Tag Archive | "Teemu Selanne"
Fantasy Hockey Top 10: Surprise Performers
What’s the distinction between a winning and losing fantasy season? The answer often lies in a manager’s ability to draft the player(s) who will not merely match their previous seasons’ output, but will exceed it in a big way. Having that knack for shrewdly selecting a sleeper in a later round, or predicting which scorer [...]
Continue reading...The Cycle: Is Alex Ovechkin Back?
Sunday, April 3, 2011
The cycle spans the internet for intelligent, well-thought out articles which either help your fantasy team or will give you some better incite on your favorite team. If you feel we should add your link, feel free to contact us at contact at dailyfaceoff dot com or on twitter @DailyFaceoff. One look at last night’s [...]
Continue reading...Daily Deke: Coyotes go for sixth-straight win
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Believe it or not, the Phoenix Coyotes have won five straight games and currently sit in second place in the Pacific standings with 23 points. The Yotes have seemingly found offensive production from guys such as Wojtek Wolski, Radim Vrbata, and Lauri Korpikoski. Besides the offense, Phoenix has had a goaltender who’s had to stand [...]
Continue reading...Teemu Selanne needs rest, unlikely to play tonight vs. Oilers
Sunday, November 21, 2010
It seems like Selanne will rest his sore groin tonight, taking it easy on his sensitive injury. As Curtis Zupke of The OC Register points out, the Ducks will have four games off following tonight’s game so resting seems even more beneficial. Here are some quotes from Selanne on the subject: “We’ll see tomorrow how [...]
Continue reading...Nightly Scrap: A full night of upsets
Saturday, November 20, 2010
The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Washington Capitals 5-0 last night in one of many upset victories. Not only were the Thrashers heavily favored to lose the contest but it was even more unlikely that they would win via shutout, especially after allowing six goals against just a week ago versus these same Caps. Starting goalie [...]
Continue reading...Nightly Scrap: Not exactly a goalie dual in Pittsburgh
Thursday, November 11, 2010
When you looked at the two starting goalies when the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Boston Bruins, it became an automatic goalie dual. Brent Johnson entered the game with a 6-1-1 record and 1.62 GAA while Tim Thomas entered with a 7-0-0 record and 1.04 GAA– impressive to say the least. However, the 7-4 drubbing handed [...]
Continue reading...The Heatmap: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Week 5
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Here we are in week five of the season. While some teams are climbing the standings, others are starting to realize that they are in for a long season. Here is a look at the latest player trends this past week. HOT Teemu Selanne – After contemplating retirement in the summer Selanne came back for [...]
Continue reading...Daily Deke: Canucks and Caps are hot; Sharks host Ducks
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
After a slow Monday to start the week, the NHL is back with seven games tonight. We’ll review some notes/comments from some of the matchups on-tap for tonight. As always, be sure to check out the Starting Goalies section and the Team Lineups page. Both sections are updated right up until game time. The Carolina [...]
Continue reading...Nightly Scrap: Blues extend streak; Flyers fall to Caps
Monday, November 8, 2010
After a powerplay goal by Mike Green in overtime, the Philadelphia Flyers snapped their six game winning streak against the Washington Capitals. In an exciting, yet even match the two teams traded first period goals from Nikolai Zherdev and Eric Fehr and second period goals by Ville Leino and Alexander Semin. Both rookie goaltenders, Braden Holtby [...]
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
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