01/10/2010
NHL Power Rankings presented by The Hockey Guys. These rankings will be released every Sunday directly following the show and summarize the thinking of Anthony Curatolo, Brandon Augienello and Dustin Leed.
Legend: Rank – Team – Record – (Last Week) Position Change
1. Chicago Blackhawks 31-10-4 (2) +1 When you are the best you simply are the best.
2. San Jose Sharks 28-10-7 (1) -1 A few losses have shifted gears in the power rankings for the Sharks.
3. New Jersey Devils 31-10-1 (3) N/C Although the lights went out in New Jersey, the Devils haven’t lost a step in their standings.
4. Buffalo Sabres 28-11-5 (6) +2 Good teams prove that winning comes more often then not.
5. Washington Capitals 27-11-6 (9) +4 Captain Ovechking leads the charge and Washington climbs back into the top five.
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THG Power Rankings | Tagged: Anaheim Ducks, Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhakws, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals |
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Posted by Alexander Monaghan
01/10/2010
Arguably the best Finnish player never to win a Cup, Teppo Numminen will receive recognition for his remarkable career when the Phoenix Coyotes induct him into the “Ring of Honor” on January 30, 2010. Numminen, drafted in 1986, played fifteen seasons for the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes franchise, and continued to play an additional five years for Dallas and Buffalo.
At the time of his retirement on August 4, 2009, the stay-at-home defenseman was the last player from the 1986 draft still playing in the NHL. He was a three-time all-star, a two-time silver medalist at the Olympics (along with one bronze medal), and as of January 2010, he holds the record for most NHL games (1372 games) played without winning a Cup. The longevity of his career was largely due to his vision, his positioning, and his passing.
He never won the Norris Trophy —for the league’s best defenseman — though, Jeremy Roenick once said Numminen should be up for the award every year, but the media and market of Phoenix was not conducive to winning an award. Numminen was a great captain for the Coyotes, but not many outside of Winnipeg and Phoenix gave him the recognition he deserved. His contributions to the Coyotes were outstanding; the Coyotes have not made the playoffs since trading Numminen to the Dallas Stars in July of 2003. He was never a flashy or physical player, but he gave hope to defenseman that positioning can makeup for size and strength.
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Around the League | Tagged: Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Jeremy Roenick, Phoenix Coyotes, Teppo Numminen, Winnipeg Jets |
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Posted by Alexander Monaghan
01/09/2010
In this section, I break down the top three fantasy hockey performers every night and cite why I chose them in particular. In addition, I will track the amount of times the players have received this honor and tally them at the end of the season. For the sake of clarity, I will be using Yahoo! standard categories (Forwards – G,A,+/-, PP, PIM, SOG; Goalies – W, GAA, SV%, SHO) and thus exclude player’s salaries.
Not a big night in hockey with only 5 games and 10 teams in action. Actually it was more like 4 games and 8 teams when considering the postponed game between the Devils and Tampa Bay. Here are our standout fantasy stars for January 8, 2010:
THIRD STAR: Raffi Torres, Columbus Blue Jackets (0-0-1) – Torres scored a goal and assisted on another leading his team to a much needed 3-2 victory over the Flames. The 28-year-old seems poised to come near his career high of 27 goals, set with the Oilers in 2005-2006. In under 15 minutes of ice time, he managed a plus three to go along with two shots on goal making him our third star of the game.
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3 Stars, Daily Fantasy 3 Stars, Fantasy Hockey | Tagged: Antoine Vermette, Brad Richards, Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Josh Bailey, Loui Eriksson, Raffi Torres, Tim Connolly, Tyler Myers |
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Posted by Alexander Monaghan
01/09/2010
Here are your NHL injury updates for tonight, January 9, 2010:
Tonight’s Injuries
New York Rangers
- Vinny Prospal skating, not expected to play today. [Steve Zipay]
Boston Bruins
- Marc Savard out 3-4 weeks. [The Boston Globe]
- Andrew Ference, Byron Bitz, Mark Stuart and Patrice Bergeron still out.
Florida Panthers
- David Booth, Kenndal McArdle and Dmitry Kulikov out.
Ottawa Senators
- Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson still out.
- Milan Michalek out with an undisclosed injury.
