Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Focus: Goalie Draft Rankings
With Fantasy Hockey draft prep coming soon, Fantasy Focus would like to help out with our position by position fantasy draft rankings. We will also give out some sleepers to watch out for while drafting. First up the most important position to a fantasy team, the goalie. Fantasy Goalie Rankings 1.) Roberto Luongo (VAN) 2.) [...]
Dustin Byfuglien: Does A New Home Mean Better Fantasy Value?
When the Chicago Blackhawks started moving their spare parts to save money this summer, the biggest body unloaded was that of playoff hero Dustin Byfuglien. The streets of Chicago hadn’t been cleaned from the parade yet, and Byfuglien was on his way to Atlanta with Ben Eager and Brent Sopel (and, eventually in a second [...]
Marty Turco Joining the Chicago Blackhawks?
Rumors on Friday evening are that the Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a contingency plan if/when they are forced to part ways with Antti Niemi. Marty Turco, who won 22 games in Dallas last year, has allegedly agreed in principle to a one-year, $1.5M contract. The deal is wholly dependant on the decision of the [...]
Evgeni Nabokov Knows Way Out Of San Jose: Fantasy Impact
Over the last several years, the San Jose Sharks have had some incredible goaltending depth in their organization. Enough so that they traded away Miikka Kiprusoff to the Calgary Flames in 2003 and Johan Hedburg to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2000. Who needed them when they had Evgeni Nabakov? From his rookie season Nabakov showed [...]
Kris Versteeg Dealt to Toronto Maple Leafs: Fantasy Implications
Late Wednesday night, within hours of free agency beginning, the Chicago Blackhawks made their second trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs within a week. This deal involved a prominent NHL player, though. Toronto receives Kris Versteeg and the rights to Bill Sweatt in exchange for Viktor Stalberg, Chris DiDomenico & Philippe Paradis. Sweatt has expiring draft rights and [...]
2010 NHL Draft: Tyler Seguin Fantasy Preview
With the second overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, the Boston Bruins selected Tyler Seguin, an 18-year-0ld center listed at 6’1 and 190 pounds. Seguin, who most analysts had ranked either first or second with Taylor Hall, scored 106 points (48 G, 58 A) in just 63 games with the Plymouth Whalers of [...]
2010 NHL Draft: Taylor Hall Fantasy Preview
The 2010 NHL Draft begins on Friday night, and the likely top overall selection will be center Taylor Hall going to the Edmonton Oilers. So what should fantasy hockey fans expect from Hall? Hall, 19, is listed at 6’0 and 180 pounds and is a fantastic scorer. With the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL last year, [...]
Blackhawks Blockbuster: Byfuglien Dealt to Atlanta – Fantasy Implications
Reports on Wednesday afternoon are that the Chicago Blackhawks and Atlanta Thrashers have agreed to a blockbuster trade that will send forwards Dustin Byfuglien and Ben Eager and defenseman Brent Sopel to Atlanta for veteran forward Marty Reasoner, prospect Jeremy Morin and the two draft picks the Thrashers received from New Jersey in the [...]
Nashville Predators Trade Hamhuis, Arnott: Fantasy Implications
In separate deals on Saturday, the Nashville Predators made two significant moves. First, the Preds announced that they had dealt the rights to restricted free agent defenseman Dan Hamhuis to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Ryan Parent. There is a conditional late-round pick involved if Hamhuis signs with Philly as well. Later in the day, [...]
Jaroslav Halak Traded to St. Louis Blues: Fantasy Implications
On Thursday afternoon, the St. Louis Blues dealt two prospects to the Montreal Canadiens for the rights to restricted free agent Jaroslav Halak. Halak had one of the more magnificent postseasons in recent memory, stunning the President’s Trophy-winning Washington Capitals and then the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins before eventually losing to the Philadelphia [...]
Top 10 Storylines From 2010 Stanley Cup Final
The road to the Stanley Cup Finals is one paved with determination, resiliency, sacrifice, pain, heartache and jubilation. The historic Philadelphia Flyers and resurgent Chicago Blackhawks know all about those attributes, as they will face off for the right to be called Stanley Cup Champions. Now let’s look at the Pucking Awesome Top 10 Storylines [...]
2010 Stanley Cup Finals Breakdown
So we have our 2010 Stanley Cup Finals matchup as the second seed of the Western Conference Chicago Blackhawks face off against the surprising seventh seed of the Eastern Conference Philadelphia Flyers. Regardless of the winner, a long Cup draught will end as Philadelphia has not won since the Broad Street Bullies days of 1975 [...]
THE HAT TRICK: 2010 Conference Finals Edition
One half of the Stanley Cup Finals have been decided as the Chicago Blackhawks are going to play for the Cup for the first time since 1992 after winning the Western Conference Finals on Sunday. We will have a full “Pucking Awesome Preview” once the other team is set. For now let’s look at the [...]
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