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
01/09/2010
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
01/07/2010
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 too busy of a night with six games and 12 teams in action. Complete tie between the offense and defense as six teams scored two or less and six three or more. Here are our standout fantasy stars for January 6, 2009:
THIRD STAR: James van Riemsdyk, Philadelphia Flyers (0-0-1) – van Riemsdyk played a large role in the Flyers 6-2 route of the Leafs. In under 14 minutes of ice time, the 20-year-old scored a powerplay goal and assisted on another. In addition, the former 2nd overall pick fired three shots on goal while finishing the game a modest plus-two. Even though his scoring pace slowed down from a point-per-game clip at the quarter mark, this top prospect should finish with respectable numbers and eventually break out.
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3 Stars, Daily Fantasy 3 Stars, Fantasy Hockey | Tagged: Chris Pronger, Eric Belanger, James van Riemsdyk, Marty Turco, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Sean Avery, Tim Connolly |
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Posted by Alexander Monaghan
01/06/2010
Here are your NHL injury updates for tonight, January 6, 2010:
Tonight’s Injuries
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Jeff Halpern, Matt Walker and Todd Fedoruk still out.
Buffalo Sabres
- Patrick Kaleta still day-to-day. Held out tonight. [Sabres Edge]
Dallas Stars
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Fantasy Hockey, Injury Update | Tagged: Brent Burns, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Carl Gunnarson, Chuck Kobasew, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Jeff Halpern, Manny Malhotra, Matt Walker, Mike Komisarek, Mikhail Grabovski, Minnesota Wild, Nate Thompson, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Owen Nolan, Philadelphia Flyers, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Radek Martinek, Rick DiPietro, San Jose Sharks, Sean Bergenheim, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tim Jackman, Todd Fedoruk, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vaclav Prospal, Wayne Primeau |
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Posted by Alexander Monaghan
01/06/2010
Here are your expected starting goalies for tonight, January 6, 2010:
- A couple of teams coming off back-to-back nights. Marty Turco and Niklas Backstrom should be in nets considering their backups played last night. I told think the situation is as cut and dry in Calgary or Toronto, so I will keep you posted on those decisions. In addition, the Rangers, Blues and Flyers play the first of back-to-back games, so it will be interesting to see who they choose to start on which nights. (H/T to Joe English for the Turco decision)
- Michael Leighton confirmed by The Official Twitter Page of the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Fantasy Hockey, Starting Goalies | Tagged: Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Chris Mason, Colorado Avalanche, Craig Anderson, Dallas Stars, Dwayne Roloson, Evgeni Nabokov, Henrik Lundqvist, Jonas Gustavsson, Marty Turco, Michael Leighton, Miikka Kiprusoff, Mike Smith, Minnesota Wild, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Niklas Backstrom, Philadelphia Flyers, Ryan Miller, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ty Conklin |
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Posted by Alexander Monaghan
01/05/2010
Here are your NHL injury updates for today, January 5, 2010:
Tonight’s Injuries
Florida Panthers
- Dmitry Kulikov, David Booth and Kenndal McArdle still out.
Toronto Maple Leafs
- Carl Gunnarson expected back in 7-10 days. [Jonas Siegel]
- Olympian Mike Komisarek set to miss the next two games. [James Mirtle]
- John Mitchell returns tonight. [Leafs Twitter]
- Mike Van Ryn out for the season.
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Fantasy Hockey, Injury Update | Tagged: Adam Burish, Ales Hemsky, Alexandre Picard, Anaheim Ducks, Andrei Kostitsyn, Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins, Boyd Gordon, Brad May, Brent Burns, Brian Pothier, Bryce Salvador, Calgary Flames, Cam Barker, Carl Gunnarson, Chicago Blackhawks, Chuck Kobasew, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dainius Zubrus, Dallas Stars, Daniel Alfredsson, Daniel Cleary, Daniel Winnik, Dave Bolland, David Booth, David Clarkson, Derek Dorsett, Detroit Red Wings, Dmitry Kulikov, Edmonton Oilers, Fernando Pisani, Florida Panthers, Henrik Zetterberg, James Vandermeer, Jared Boll, Jason Spezz, Jason Williams, Jerred Smithson, Joffrey Lupul, Johan Franzen, John Mitchell, Jonathan Ericsson, Jordin Tootoo, Kenndal McArdle, Kevin Bieksa, Kurt Sauer, Lubomir Visnovsky, Marc Methot, Mark Stuart, Martin Erat, Mike Comrie, Mike Komisarek, Mike Van Ryn, Milan Lucic, Minnesota Wild, Miroslav Satan, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Nicklas Backstrom, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Niklas Kronwall, Nikolai Khabibulin, Ottawa Senators, Patrice Bergeron, Paul Martin, Pavol Demitra, Phoenix Coyotes, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rostislav Klesla, Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Johnson, Semyon Varlamov, Sergei Gonchar, Sergei Kostitsyn, Teemu Selanne, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tyler Sloan, Vancouver Canucks, Vernon Fiddler, Washington Capitals |
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