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2012-2013 Fantasy Hockey
About Last Night…Sens Lose Anderson, Beat Rangers
The Ottawa Senators’ injury woes continued as goaltender Craig Anderson left last night’s 3-2 win over the NY Rangers with a right ankle injury. Ben…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 22, 2013
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About Last Night…Voracek, Simmonds Lift Flyers Over Pens
Jakub Voracek had a hat trick and Wayne Simmonds added two goals as the Flyers held Pittsburgh at bay in a 6-5 win. Voracek scored…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 21, 2013
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About Last Night…Blackhawks Stand Tall at 13-0-3
Marian Hossa scored twice to help the Chicago Blackhawks post a 4-3 shootout win over Vancouver last night and tie the 2006-2007 Anaheim Ducks for…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 20, 2013
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About Last Night…The Smallest of Margins
There were seven games on Sunday and we saw seven one-goal games so Hockey Day in America was full of close contests including Mike Richards…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 18, 2013
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About Last Night…Tavares, Moulson Exorcise Devils
We’re not sure if the ice in Uniondale is made with holy water but John Tavares and Matt Moulson each had four-point nights in a…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 17, 2013
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About Last Night…Sharks Continue to Tank
Chicago goaltender Ray Emery took advantage of his opportunity to get a start and made the most of it by turning away 27 San Jose…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 16, 2013
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About Last Night…Rinne Posts Second Straight Shutout
Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped all 19 Phoenix shots to pick up his second straight shutout as the Predators knocked off the Coyotes 3-0 Thursday…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 15, 2013
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About Last Night…Sens Lose Karlsson For Season
Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson had his 2012-2013 season cut short, literally, in Ottawa’s 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Karlsson took a skate to…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 14, 2013
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About Last Night…Mr. Anderson Takes the Red Pill
Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson pulled his best Neo imitation when he turned aside all 42 agents, er, shots in a 2-0 blanking of Buffalo last…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 13, 2013
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About Last Night…Sharks Get Run Over By Columbus
Patrick Marleau’s tenth goal of the season came in a shocking loss for the San Jose Sharks. They were beaten up and down the ice…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 12, 2013
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About Last Night…Ericsson Beats Kings, Buzzer
The Detroit Red Wings got a goal from Johnathan Ericsson with five seconds left to beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 Sunday afternoon. Henrik Zetterberg…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 11, 2013
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Take a Spin on the…Wheel…Of…Fantasy-Anaheim
While we lack a puzzle board and free spins, we have plenty of fantasy spin for this series of updates. Grab your favorite beverage because…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 10, 2013
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About Last Night…Nemo Blanks Bruins, Bolts
For the first time this season a game was postponed due to weather. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s game at Boston fell victim to Winter Storm…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 9, 2013
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About Last Night…Pens Ink Up Fifth Straight Win
Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to pace Pittsburgh in a 5-2 win over Washington. Pittsburgh scored all five goals in the second…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 8, 2013
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About Last Night…Not So Fasth, My Friend
Anaheim goaltender Victor Fasth turned aside all 31 Colorado shots and the Ducks posted a 3-0 win in Denver last night to improve to 7-1-1.…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 7, 2013
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About Last Night…Kane Raises Hawks to 8-0-2 Start
Patrick Kane’s consecutive goals proved to be the difference-makers as Chicago broke a 3-3 tie and downed San Jose 5-3 last night in the game…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 6, 2013
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Stacking the Pads–Week 3 NHL Fantasy Goalie Update
We’re two weeks into the season and it’s time to take a look at who’s hot and who’s not between the pipes. There are big…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 5, 2013
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About Last Night…Cam Ward Finally Gets Win #2
Carolina goaltender Cam Ward finally got his second win of the season. It took a 41-save effort to hold the Toronto Maple Leafs at bay…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 5, 2013
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Line Change–Pledge the Frattin on the Week 3 NHL Waiver Wire
Two full weeks are in the books and there are players still out there who can help your team if you pick them up. We’ll…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 4, 2013
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About Last Night…Kunitz, Pens Veto Washington
Chris Kunitz’s hat trick powered Pittsburgh to a 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals Sunday afternoon. Kris Letang and Matt Cooke also had a goal…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 4, 2013
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About Last Night…Bonino’s Trick Helps Ducks Crown Kings, Quick
Anaheim forward Nick Bonino scored twice in the first 5:49 of the game against the Kings last night. It chased netminder Johnathan Quick back to…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 3, 2013
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly–Week 2
Two weeks are in the books and we have plenty of good, bad and ugly to go around. Without any further delay, let’s jump in…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 2, 2013
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About Last Night…What’s Not on Ondrej Pavelec’s iPod
It’s safe to say that after this trip to Tampa, Ondrej Pavelec and the Winnipeg Jets won’t be fans of Lou Christie anytime soon. Pavelec…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 2, 2013
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About Last Night…The Offense Never Rests
Thursday’s action had a lot of action on it. Thomas Vanek of the Sabres had a hat trick and two assists as Buffalo posted a…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- February 1, 2013
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Hot and Cold Report–Week 2
Let’s take a look at who’s hot and who’s not in the NHL and how it impacts your fantasy team. Safe to say, if you…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 31, 2013
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About Last Night…Luongo Blanks Avalanche
Roberto Luongo turned in a 24-save shutout over the Colorado Avalanche last night as the Canucks improved to 3-2-2 this season. Zack Kassian had his…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 31, 2013
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About Last Night…Frattin Beats Buzzer, Sabres
Toronto forward Matt Frattin scored with 1.5 seconds left in overtime to lift the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 30, 2013
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About Last Night…Coyotes’ Johnson Stands Tall
In just his fifth NHL start, goaltender Chad Johnson turned aside all 21 Nashville shots and Phoenix posted a 4-0 win over the Predators Monday…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 29, 2013
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Grab Grabner on the Line Change-Week 2 Waiver Wire
For this week, we’ll share three forwards, two defensemen and a goaltender you could pick up to give your team a boost. Availability is based…
- Andrew Nordmeier
- January 28, 2013
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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