Archive for October, 2008

Fantasy Friday Fix

Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in Fantasy Friday Fix, Uncategorized | No Comments »

The 4th year breakout is a well known idea in fantasy hockey circles, the general thought being that in the 4th year of NHL play, many players will "break out", typically hitting a level of point production a good deal ...

Fantasy Stat Thursday

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in fantasy stat | No Comments »

i'm going to be looking (briefly) at NHL stats (courtesy of NHL.com) on the occasional Thursday during the season where i'll look at a particular stat in the NHL and go through the top options looking for "surprises".  there's little ...

Maple Leafs

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in fantasy team review | No Comments »

i took a look at Tom Kelly's team this last week and it is insanely indepth.  they have 15 man rosters with up to a 5 man bench and up to 10 guys in the minors.  add to this the ...

Sunday without hockey

Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Weekend wrap up | No Comments »

With no NHL games last night I will post something after tonight's games.

Sunday armchair

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 Posted in armchair | 3 Comments »

For the second time in history (the first being October 5th, 2005) all thirty NHL teams played last night. From 1pm-10:30pm I was in heaven flipping through the games with my laptop on the side to track every Point, PIM, ...

Fantasy Friday Fix

Friday, October 24th, 2008 Posted in Fantasy Friday Fix | No Comments »

So this will be the new title of this particular Friday edition of the blog here. Nothing fancy but really ... who doesn't like a little alliteration? Quite the night last night around the league, lots of good comebacks and some ...

Crown Royale

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in fantasy team review | No Comments »

Mike Arden emailed in for a look at his team last year ... and i never got to him in the queue.  he plays in a 12 team roto keeper with the following settings: G, A, P, +/-, PPG, PPA, ...

Ageless wonders

Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in armchair | 5 Comments »

1st overall picks like Lecavalier took 5 years to break the 70 point barrier but the last few years poolies have been rewarded with the immediate impact of Phaneuf, Crosby, Ovechkin and Malkin. Those of you in keeper pools are ...

Sunday morning armchair

Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Posted in armchair | No Comments »

how bad are the Stars stinking it up eh?  or more specifically, Marty Turco.  i'm already hearing and seeing the panic in some leagues.  it comes down to ... do you honestly believe that Turk stinks?  then bail.  if you're in ...

Lucky Number Seven

Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

That's how many games were on last night. Thursdays are often Saturday night "lite" as it is rare that they do not have a good selection of games to take in as we head into the weekend. A few ...

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Expert's Audit - Streit, no chaser
Welcome once again to “An Expert’s Audit”.  This audit will be posted here as well as on my fantasy hockey blog...Wed, 17 Mar 2010

 

How Does Our First Line Stack Up?
The Leafs top line trio of Bozak, Kulemin, and Kessel has been together for 17 games now, which is roughly one fifth of...Tue, 16 Mar 2010

 

Staying positive
Well, it was an interesting week. The Sabres had their last 3 Western Conference games of the season. The first one...Tue, 16 Mar 2010

 

Michael Stone a cornerstone
I caught a bit of the recent CHL action between the Saint John Sea Dogs vs. Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) yesterday on Shaw...Mon, 15 Mar 2010

 

Sunday morning armchair
i haven’t been able to post since the Olympics but i found this link this week and had to throw it down here. ...Sun, 14 Mar 2010

 

Youth In Full Effect
How’s this grab you all as a stat line for the Leafs victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night? Luke...Fri, 12 Mar 2010

 

Welcome To The Gunn Show
Here’s a question for all the Leaf fans who promoted Ian White due to his “impressive” +/- rating of...Wed, 10 Mar 2010

 

Penalties Taken vs. Penalties Drawn and Nikolai Kulemin
So here’s another area where Nikolai Kulemin does a lot of little things right.  He’s been compared on...Tue, 09 Mar 2010

 

A couple of W's make me feel better
The offense is still stumbling, but a pair of OT wins over the weekend make it feel like maybe the bottom ISN’T...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Penalty Trouble in Philadelphia
Ok, so Colton Orr serves a purpose on this team.  In the case of Toronto’s game against Ottawa on Saturday...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Will Kopitar score 40?
To call it a breakout season for Anze Kopitar would be a bit of an understatement. Most of us as Kings’ fans...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Don't Panic
The Kings’ return from the Olympic break started out nicely with a good thumping of Dallas, improving upon the...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Sunday morning armchair
Ian is away this weekend and I’ll be filling in for him with this week.  With the Olympics and trade deadline...Sun, 07 Mar 2010

 

Eastern Conference Playoff Race
The Olympics are over and the trade deadline has come and gone without any hugely significant trades made on deadline...Fri, 05 Mar 2010

 

Leafs Create Offensive Chances
Phil Kessel might not be worth 4 draft picks.  The 4 draft picks Boston received in exchange for the Leafs sniper...Fri, 05 Mar 2010

 


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