Welcome to the debut of Ice Chips, where each week I’ll recap the week that was in the NHL and help you prepare your fantasy team for the week to come. Well, it’s hard to give an update when only a handful of games have been played, but since this looks to be a regular […]
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Some random notes from the NHL Preseason: Injury Report No doubt you’ve heard that Evgeni Malkin suffered a separated shoulder. There isn’t an official word on the degree of separation or his return, though Sidney Crosby said that he thought Malkin might be back for the opener. The good news is that Malkin was flying
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Part Two of the mini draft kit finds us looking at the ever-elusive goaltender position, along with a few special categories, such as hidden gems and buyer beware picks. Goalies With parity the way it is in today’s NHL, it’s almost impossible to judge what a goalie’s record is going to be. If you knew
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Hockey season is just around the corner, so it’s time to get your fantasy draft lists together. Here are my top 15 draft picks at each skating position for non-keeper leagues. I’m factoring in points, +/- (team quality), injury history, and PP points. No PIMs, though. Centres 1. Joe Thornton — Imagine a whole year
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(Sung to the tune of The Itchy and Scratchy Show) They pass And score! And pass and pass and score! Pass pass pass Score score score The Malkin and Crosby Show! So it’s finally happened — Evgeni Malkin, labelled the “Best Player Not In The NHL” by umpteen hockey observers, signed his official rookie contract.
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Swedish centre Nicklas Backstrom improved his draft ranking as much as anyone this past year. Before the 2005-06 season, International Scouting Services ranked him as the 15th-best forward, but Backstrom’s rapid development over the past few years had him soar to number four overall, exactly where he was taken on Draft Day by the Washington
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Yahoo has been releasing updates to its Big Draft Board (top 50 players) for this upcoming season. One thing that jumps out at me is that Miikka Kiprusoff is No. 2 on the board. Yahoo’s reasoning is that the Kipper was already near the top in all statistical categories for goalies and he may have
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