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The Hockey Spy’s 2010 NHL Entry Draft Preview – Tyler Seguin
Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW.
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Now that the holiday season is nearly behind us, it’s time to look ahead to 2010 and what to expect in the world of NHL fantasy hockey. Whether you are off to a scorching start to your fantasy season, or you are trailing and have some serious ground to make up, the first 2 months [...]
As NHL fantasy owners everywhere prepare themselves for an agonizing 2 nights without any action in their fantasy leagues, I plan on going into 2 day retirement mode and filling myself to the gills with turkey, stuffing, and possibly one or two rum and nog’s. Despite there not being any box scores for you to [...]
Christopher Ralph is a hockey writer with a focus on prospects and the entry draft, as well as the Leafs’ correspondent here at THW.
“Full Potential” Prospect Profile:
Please “Click Here” for “Notes Up Front” and the “Legend” for various topics covered below, as well as a running live updated NHL 2009 Draft rankings.
21. Calvin de Haan [...]
What a time for Henrik Zetterberg to go on a tremendous tear. With all of the scepticism surrounding Detroit’s ability to cope with the losses of Marian Hossa and Jiri Hudler, the Wings slammed the door on it. Led by Zetterberg, they have won three straight outscoring their foes 19-6 since the embarrassing defeat in [...]
Can’t say I saw this coming but it was a slow week for left wingers. We welcome Alex Tanguay with open arms after coming around during a stretch where Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos cooled off. Tanguay has shaken off the jitters and gotten a few bounces for seven points in six games.
Numbers: four [...]
November 10, 2009 | Posted in
Calgary Flames,
Eastern Conference,
Fantasy,
Featured Articles,
Los Angeles Kings,
Philadelphia Flyers,
Tampa Bay Lightning,
Toronto Maple Leafs,
Washington Capitals,
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Nicklas Backstrom clearly prefers making his teammates around him better rather than shooting. Whoever continues insisting that he should fire the puck more needs to let the Swede play his game in peace. After all, it’s gotten him 175 points in 178 career games in just over two years.
Numbers: four games played, one goal, six [...]
November 4, 2009 | Posted in
Atlanta Thrashers,
Eastern Conference,
Fantasy,
Featured Articles,
Florida Panthers,
Nashville Predators,
Pittsburgh Penguins,
Toronto Maple Leafs,
Washington Capitals,
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Slovenia has but one representative in the league and he happens to be a rising superstar. Anze Kopitar continues to place his country on the hockey map with an incredible scoring pace to begin the year. Kopitar has set the bar high with 21 points in 12 games putting himself atop of the competition. Can [...]
Better late than never for Gilbert Brule to at last show his untapped potential. Head coach Pat Quinn is bringing out the best of his young corps in Edmonton and the 22-year-old is adapting well to their style of play. Dealt from Columbus in the Raffi Torres trade, Brule is performing like a true former [...]
October 19, 2009 | Posted in
Chicago Blackhawks,
Colorado Avalanche,
Detroit Red Wings,
Eastern Conference,
Edmonton Oilers,
Fantasy,
New York Rangers,
Northwest,
Phoenix Coyotes,
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