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Nightly Scrap: Brent Johnson leads Malkin-less Pens

Nightly Scrap: Brent Johnson leads Malkin-less PensFirst of all I would just like to add an apology to the likely 1 percent of our readers who relied on our Curtis McElhinney/Jonas Hiller non-call. Usually I stay on the site until 10 or 10:30 to confirm Hiller but there was a death...

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Buy or Sell: Analyzing early season trends (Part 2/2)

Buy or Sell: Analyzing early season trends (Part 2/2)Rick Nash – Nash continues to be one of the most overrated assets in fantasy hockey. He has never broke 80 points in a season and never played a full 82 game season in his career. Yes we know we are talking about a two-time...

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VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night Oct. 30

VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night Oct. 30

Buy or Sell: Analyzing early season trends (Part 1/2)

Buy or Sell: Analyzing early season trends (Part 1/2)Jason Spezza – Spezza returns to the lineup tonight so there should be no time better to buy low on the playmaking pivot. Last season, Spezza looked bad in October/November, with only five points over 12 games before rebounding, finishing with 57 points in 60...

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Daily Deke: NHL Super Saturday

Daily Deke: NHL Super SaturdayWith 28 teams hitting the ice tonight, the NHL will be a busy place on Saturday night. Because pretty much every team plays tonight, there are no NHL games scheduled for tomorrow. As always, be sure to check out our Starting Goalies and Team Lineups...

Andrei Markov returning; paired with PK Subban

Andrei Markov returning; paired with PK SubbanUPDATED 10/30/10 @ 11:53 AM: According to Arpon Basu of NHL.com, Markov will indeed return to the lineup tonight and be paired with rookie PK Subban. Should be an excellent game as the Habs look for their fifth consecutive win; ride this streaky team while...

Spezza in, Michalek out; Kuba & Leclaire practicing

Spezza in, Michalek out; Kuba & Leclaire practicingUPDATED 10/30/10 @ 10:58 AM: Jason Spezza will indeed return to the lineup tonight but his left wing Milan Michalek will not play. Michalek will reportedly miss a few games with tendinitis in his knee. In his absence, Peter Regin will move onto the top line...

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Nightly Scrap: Flyers, Bobrovsky win again at Consol

Nightly Scrap: Flyers, Bobrovsky win again at ConsolSergei Bobrovsky won his second game at the Consol Energy Center as the Flyers overtook the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. After defenseman Kris Letang took a first period lead, Philadelphia would fire back with three straight goals– with two coming from Claude Giroux. With 45 seconds...

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VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night Oct. 29

VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night Oct. 29

Fantasy Week 3 in Review: Hossa sidelined, Halak perfect, Devils in disarray

Fantasy Week 3 in Review: Hossa sidelined, Halak perfect, Devils in disarrayIt really does seem as though the Western Conference is getting deeper and deeper every season. You look at the standings, and those teams that were once labelled as rebuilders at the start of the season are quickly occupying the playoff spots in the conference. The St.Louis...

Daily Deke: Habs are hot; Battle of PA rages on

Daily Deke: Habs are hot; Battle of PA rages onFriday night in the NHL brings us six games on the schedule. Some teams are really finding their groove to start the year while others are struggling to stay above water. As always, be sure to check out our Starting Goalie section for all of...

Thrashers’ Bogosian back in the lineup

Thrashers’ Bogosian back in the lineupUPDATED 10/29/2010 @ 11:41 AM: Bogosian will be back in the lineup, paired with Johnny Oduya. For full lines, click here. *** UPDATED 10/22/10 @ 11:27 AM: Another day, similar story. According to Dan Kamal, both players will remain out of the lineup tonight ***...

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Nightly Scrap: Thomas, Halak continue to dominate

Nightly Scrap: Thomas, Halak continue to dominateTyler Seguin scored the second goal of the evening as the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0. For Phil Kessel, the homecoming had to be humbling. The young right wing accounted for six of 20 shots but like every one of his teammates...

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Rookie Report: A look at rookies making an impact

Rookie Report: A look at rookies making an impactWelcome to the first edition of the Rookie Report. In this column we will track the 2011 rookies to see how they are doing, and which type of role they are playing with their respective teams. As there are a number of impressive rookies to...

VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night Oct. 28

VOTE: Fantasy 3 Stars of the Night Oct. 28

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