The Wire Troll: OMG, We’re Back!

Did you miss us at all? Well, we have been compiling numbers like those little bean counters always should. Submitted for your approval this week are three players you should probably be trying to snipe before everyone else does. So why do we do this? It is simple. We do it so you do not have to.Who wants to take the time, effort, and energy to find these players after all?

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NHL Today: Joel Ward Snaps Skid

He’s a bit of an enigma, as in each of the last two seasons, he’s seen an increase in ice time, yet his stats have slipped. What up with that? At least he had another minor penalty Saturday, running his season total to eight PMs after managing just 18 last season. Ward’s getting enough ice time to be useful, but at this point, we’d suggest waiting for him to string together some decent efforts before even considering him as a Fantasy option.

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Video Game Review: NHL 11

As noted, player models and arenas look pretty much the same, which is fine as everything looks so smooth and natural gliding across the ice you won’t care. What might frustrate is the occasional bouts of slowing that occur when pucks start flying and skaters are scrumming it up along the boards. The camera angles in Be A Pro mode can also be annoying when they rotate around you rather than just staying locked. They’re small gripes, but they’re not unique to this year’s version, either.

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2010-11 RotoRob NHL Draft Kit: Top 10 Rookies

The first overall pick in this year’s draft won’t turn 19 until a month into the season, yet he’s expected to play a large role on a very young, rookie-laden Oiler squad. Hall proved he’s ready with a dominant season in Junior last year, as he potted 40 goals, 66 assists and 106 points in just 57 games for the Windsor Spitfires. The only draft eligible player on Team Canada’s last WJC entry, Hall would have been drafted extremely high in 2009, but he wasn’t eligible because of his late 1991 birth date. Speedy and offensively creative, Hall has a chance to develop into a top 10 scorer in time, but it’s realistic to expect him to struggle at times as a rookie.

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