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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

RCL Madness! Week 14

Several teams made big jumps in the standings this week, with the  Toronto Make Beliefs (RCL 1) leading the way, scoring a perfect 22  points.…

  • DC
  • January 16, 2012
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Geno’s Best is Better Than Yours

For the most part, things have been quiet for the Penguins.  Letang & Crosby are still out and the team is just 4-6 in their…

  • DC
  • January 15, 2012
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Cammalleri’s Season Goes up in Flames

If you haven’t heard, the Canadians and Flames paired up for a trade.  It was essentially Michael Cammalleri for Rene Bourque (there were draft picks &…

  • DC
  • January 13, 2012
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Vokoun YOU!!

Of course after I pimp Neuvirth the dirty Cap’s start Tomas Vokoun and he pitches a Shutout.  AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!  I’ve decided predicting Goalie performance/playing time is a futile…

  • DC
  • January 11, 2012
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Halak is Back to Attack Montreal Cack

Jaroslav Halak‘s triumphant return to Montreal was everything he could have hoped for.  He got into town early so he could visit his favorite Montreal Establishment (to get all…

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  • January 11, 2012
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Hey watch it, that stick is Sharp…

Patrick Sharp got hurt against Detroit because he was either A) slashed by Jiri Hudler or B) fell hard on the ice during a penalty…

  • DC
  • January 9, 2012
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

RCL Madness! Week 13

Jethro (The CHeap Seats) led all teams this week, scoring 20 points.  Here are the leaders in each category for the week, with the average…

  • DC
  • January 9, 2012
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Rib Eye is Better Than Top Sirloin

Mike Ribiero went rib eye yesterday and sniped 2 Goals to give him a whopping 8 this year.  What sucks is that I was particularly…

  • DC
  • January 6, 2012
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Hiller is not the Thriller in Maniller…

Jonas Hiller is having one of the worst seasons in the history of Ducks Goaltending… And I should know, I lived through the Mikail Shtalenkov/Ron Tugnutt/Guy…

  • DC
  • January 4, 2012
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Tampa Bay Forgets to Take Goalie to Toronto

Well that’s what I assume happened after the Lightning gave up 7 Goals to the Leafs.  It really amazes me that a team that went to…

  • DC
  • January 4, 2012
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

AK-47’s Brother Shoots Hat Trick

Sergei Kostitsyn is the lesser known brother of the hardly known Andrei..  Uhhh yeah, lesser known, or something…  Sergei merits strong consideration to the Waiver Wire All Star…

  • DC
  • January 3, 2012
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RCL League Madness!

i miss baseball was the team of the week, recording a near-perfect 21 points.  Here are the leaders in each category for the  week, with…

  • DC
  • January 3, 2012
  • 2
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Kari Leht-em-in

Kari Lehtonen did just that yesterday in his first game in over a month.  I’ll give him credit though, 3 Goals won’t hurt your team too…

  • DC
  • December 30, 2011
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Semin Is Good For You

In Alexander Semin‘s first 27 games of the season, he had 5 Goals. Now all of a sudden, he’s got 4 Goals in his last…

  • DC
  • December 29, 2011
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Kane is Able

Evander Kane is showing everyone that he is a M-A-N at the ripe age of 20.  2 Goals last night put him just 2 short…

  • DC
  • December 28, 2011
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RCL Leagues – Week 11

Before I get to the post I have to give a shout out to Vin Reich (or VinRazz) for these posts.  Go check out his site…

  • DC
  • December 27, 2011
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Too Ott to Trot…

It always fascinates me when a player and a Head Coach get into an altercation (verbal or otherwise).  When I try and parallel the situation…

  • DC
  • December 25, 2011
  • 3
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Barter for Carter?

NO…  It’s been a tricky season for the bleach-blonde former philly philanderer.  I think that’s how you spell philanderer.  Anyway Hat Tricks always get my…

  • DC
  • December 23, 2011
  • 7
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Claude Van DAMN!

