Standings Predictions: Western Conference

And now, part two of my standings predictions: 2009-2010 Standings Predictions: Western Conference 1. Chicago Blackhawks (117 pts)- This team was great last year, and then they added talent from the likes of Marian Hossa, John Madden, and Tomas Kopecky to further deepen a talented lineup. This team is good, and with Kane and Toews having matured another year, which brings still more talent to [Read more...]

Standings Predictions: Eastern Conference

Well, everybody, the time is almost upon us. Pre-season games have been scheduled, training camps are on the verge of opening, and the pundits are taking their swings at guessing who will be tops come the end of this forthcoming regular season which is still well over a month away from starting. But, you know what, I just can’t resist so here’s my shot at a standings [Read more...]

Fantasy Top 10’s: Goaltenders

Welcome to the final installment of my series of Fantasy Hockey strategy guides. I hope this one serves you best because this is possibly the most make-or-break position on any fantasy team. It’s crucial to get a goaltender that’s going to make a lot of saves, win a lot of games, and not surrender a lot of goals because every one of these things is a HUGE point deal. Make sure to [Read more...]

Fantasy Top 15: Defensemen

Let me just clear this up right now: I might be in the middle of my serires called “Fantasy Top 10’s” but because a fantasy roster requires so many defensemen, I’m doing a top 15. So this article may be a little bit longer, but hopefully it serves you well in your effort to lock up some good scoring from your defensemen. Fantasy Top 15: Defensemen 1. Dan Boyle (San Jose [Read more...]

Fantasy Top 10’s: Right Wings

I hope my advice is valuable to some of you as you prepare for the big and likely to be intriguing season coming up. Other than that I really don’t have too much to say today as an introduction, so I’ll just cut straight to it. Fantasy Top 10’s: Right Wings Here are the Top 10: 1. Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames) 2008-2009 Stats: 82GP, 35G, 54A, 37PIM, 10PPG, 0SHG, 4GWG The [Read more...]

Fantasy Top 10’s: Left Wings

Well I’m back again for your daily dose of fantasy advice, and today’s position, the valuable left wing position, was actually slightly more difficult to create a list for. Let me just put it out there straight for all you fantasy hockey players: there is a huge abundance of talent at the left wing position, so I highly suggest possibly looking here first if you have one of the [Read more...]

Fantasy Top 10’s: Forwards

Well, here it is. August. The final month of the hockey-less dog-days of summer, and probably also the most difficult month to get through knowing historically that this is the month where the least amount of news-worthy material will happen. June has the Entry Draft and July has the beginning of free agency, but August… has a lot of bored hockey fans sitting around going “Can we [Read more...]

Hockey Battle Brewing In NYC AS Horton, Brashear, And Gaborik Join Lundqvist, Avery And Tortorella

Tim Horton has joined Henrik Lundqvest, Sean Avery, Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Callahan, and Chris Drury in New York Along With Marian Gorbalik, Donald Brashear, Matt Gilroy, Ales Kotalik, Evgeny Grachev, Anton Anismov, Micheal Del Zotto …. The Canadian donut and coffee chain started by hockey legend Tim Horton is taking over prime real estate in NYC, replacing a dozen Dunkin’ Donuts [Read more...]

Puck-Silly: Hockey Night In July

It’s the middle of July and the hockey season is winding down but one story remains in the news: Jim Balsillie’s bid to buy the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes and take the team from Phoenix, Arizona, to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Stanley Cup play-offs ended in June, followed by the 2009 NHL entry draft, and the deadline for free agency signings, but the controversy over the Phoenix [Read more...]

Joe Nieuwendyk Replaces Hull, Jackson As GM for Dallas Stars

Few things surprise me these days. Whether it is my following the latest political news or trying to avoid constant chatter about the Detroit Red Wings one thing more than most nearly made me spit out my coffee. I initially had to choke down a gulp at reading about the government takeover of General Motors (If only I could talk politics here!) but even more so than our slow move to government [Read more...]

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