Posts About "Adam Henrique"
Sami Vatanen: The Dark Knight Rises
March 17th, 2018 Successful NHL teams need that minutes-muncher on defense. Someone that can play in all situations, can change the outcome of a game with a shot, or a block, or by extinguishing a potential scoring chance. The New Jersey Devils finally got one of those ever-elusive d-men when they acquired Sami Vatanen from the Anaheim Ducks over three...
Fantasy Hockey Playoffs: Waiver Wire Adds
March 11th, 2018 Most head-to-head fantasy hockey leagues have semifinals the week of Mar. 12-18 and finals the week of Mar. 19-25. Your success these two weeks will be driven primarily by your core starters but you can give yourself an advantage by surrounding them with waiver adds that will play lots of games, and play on days that your starters...
Ducks' Henrique Fitting Right In
February 24th, 2018 The trade deadline is upon us, and it remains to be seen whether the Anaheim Ducks will swing any deals prior to the 12:00 p.m. PST deadline on Monday, Feb. 26. Having reeled off four consecutive victories heading into weekend contests in Arizona and at home against Edmonton, perhaps the Ducks have made general manager Bob Murray more...
Blackhawks Failed the 2008 NHL Draft
February 18th, 2018 Looking at the list of players selected in the 2008 draft, the amount of longtime NHLers is appalling. While the Blackhawks clearly did something right in the few years leading up to the 2010-2015 run, that run may have been extended had they made a few different draft selections in 2008, especially in the first round. While it's easy...
Ducks Drill Down: Ducks Go South Up North
February 5th, 2018 It was all looking so good for the Anaheim Ducks. Winners of three straight and five of their past six, with the most recent victory being one in Beantown that ended the Bruins' remarkable 18-game point streak, a couple of games against the bottom-feeding Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens seemed like easy pickins'. But of course,...
Ducks Drill Down: Overtime Struggles Amid a Return to Health
December 11th, 2017 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. After their first-ever game in Las Vegas, the Anaheim Ducks returned home from their five-game road trip. While their three games last week were bookended by shootout and overtime losses, a solid 3-0 victory over the...