Congratulations to all Claude Giroux owners out there (and I’m not talking about his 4 points yesterday).  I’m talking about the fact that he returned from…

  • DC
  • December 22, 2011
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Over the Hill-er

Not that I think Jonas Hiller is over the hill, but come on using his name in a title about how much he sucks kinds…

  • DC
  • December 20, 2011
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RCL Madness – Week 10

Zak Dream Team (RCL 1) was the team of the week, scoring a perfect 22 points. KyHabs (The CHeap Seats) was right behind, notching 21…

  • DC
  • December 19, 2011
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Hold Him With the Prongs, and Stick a Fork in Him

The concussion monster dealt a death blow to Chris Pronger yesterday.  Kinda wierd they would IR him for the season considering Philly could be playing…

  • DC
  • December 16, 2011
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Timmay! Timma Timma Timmay!!!

I’ve already preached about the current run Tim Thomas is on, but it’s worth preaching again.  Since the start of the 2007-2008 season Timmay has 130…

  • DC
  • December 14, 2011
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The “C” Word

I’m really beginning to hate concussions.  They are fantasy poison because the players eventual return is always a huge mystery.  And believe you me, it’s not…

  • DC
  • December 13, 2011
  • 13
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Ray to the E-zay…

A few days ago I summarized the Chicago Goaltending situation like this:  “Don’t look now but brother man has saved 69 of the last 73…

  • DC
  • December 11, 2011
  • 14
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Jose Can You See?

I love how NHL.com headlines always calls out random milestones like they actually mean something. Last night it was the immortal Jose Theodore.  What was his milestone you…

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  • December 9, 2011
  • 7
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Sidney’s Crosby Aches

You know that feeling you get in your stomach when you get pulled over by a cop?   Yeah that’s the feeling I got when I read this.  Stupid…

  • DC
  • December 8, 2011
  • 9
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Ryan Stops Hillers Cryin’

After the Ducks lost their 15th of 17 games Hiller lost his shizz..  Here was the exact quote after yet another loss to Minnesota on…

  • DC
  • December 7, 2011
  • 4
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Realignment Relief

Make no mistake, the new NHL realignment will be dominating hockey media for the next few days.  I gotta admit it’s a pretty radical change…

  • DC
  • December 6, 2011
  • 8
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Moulson ICE

After a slow start Matt Moulson has been hotter than an Arizona gardener in August.  Saturday’s 4 Goal performance was a thing of beauty.  (He…

  • DC
  • December 4, 2011
  • 6
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

The Quick and the Dead

I wrote this about J-Quick back on November 16:  “And oh yeah, J-Quick is the most underrated Goalie in the NHL right now.”  I for…

  • DC
  • December 1, 2011
  • 8
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Martin Brodoveur

Another rough night for Martin Brodeur leads me to believe it could be official.  Most declared him dead after last season but I was still…

  • DC
  • November 30, 2011
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Off the Schneid’

On November 15th Roberto Luongo had one of those phantom UBI’s pop up and the next night Cory Schneider got lit up by the Blackhawks. …

  • DC
  • November 30, 2011
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2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Many Injuries Reported in Fire

It’s been quite a week for injuries and Coach firings.  It’s funny how firings seem to be contagious in all the sports.  First it was Davis…

  • DC
  • November 29, 2011
  • 3
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Sid the Kid did his Bid….niss

Let’s face facts:  In his first full week back, after missing an entire year, Sidney Crosby was the best player in the league.  His line…

  • DC
  • November 28, 2011
  • 11
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Red, Gold & Black Friday

It’s the Red Wings and the Bruins on NBC!  This means that even the 90 year old couple who has one of the first color televisions…

  • DC
  • November 25, 2011
  • 11
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A les? No, she’s straight…

Another light night in the NHL and another win by the Leaf’s, meaning 24 straight hours of “can the Leaf’s make the playoffs?”  Just ask…

  • DC
  • November 23, 2011
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Unknown Penguin Plays in 1st Game, Notches 4 Points

It’s official, Sidney Crosby is back.  The headlines are infinite:  NHL.com – Sid-sational Debut!  TSN.Com – Mid-Season Form!   Yahoo – Welcome Back, Kid!  (Not much…

  • DC
  • November 22, 2011
  • 7
2011-2012 Fantasy Hockey

Sanford & Son

I remember looking at the Blue Jacket depth chart Tuesday to see who was going to start in place of ECHL Goalie Steve Mason.  Turns out it was career journeyman/terrible goalie/anarchist Curtis…

  • DC
  • November 18, 2011
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Cavemen Ate Stew

Chris Stewart was suspended 3 games by someone who looks like he should be in a Geico commercial.  I feel like at the end of…

  • DC
  • November 16, 2011
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