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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
About Last Night…Hawks Experience Joy of Six
Nick Leddy’s overtime goal gave Chicago a 2-1 win over arch-rival Detroit yesterday and has the Blackhawks off to a franchise-best 6-0 start. While Chicago…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 28, 2013
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About Last Night…Flyers Make Panthers Read It And Weep
Matt Read’s hat trick was part of a seven-goal outburst as the Flyers roared back to life offensively and pummeled Florida 7-1 last night. Ilya…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 27, 2013
- 5
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly; Week 1 Recap
It’s nice to have hockey back and we’ve finally got the first full week in the books. But what did we learn from it? Let’s…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 26, 2013
- 2
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
About Last Night…Everyone Loves Mason Raymond
Mason Raymond scored twice and Cory Schneider turned aside 30 shots as Vancouver blanked Anaheim 5-0 last night. The Canucks got revenge on the Ducks…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 26, 2013
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About Last Night…Eric Staal Tricks the Sabres
On a busy Thursday, Eric Staal’s hat trick put the Carolina Hurricanes into the win column for the first time this season as they beat…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 25, 2013
- 10
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About Last Night…Gaborik, Sullivan Turn Tricks
Despite only four games on the NHL docket, we had our first two hat tricks of the season as Marion Gaborik of the Rangers and…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 24, 2013
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About Last Night…Oilers Get a Flat Rolling on Dub(nyk)s
The Edmonton Oilers found themselves on the short end of a killer first period by the San Jose Sharks in one of the nine games…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 23, 2013
- 10
2013 Fantasy Hockey
Stacking the Pads-Week 1 Goaltender Update
We're a few days into the season and we're already seeing goaltending get impacted by the shortened season. Studs have started out as duds and…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 23, 2013
- 2
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Hot and Cold–Week 1
We’re only a couple games into the season and we’ve been able to identify some players who are off to hot starts and some that…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 22, 2013
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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
About Last Night…One-Goal Game Night in the NHL
Out of the seven games on Monday night, six of them ended up as one-goal games so we had our first night of tightly-played games…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 22, 2013
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Line Change: 2013 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Week 1
With the first weekend under our collective belt, let’s take a look at players you can pick up to try and get your team an…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 21, 2013
- 4
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About Last Night…January 20th Daily Rewind
Six games went down on Sunday and we had a good amount of offense and our first 1-0 game of the season. Thomas Vanek was…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 21, 2013
- 4
2013 Fantasy Hockey
NHL Opening Night Rewind
The first day of the 2012-2013 season is in the books and it was a crazy one to say the least. Two teams hung up six…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 19, 2013
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2013 Fantasy Hockey
Last Chance League (Razzball Commenter League)
Happy hockey day to everyone out there! So excited to have the game that we all know and love, kicking off later today! With that…
- Frank
- January 19, 2013
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2013 Fantasy Hockey Sleepers
Of course you’ll have your big guns taken in the first couple rounds, then there’s your enforcers that can score a goal or two and…
- Frank
- January 14, 2013
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2013 Fantasy Hockey
2013 Fantasy Hockey Top 55 Goalies + Projections
We went ABOVE & BEYOND and added an extra 5 goalies into the mix for this post, so try to contain yourself people. Now, without…
- Frank
- January 9, 2013
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2013 Fantasy Hockey Top 300 Skaters + Projections
After much deliberation and a few shots in the dark, here are the top 300 skaters for the 2013 fantasy hockey season. You’ll find projections…
- Frank
- January 9, 2013
- 4
2013 Fantasy Hockey
Breaking the Lockout Chains
Let’s see if we can get up to speed on what’s happened while the NHL was away these past couple months between a slew of…
- Frank
- January 7, 2013
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2013 Fantasy Hockey
GAME ONNNN!!
