The Wire Troll: Dustin Tokarski Shines in Limited Role

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Still, even watching on a TV screen, it’s unnerving when the Wild pivot gets worked up. Through 37 games this season, the 2001 sixth overall pick has six goals and 20 points, including a goal, four points, a minus-1 rating, four penalty minutes, three power play points, 14 shots on goal, 50 face-offs won, a hit and three blocked shots last week alone. Koivu will certainly contribute to your Fantasy team, but will the fiery Finn be enough to lift Minnesota?

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The Wire Troll: Sam Gagner Still Proves Useful

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Sam Gagner is starting to look Fantasy worthy again. (Colleen De Neve/Calgary Herald) It’s been another great week of Fantasy hockey with surprise sleepers and studs lurking around every corner. Here at RotoRob.com, we’ve adjusted our teams accordingly and suggest you do, too. Sam Gagner, C/RW, Arizona Coyotes (ESPN: 2.5 per cent; CBS: 14 per

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The Wire Troll: The Andrei Vasilevskiy Era Begins

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A first round pick of the Lightning in 2012, the 6’3″ 207-pounder was the highest drafted goaltender in the draft at 19th overall. He’s been quite successful — even dominant — at all levels of play he’s competing in so far. That didn’t change when he made the leap across the pond this fall. In 14 appearances with the Syracuse Crunch, “Andrei the Giant” compiled an 8-3-3 record, a 2.34 goals against average, a .918 save percentage and two shutouts. He took his stellar play with him to sunny Florida after being recalled by the Bolts in Week 10, collecting a win, a 1.52 goals against average and a .958 save percentage.

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The Wire Troll: Martin Brodeur Returns

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The former sixth overall pick had a very solid week, collecting three goals, five points, a plus-2 rating, one power play point, 13 shots on goal, 17 face-offs won, two hits and one block in Week Nine. He has eight goals, 14 points, a minus-2 rating and 50 shots on goal through 27 games this season. Just beware that this dude is streaky, but when you can get him on a roll, he’s a great addition.

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The Wire Troll: Rise of the Young Guns

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fter a slow start to the season, Bjugstad is establishing himself as one of the league’s hottest young goal scorers. In Week Six, the former University of Minnesota Golden Gopher standout put on a scoring clinic with five goals, eight points, a plus-6 rating, two power play points, a game-winning goal, 14 shots on goal, 34 face-offs won, five hits and five blocks. In 18 games, Bjugstad has seven goals, 11 points, 53 shots on goal and a plus-4 rating. If he’s on your waiver wire, seriously consider picking him up.

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