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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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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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Hartnell’s Heroes
Scott Hartnell had a magical season for the 2011-2012 Philadelphia Flyers. I won’t wax poetic (by the way, WTF is the meaning of “waxing poetic”? …
- DC
- April 16, 2012
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1 in 4 Say They Don’t Get Enough Sleep…
Back in September I decided to throw out some deep sleepers and write glowingly about their potential to surprise us all. Turns out only 2 of the 8…
- DC
- April 13, 2012
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Danny Moves His Fanny in April
The gloating about my best preseason picks will happen sometime in the next couple days, but tonight I feel like talking about hockey, non fantasy…
- DC
- April 11, 2012
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The Not So Good, the Bad, and the Ugly…
Today we look at some of my worst prognostications from 7 months ago. The list is long and pretty damning, but then again I’m not a professional prognosticator –…
- DC
- April 10, 2012
- 3
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And We’re Gettin Off, to the Playoffs…
The regular season is over, which means the fantasy hockey season is over too. Sure there are a few degenerates who will be playing in…
- DC
- April 8, 2012
- 7
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The Atkinson Diet is so 2002….
Believe me I’m fully aware of the playoff races going on right now, but my team is out so I’m not exactly wrapped up in…
- DC
- April 5, 2012
- 0
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The Price is Wrong B*TCH!
I always used to watch the Price is Right whenever I would stay home sick from school. Something about a bunch of random idiots winning…
- DC
- April 4, 2012
- 1
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Ziggy-Zaki Ziggy-Zaki ROY ROY ROY!
I was all prepared to write the eulogy for the 2011-2012 Buffalo Sabres. The last score I saw before writing this was 3-0 Leafs in the…
- DC
- April 3, 2012
- 2
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey
RCL FINALS!
RCL 1 The Jolly Razzers blasted True North Puck Co. 7-2 to cruise to the championship. The regular season champions got shutouts from both Cory…
- DC
- April 2, 2012
- 4
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Are We Not Men? We Are Devan.
Top notch waiver wire pick-ups are hard to find this late in the season, but Devan Dubnyk could be that guy. He stopped 32 of 33…
- ChrisV
- April 2, 2012
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Bailey’s not Irish, and He Doesn’t Drink
But he certainly has been scoring alot lately. 2 Goals and 3 Assists against the mighty Pen’s and all of a sudden Josh Bailey is…
- DC
- March 30, 2012
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Ryder? I Nearly Killed Her!
If I were forced back in August to answer the question: How can the Dallas Stars win the Pacific Division? My first thought would be,…
- DC
- March 29, 2012
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The Kid in the Hall Just Got Expelled
For the 2nd straight year (his first 2 in the NHL) Taylor Hall‘s season will be cut short with injury. I’d like to think that…
- DC
- March 28, 2012
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RCL Semifinals!
SEMIFINALS! RCL 1(1) Jolly Razzers vs (4) Puck The Folice The Jolly Razzers crushed Puck The Folice 8-3 to advance to the final, sweeping…
- DC
- March 27, 2012
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey
Does Roloson Have A Caramel Center?
When Dwayne Roloson was born, Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker were still playing together in a band (Blind Faith, not Cream). The Mets were four…
- ChrisV
- March 27, 2012
- 2
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey
Radulov Radical’s Set to Invade Nashville
If you haven’t heard the news, then just keep reading! ZING! If you haven’t heard, the Wayne Gretzky of the KHL is set to make…
- DC
- March 22, 2012
- 3
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RCL Leagues – Quarterfinals!!
RCL 1 (4) Puck The Folice vs (5) Feeding Frenzy Puck The Folice bounced the Frenzy 8-3 as once again the 4-game goaltender minimum came…
- DC
- March 19, 2012
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey
The March (Back) of the Penguins
If you’ve never seen the movie ‘March of the Penguins’ then you probably have no idea just how hardcore real Penguins are. Let me just…
- DC
- March 15, 2012
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