GAME ON! Plenty of materials to follow this week with the announcement of the NHL lockout FINALLY being lifted. Mon 1/7 – Recent happenings overseas…
- Frank
- January 6, 2013
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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Lockout Schmockout
Hockey is MIA at the moment. But don’t worry folks, we’re still here preparing for when an agreement is finally reached and the puck finally…
- Frank
- October 19, 2012
- 2
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Top 40 NHL Rookies for 2012-13 (Part 2)
We continue our look at the Top 40 rookies in the NHL this up coming season. Here’s Part 1 if you need to catch up.…
- Frank
- September 14, 2012
- 4
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Top 40 NHL Rookies for 2012-13
It’s almost that time of year again, the kids are off to school, the coffee is flowing and the fantasy hockey drafts are about to…
- Frank
- August 28, 2012
- 3
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
One Month ‘Til Armageddon
NHL Commish Gary Bettman said there is a Goatse.cx-wide gap (don’t Google this) between the League and the Player’s union, and with the Collective Bargaining…
- ChrisV
- August 17, 2012
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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
New York Gets To Nosh With Nash
While I was away on vacation last week, the New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets decided to do a little transferring of players. Even…
- ChrisV
- August 2, 2012
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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Guys Who Switched Clubs (And The Men Who Love Them)
The offseason has been busy in the National Hockey Leagues offices, so as part of my parole, I am required to stay away from dogs…
- ChrisV
- July 20, 2012
- 6
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Bottom-Feeding For Fun And Profit
Sometimes you have to visit a few seedy places to find a bargain. You start out at Tiffany’s, of course. Your first round selection is…
- Lady Stanley
- July 18, 2012
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey Strategy
Loyalty Is For (Fantasy) Suckers
A lot of the talk surrounding this summer’s free agent activity has centered on the loyalty, or lack thereof, shown by players to their long-time…
- Lady Stanley
- July 11, 2012
- 1
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Blog Post From A Hooker in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Wild finished under .500 at the end of this past season. They ranked 27th in the Powerplay and dead last in both Goals…
- ChrisV
- July 5, 2012
- 6
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey Prospects
The Groove Is In The Ice
The National Hockey League draft came and went while I was on vacation, but I heard no one took my future boyfriend Mikhail Grigorenko until the 12th…
- ChrisV
- July 3, 2012
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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Edmonton Intent On Not Finishing Last In Division Again
The Oilers continue to fill themselves with talent. After seemingly every other team wasted their first round draft pick on Defense, Edmonton went ahead and…
- ChrisV
- July 1, 2012
- 0
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey Prospects
Murray, I Have Asked You Repeatedly Not To Call Me “Woman”
Today is the start of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, so maybe now would be a good time to discuss another prospect? Sure! As long…
- ChrisV
- June 22, 2012
- 2
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey Prospects
Mikhail’s Potential Is Glasnost
Tall and thin, Mikhail Grigorenko is an 18 year old stud from Khabarovsk, Russia. He is perhaps too young for someone like me to project, although Patrick…
- ChrisV
- June 12, 2012
- 0
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Blockbuster Trade Goes Down
The Detroit Red Wings just obtained Andrew Murray, a 32 year old with 40 points and -7 rating in 220 career games. Whoo! Okay, so,…
- ChrisV
- June 11, 2012
- 0
2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Semin Is Dried Up
Alexander Semin becomes a free agent this year, but you shouldn’t care. Even presuming the 28 year old doesn’t return to Mother Russia, Semin has…
- ChrisV
- May 17, 2012
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey
Explosive Turnarounds Not Involving Diarrhea
It’s always interesting to take a look at players who exceeded expectations with career years (or even returning to past glory). Here’s three of ’em:…
- ChrisV
- May 11, 2012
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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
Top Players Born 30 Years Ago
I recently marked the occasion when I escaped from my mother’s womb (by which I mean built in a factory). This year it’s a milestone:…
- ChrisV
- May 8, 2012
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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey Prospects
Nail to the Cross-Check
Telling you about Russian phenom Nail Yakupov is like telling you about Sidney Crosby in 2004. If you know anything about hockey, chances are you…
- ChrisV
- May 3, 2012
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Live Blog!
Rangers Capitols Game 3: Heart Attack City
12:22 a.m. – Well folks, it was fun. This series can still go either way, and we have some other fun playoff hockey as well. The…
- ChrisV
- May 2, 2012
- 0
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey Prospects
Fresh From The Farm, Kreider
In his third NHL game, the New York Ranger’s Chris Kreider scored on Ottawa’s Craig Anderson, which is impressive for a number of reasons. One,…
- ChrisV
- April 24, 2012
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey
The Front is Better Than the Backes
Right off the bat it doesn’t look like David Backes had a bad season: 24G/30A/17PPP/+15/101PIM/234SOG…. Well actually, on second glance, that is a pretty good…
- DC
- April 20, 2012
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