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Book Review: Performing Under Pressure

July 14, 2015 / Book review, Dakota Case

Stress is triggered by the needs and demands of everyday life. It’s the reminder to pay the bills, buy the groceries and get the kids to soccer practice on time. Pressure is what we experience in life’s do-or-die moments — landing a plane without landing gear, making a risky business decision that could affect hundreds or thousands of employees, needing an “A” on a final exam to pass a class or needing a goal with your team trailing 3-2 with just 15 seconds to play in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final. Stress is an inconvenience. Pressure is a need to survive. Both serve a valuable motivating purpose.

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2014-15 NHL Wire Troll All-Star Team

April 26, 2015 / Dakota Case, Hockey, The Wire Troll

Downie had just 14 goals, 28 points and a plus-2 rating, but his 238 minutes in the sin bin made him a beyond valuable asset in leagues with penalty minutes as a statistical category. He also contributed in the hit department.

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The Wire Troll: Cam Atkinson Shining in Columbus

March 30, 2015 / Dakota Case, Hockey, The Wire Troll

The Sabres may be in full “McEichel Mode,” but don’t tell Gionta that. An experienced NHL captain, he’s not one to give up and quit, and his performance last week proves it: in three games, Gionta had three goals, four points, a minus-3 rating, three power play points, 18 shots on goal, eight face-offs won, three hits and four blocked shots.

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The Wire Troll: Benoit Pouliot Produces in Unproductive Edmonton

March 22, 2015 / Dakota Case, Hockey, The Wire Troll

In 419 career games, Pouliot has 92 goals, 186 points and a plus-47 rating over the course of nine seasons with Minnesota, Montreal, Boston, Tampa Bay, New York (Rangers) and Edmonton. His best points-per-game season came in the lockout shortened 2013 campaign with the Lightning in which he collected eight goals, 20 points and a plus-8 rating in 34 games. In regards to his highest number of points per season, Pouliot set a career high of 36 (15 goals, 21 assists) and seven power play goals in 80 games with the Rangers last season. A solid playoff run with five goals, 10 points and a plus-8 rating in 25 postseason games elevated him as an intriguing option on the free agent market.

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The Wire Troll: Dan Ellis Leads Rising Panthers

March 15, 2015 / Dakota Case, Hockey, The Wire Troll

He had two goals, four points, a plus-1 rating, two power play points, 11 shots on goal, nine face-off wins, three hits and a blocked shot last week. At this point in the season, you’re going to do whatever it takes to win, and we think Spooner is worth taking a chance on as a source of secondary scoring.

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The Wire Troll: Kris Russell Fuels Flames

March 8, 2015 / Dakota Case, Hockey, The Wire Troll

In three appearance last week, Russell had three assists, a minus-1 rating, two penalty minutes, three power play points, nine shots on goal, five hits and an astounding 26 shots on goal while averaging 29:10 of ice-time over that span. Wow.

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The Wire Troll: Andrew Hammond in Command

March 1, 2015 / Dakota Case, Hockey, The Wire Troll

This time of year, every Fantasy owner (not to mention real life NHL GM) is looking for that special player that can put them over the top. With many goaltenders out of the lineup with injuries, it can be hard to ice a respectable Fantasy goaltending tandem. If this is what you’re facing, you need to check out Hammond now.

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