NHL Power Rankings: Week 10
December 16, 2008
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Total Pro Sports - This week's NHL Power Rankings sees two new teams crack the Top 10 with two Southern teams making fairly big jumps up the rankings as well.
NHL Power Rankings Movers And Shakers
The biggest Shakers in our NHL Power Rankings this week were the Pittsburgh Penguins falling down 5 spots to end up at #10.
The second biggest shaker was the Minnesota Wild and St.Louis Blues both moving down 4 spots. The Wild now sit at #16 while the Blues have slipped to #25.
The biggest Movers in our NHL Power Rankings this week were the Florida Panthers shooting up 6 spots to land at #19.
Lets take a look at the rest of the league: NHL POWER RANKINGS for Week 10.
NHL Fantasy 3 Stars: Week 7
November 26, 2008
Total Pro Sports - For the second week in a row Alexander Ovechkin makes the list while the other two are first timers.
This week's honorable mention goes to Marc Savard. Savard put up 6 points (2 goals & 4 assists), 3 of which came on the power play. Savard continues to lead the Bruins offence and puts up 80+ points per season since being traded to Atlanta but still flies under most people's radar.
Lets take a look at the NHL Fantasy 3 Stars for Week 7.
3rd Star - Daniel Sedin (LW), Vancouver Canucks
It's taken a while but both of the Sedin twins have found their step. Daniel put up 7 points (4 goals & 3 assists) last week. Two of those goals were game winners and he also had 16 shots on goal. The Sedin's have averaged about 70+ points since the 2005-06 season and are in a contract year, so if you can scoop one of them up in your league, I'd suggest you do it.
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NHL Fantasy 3 Stars: Week 6
November 19, 2008
Total Pro Sports - While last week belonged to the goaltenders, this week belonged to the Washington Capitals. Both Ovechkin and Backstrom finally woke up and had big weeks scoring a combined 18 points.
This week's honorable mention goes to Devin Setoguchi of the San Jose Sharks who put up 8 points (4 goals & 4 assists). Five of those points came on the powerplay and one of his goals was a game winner. He also had 21 shots on goal which is big if it's a category in your league.
Lets take a look at the NHL Fantasy 3 Stars for Week 6.
3rd Star - Niklas Backstrom (G), Minnesota Wild
While the Wild only played two games last week Backstrom played in both collecting 2 wins while posting a 0.96 GAA, .960 SAV% and a shutout. Niklas has been an underrated goaltender, especially fantasy wise, since he came into the league back in 2006 which I find very surprising. He's a top notch goaltender who plays behind a defensive minded team. If you're weak in goal and need an upgrade I'd suggest trying to trade for Backstrom. He'll come at a cheaper price than someone like Cam Ward and at the end of the season will probably get you more fantasy points.
2008/09 Washington Capitals Season Preview
October 7, 2008
1. Washington Capitals Season Preview
Not a shocker here. They finished first last year and I expect them to do it again this year. Although they could get some good competition from Tampa once they gel together.
The Capitals have arguably the best player in the game with Alexander Ovechkin and he developed some great chemistry with Nicklas Backstrom last year. Alexander Semin will look to stay healthy and take the pressure off of Ovechkin and Backstrom playing on the 2nd line. While the veterans Sergei Fedorov, Chris Clark, Michael Nylander and tough guy Donald Brashear will add some stability to the group.
On defence is where Washington could use some help. Mike Green had a great year last season, but after that there's a big drop off. John Erskine and Shaone Morrisonn add some toughness and physical play to the blueline while the young guys like Milan Jurcina and Jeff Schultz will look to improve from last year. Karl Alzner will be a big part of the blueline in the future, but after being sent down to the AHL he wont have a big impact this year.
The biggest change is in net, which isn't exactly a good thing. Jose Theodore and Brent Johnson are a decent tandem, but a drop off from the Huet & Kolzig tandem they finished off with last season.
Just like with any team depending on young players, if they can stay healthy and improve they should make some noise in the East. They'll also have to hope to get some solid goaltending from Jose Theodore.
Who’s taking home the hardware?
June 12, 2008
Tonight the National Hockey League hosted there annual NHL Awards in Toronto. Alexander Ovechkin was the big winner on the night, he took home 4 awards "The Art Ross, The Rocket Richard, and the Leaster B. Pearson awards."
2008 Trophie Winners
Hart (Awarded to the player judged best in the NHL)- Alexander Ovechkin
Vezina (Presented to the leagues top goltender)- Martin Brodeur
Norris (Awarded to the top defensemen in the league)- Niklas Lidstrom
Calder (Given to the rookie judged top in the league)- Patrick Kane
Lady Byng (Given to the leagues's most gentlemanly player)- Pavel Datsyuk
Frank Selke (Awarded to the top defensive forward)- Pavel Datsyuk
Jack Adams Award (Presented to the leagues best coach)- Bruce Bourdreau
Masterton (Given to the player who shows perserverance to hockey)- Jason Blake
Lester B. Pearson (Given to the NHL's top player voted by the NHLPA)- Alexander Ovechkin
Art Ross (awarded to the player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season)- Alexander Ovechkin
Maurice Richard (awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League)- Alexander Ovechkin
William J. Jennings (awarded to goaltenders playing in a minimum of 25 games for the team with the fewest goals allowed)- Chris Osgood, Dominek Hasek�
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