading...Saturday, January 16, 2010
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It’s the halfway point in the season and we’re creating a hypothetical mid-season Hart Trophy here at DailyFaceoff.com. We’ve created the shortlist of nominees who could all be judged as the most valuable player to his team. Normally, the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association chooses who wins but we’d like you to choose! The poll can [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 11, 2010
It’s the halfway point in the season and we’re creating a hypothetical mid-season Vezina Trophy here at DailyFaceoff.com. We’ve created the shortlist of nominees who could all be judged as the greatest goaltender. Normally, the general managers choose who wins but we’d like you to choose! The poll can be found at the end. We’re [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 19, 2009
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Earlier this week Team USA G.M Brian Burke said he was very close to finalizing his roster for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver next February. The roster will still be officially announced on January 1st during the Winter Classic, but Burke has already stated that Ryan Miller will be the starter and Tim Thomas the [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 4, 2009
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Odds are, if you are like me, you don’t ask yourself, “What third liner can I pick up in my fantasy league today?”. The rash of injuries league-wide has forced many of our teams’ IRs to look like hospital waiting rooms. Though many of the star players are on their way back, or have already [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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The Red Wings have claimed forward and younger brother of Sabres goaltender Drew Miller off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning. With Red Wings forwards (Franzen, Filppula, Williams) dropping like flies so far this season Miller will provide some depth for the team and could find himself a spot on the 4th line while [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 5, 2009
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We want you, our readers, to vote daily on the previous night’s Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night. Based on your votes, points will be assigned to the top 3 stars of the night and at the end of the season the 3 players with the most points will be delcared the DailyFaceoff Fantasy 3 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 11, 2009
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Buffalo Sabres 2008/09: 41-32-9 – 91 pts (3rd in Northeast, 10th in East) Arrived: Steve Montador (BOS), Mike Grier (SJ), Cody McCormick (COL), Joe DiPenta (ANH) Departed: Jaroslav Spacek (MON), Teppo Numminen (retired), Dominic Moore (UFA), Andrew Peters (UFA), Maxim Afinogenov (UFA) After narrowly missing the playoffs again in 2008-09, the Sabres made almost no [...]
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
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