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Fantasy Hockey, Injury Update | Tagged: Aaron Rome, Adam Burish, Adam Foote, Anaheim Ducks, Andreas Lilja, Andrei Kostitsyn, Andrei Loktionov, Andrew Ference, Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins, Brent Burns, Brett Clark, Buffalo Sabres, Byron Bitz, Calgary Flames, Cam Barker, Carl Gunnarson, Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Kunitz, Chuck Kobasew, Clayton Stoner, Colorado Avalanche, Craig Conroy, Dainius Zubrus, Daniel Alfredsson, Dave Bolland, David Booth, David Clarkson, David Jones, Davis Drewiske, Detroit Red Wings, Dmitry Kulikov, Florida Panthers, Georges Laraque, Jason Arnott, Jason Spezza, Jason Williams, Jean-Michael Liles, Jeff Halpern, Jerred Smithson, Joel Ward, Joffrey Lupul, Johan Franzen, Jonathan Ericsson, Jordin Tootoo, Justin Williams, Kari Lehtonen, Kenndal McArdle, Kevin Bieksa, Kurt Sauer, Los Angeles Kings, Manny Malhotra, Marc Savard, Mark Popovic, Mark Stuart, Martin Erat, Mike Komisarek, Mike Van Ryn, Mikhail Grabovski, Milan Michalek, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Nik Antropov, Niklas Kronwall, Ottawa Senators, Patrice Bergeron, Patrick Kaleta, Paul Martin, Pavol Demitra, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Pittsburgh Penguins, Radek Martinek, Ray Emery, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ruslan Salei, Ryan Johnson, Ryan Parent, Sami Salo, San Jose Sharks, Scottie Upshall, Sean Bergenheim, Semyon Varlamov, Sergei Gonchar, Sergei Kostitsyn, St. Louis Blues, Steve Sullivan, Tampa Bay Lightning, Teemu Selanne, Tim Jackman, Todd Fedoruk, Tomas Holmstrom, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals, Wayne Primeau |
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Posted by Alexander Monaghan
01/09/2010
Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight, January 9, 2010:
UPDATED @ 11:41 AM
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Fantasy Hockey, Starting Goalies | Tagged: Anaheim Ducks, Antero Niittymaki, Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins, Brian Elliot, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Mason, Colorado Avalanche, Craig Anderson, Cristobal Huet, Detroit Red Wings, Dwayne Roloson, Evgeni Nabokov, Florida Panthers, Henrik Lundqvist, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jaroslav Halak, Johan Hedberg, Jon Quick, Jonas Gustavsson, Jonas Hiller, Los Angeles Kings, Marc Andre Fleury, Martin Brodeur, Michael Leighton, Michal Neuvirth, Miikka Kiprusoff, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Niklas Backstrom, Ottawa Senators, Patrick Lalime, Pekka Rinne, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Roberto Luongo, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tim Thomas, Tomas Vokoun, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tuukka Rask, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals |
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Posted by Alexander Monaghan
01/08/2010
Here are your NHL injury updates for tonight, January 8, 2010:
Tonight’s Injuries
Colorado Avalanche
- Brett Clark, David Jones and Ruslan Salei expected to miss tonight’s game.
- JM Liles out, due to illness. [Denver Post]
Carolina Hurricanes
- Sergei Samsonov, Scott Walker, Erik Cole, Chad LaRose and Joe Corvo still out.
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Matt Walker back in, he replaces Andrej Meszaros. [Lightning Twitter]
- Jeff Halpern and Todd Fedoruk remain out.
New Jersey Devils
- David Clarkson, Dainius Zubrus and Paul Martin remain out.
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Fantasy Hockey, Injury Update | Tagged: Andrej Meszaros, Brett Clark, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Carl Gunnarson, Carolina Hurricanes, Chad LaRose, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Craig Conroy, Dainius Zubrus, Dallas Stars, David Clarkson, David Jones, Derek Dorsett, Erik Cole, Jean-Michael Liles, Jeff Halpern, Joe Corvo, Marc Methot, Matt Walker, Mike Ribeiro, Mike Van Ryn, Mikhail Grabovski, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Nicklas Grossman, Paul Martin, Radek Martinek, Rostislav Klesla, Ruslan Salei, Scott Walker, Sean Bergenheim, Sergei Samsonov, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tim Jackman, Todd Fedoruk, Toronto Maple Leafs, Wayne Primeau |
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Posted by Alexander Monaghan
01/08/2010
Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight, January 8, 2010:
UPDATED @ 1:43 PM
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Fantasy Hockey, Starting Goalies | Tagged: Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Curtis McElhinney, Dallas Stars, Jonas Gustavsson, Martin Brodeur, Marty Turco, Mathieu Garon, Mike Smith, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Peter Budaj, Rick DiPietro, Ryan Miller, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs |
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