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Combing the Waiver Wire: Fantasy Hockey Pickups

Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Grant McElroy in NHL
I have never been a fan of New Year's resolutions.  They seem to me to usually be nothing more than unobtainable goals set out to be achieved on an arbitrary date. Therefore, this year I resolved to accomplish something easily within my grasp.  I want to jettison via trade the big name, underperforming flotsam clogging up the flow of my fantasy hockey teams. I'm hoping to unload and restock at the expense ...

Hair Metal and the Fab Five: Fantasy NBA Basketball Pick Ups

Posted: 28th December 2009 by Grant McElroy in NBA
In the late 1980's Hair Metal ruled the radio.á Aquanet coiffed and spandex clad groups looking for nothing but a good time paraded up and down the Sunset Strip.á However, unbeknownst to the glamorous guitar shredders, a stripped down, angry man's version of rock (later termed "grunge") would usurp their throne.á Faded flannel became the emperor's new garb and the music scene would be forever changed. Along the same lines, basketball at ...

Week Six Fantasy Football Complaints and Ramblings

Posted: 19th October 2009 by Grant McElroy in NFL
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NHL Fantasy Hockey: Goalie Pick-Ups and Fillers

Posted: 13th October 2009 by Grant McElroy in NHL
Depending on who hosts your fantasy hockey league, goalies can account for at least one-third to one half of your total points.á Yet every year I witness team after team focusing on goal scorers and ignoring the net minders.á Goalie situations in the NHL are in constant flux.á Therefore, as fantasy sports are predicated on real life, you too must remain fluid. Below is a short list of goaltenders that willùat least ...