We continue to roll out the 2008-09 RotoRob NHL Draft Kit, as Steven ranks the top 15 right wingers for us today. 1. Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames: Perhaps the best player in the game, Iginla does it all, from killing penalties to running the offense. But in terms of fantasy, all you need to know […]
2008-09 NHL Draft Kit: Right Wing Rankings Read Post »
Will Kings’ centre Anze Kopitar grab a pint of ale at Mike’s old bar? (Noah Graham, Getty Images) It’s the end of September and that means that it’s… well, it’s normally time for pre-season hockey, but this season’s a little different. We’re starting the NHL season a little early — on another continent, no less.
Ice Chips: Drop The Bloody Puck, Lads! Read Post »
Grabbing Patrick Kane first overall was just the start of a superb draft by Chicago. By Rob Reath WINNERS Chicago Blackhawks Securing Patrick Kane with the first pick took no special talent, but picking three of my own recommended sleepers did. Any team that can walk away with Kane, Bill Sweatt, Akim Aliu and Maxime
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Just call it a hunch, but we think Jeremy Roenick will actually have a decent (50-to- 60 points) season. How can we tell? He’s not playing in the annual Lake Tahoe golf tourney, so he must be training out in the Phoenix sun.
NHL Western Conference Transactions Read Post »
His offensive game is not overwhelming (he averaged just a point per game last season with the Petes, but was particularly sharp come playoff time, scoring 10 goals in 19 games), but Staal is a solid two-way player, recording a +16.
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This season, Johnson turned in a solid effort for the USNTDP U-18 Team, scoring 16 goals and 49 points in just 47 games. He followed that up with another great international showing, this time at the Under-18 World Championships in Sweden, his second straight year playing in that tourney, both of which resulted in gold medals for the U.S., marking the first time in the country’s history it won that tourney back-to-back.
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