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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey
2016-17 Season Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning
A season after making the Stanley Cup finals, the Tampa Bay Lightning put up a valiant effort in their attempt to return. Unfortunately, they ran…
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- August 10, 2016
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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey
2016-17 Season Preview: Detroit Red Wings
1989-90. That's the last time the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs. The streak was in serious jeopardy last season as Detroit didn't have a…
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- August 9, 2016
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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey
2016-17 Season Preview: Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a franchise in limbo. Last offseason, they made a bunch of questionable moves that were focused on the future; I'd argue…
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- August 8, 2016
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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey
2016-17 Season Preview: Ottawa Senators
As a Sabres fan, I thoroughly enjoy the dysfunction of the Ottawa Senators. When I look at them from a neutral point of view, they're…
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- August 4, 2016
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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey
2016-17 Season Preview: Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens were poised to build on a terrific 2014-15 last year only for their season to end in November. They didn't know it…
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- August 3, 2016
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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey
2016-17 Season Preview: Buffalo Sabres
After two years of being in the basement of the NHL, the Buffalo Sabres made a large improvement in 2015-16. They finished one game below…
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- August 2, 2016
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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey
2016-17 Season Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs
Hey guys! I'm back now for the upcoming season and will be providing you content on almost a daily basis from now on. This will…
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- August 1, 2016
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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey
2016 NHL Offseason Winners / Losers
Hey everyone! Before things start going full swing in a few weeks, I figured I'd post an article summarizing the biggest changes that have taken…
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- July 18, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Wrapping Up The 2015-16 Fantasy Hockey Season
Hey guys! Sadly, the season has come to an end with the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the Stanley Cup. Almost everyone but Kris Letang screwed their fantasy owners…
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- June 16, 2016
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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey Rankings
Way Too Early 2016-17 Fantasy Hockey Top 20
Hey guys. Before my posting becomes more sparingly throughout May, June and July, I went through my top 10 players for next season here on…
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- April 29, 2016
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2016-17 Fantasy Hockey Rankings
Way Too Early 2016-17 Fantasy Hockey Top 10
I mentioned in Monday's article here that on Wednesday, I was going to put out my top 10 for next season. Well here we are!…
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- April 27, 2016
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2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Blues Feeling Blue
After Saturday, the Blues have to be sitting around thinking “no, not again.” After going up 3-1 in the series, the Blues came back in…
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- April 25, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Neuvirth Gets Chance, Delivers
Let's play a quick game. Goalie A, in 32 games and 29 starts, won 18 games with a 2.27 GAA and .924 save percentage. Goalie…
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- April 21, 2016
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2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Drooling Over Drouin
I know that Jonathan Drouin couldn't have handled his demotion any worse than he did but it still blows my mind that he was sent…
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- April 20, 2016
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2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs
It’s Miller Time
Throughout the season, J.T. Miller was one of my favorite streamers. The former first round pick who will play on the North American team in…
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- April 18, 2016
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2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Game 1 Recaps: Hatty for Hornqvist
Hey guys. The first two nights of The Stanley Cup Playoffs have been filled with drama and outstanding performances. Anytime somebody scores a hat trick…
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- April 15, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Year in Review: Defensemen
Hello everyone. Today, I'm going to take a look at the top 20 overall defensemen on the season based on the ESPN player rater for…
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- April 13, 2016
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2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Playoff Preview: Parity Edition
The best playoffs of them all, the battle for The Stanley Cup, starts Wednesday! Personally, I can't contain my excitement as this year has some…
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- April 12, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey RCLs
RCL Final Recap
Hey guys! With the regular season over, we can crown the champion of the 2015-16 Razzball Commenter Leagues. As I mentioned in the March RCL…
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- April 12, 2016
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Razzball Bracket Challenge
Razzball Playoff Bracket Challenge
Hey guys! Sadly, the regular season is over now meaning your fantasy hockey leagues that you've been battling in for the past 6 months have…
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- April 11, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Weekend Preview: The Final Countdown
The end of the NHL regular season, and therefore the normal fantasy season, is upon us. Insert all of the sad face emojis here. Once…
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- April 8, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Thursday Preview and Streamers
Hey guys. Thanks for all the well wishes; I'm starting to get over this sickness. For those of you who are still battling for the…
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- April 7, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
ASSUME THE POSITION: D End Plus Wednesday’s Streamers
Whether you’re in or you’re out of your league playoffs at this point, here are some d-men that can help you in the final weeks,…
- Matt
- April 6, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Kane Gets To The Century Mark
After his remarkable first half, it looked like Patrick Kane reaching 100 points was a formality. Then he struggled mightily in the second half, enough…
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- April 4, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Special Agent James, I Mean Jeff Carter, FBI
For the second time in a week, Jeff Carter had a monster game. On Thursday, Carter had two goals and an assist with 3 shots…
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- April 1, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Regression Finds Kadri
I've been talking about Nazem Kadri's shooting percentage for the entire season. To be blunt, it's not possible for a forward to be shooting 5%…
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- March 30, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Monahan Making Moves
It's been very up and down this year for Sean Monahan but as we approach the end of the year, his numbers are exactly in…
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- March 29, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Elliott and Allen Piling Up The Shutouts
It's been quite a while since we've seen a shutout streak like the Blues are on. On Friday, Brian Elliott had one of the easiest…
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- March 28, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
3×3 Parise
On Thursday, for the third time this season, Zach Parise scored his third hat trick of the season, adding an assist and six shots in…
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- March 25, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Dubnyk Puts Wild In Playoff Spot (For Now)
Coming off an ugly loss to the Predators, it was a near certainty that the Kings would come out firing on Tuesday night. They certainly…
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- March 23, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
ASSUME THE POSITION – Goalie Report – Playoff Edition
Let’s just cut to the chase, shall we? You somehow made the fantasy playoffs, even though your goaltending is suspect. For this playoff edition of…
- Matt
- March 22, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Nylander’s Big Night
Streamer success! Coming off his first career multi-point game on Saturday, William Nylander had the first three point game of his young career, scoring a…
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- March 22, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
March 2016 RCL Update
We are in the stretch run of the fantasy hockey season and there's some exciting action in the RCLs. Let's take a quick look at…
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- March 21, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Shutouts on Shutouts
The story of the weekend around the league was the goaltending performances. There were quite a few duds and a bunch of outstanding starts, including…
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- March 21, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Benn Does What He’s Been Doing
Nobody has Benn better across the board this season than Stars captain Jamie Benn. See what I did there? Hilarious! I'll see myself out... Benn…
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- March 18, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Frolik On Fire For The Flames
After a hat trick over the weekend, Michael Frolik came back with another monster game on Wednesday night scoring a goal and adding two assists…
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- March 17, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Karlsson Locking Up The Norris
It's an unpopular opinion but for my money, Erik Karlsson is the best player in the NHL. He makes a bigger impact on a game…
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- March 16, 2016
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2015-2016 Fantasy Hockey
Quick Shuts The Champs Down
Both divisions in the Western Conference are in the midst of a three way battle that will have a major impact throughout the playoffs. The…
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- March 15, 2016
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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Spezza Stars! For The Stars!
He's always piled up the assists but Jason Spezza has never been known as a goal scorer. This year, it's a different story because if…
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- March 14, 2016
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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Assume the Position: Please, Please, Please, Let Me Win My League Championship
It’s that time of year again. You’re in or you’re out. You’re contending in hockey or you’re mock drafting for baseball. You’re hunkered at the…
- Matt
- March 11, 2016
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