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Read more at www.puckingawesome.com The second season in an NHL player’s career can be a make or break one.  One could have a tremendous rookie and follow that up with a sophomore slump and never regain the magic touch, or just get their feet wet getting use to the speed and break out as a fantasy star.  This week on the Fantasy Focus we are going to breakdown some of the game’s ...

Read more at www.puckingawesome.com As the shoppers' dust settles on another Black Friday, the dust is settling for injuries around the league. We have already seen big names missing time, and it seems every day we check the headlines as another NHL player is out for an extended period of time.  In this, an Olympic year, you start to wonder if people are starting to just coast to make it to their respective ...

Read more at www.puckingawesome.com The NHL should be giving thanks for all the young stars in the league.á Having marketing figures like Crosby and Ovechkin has made fans forget about the loss season.á Every team in the league has a young star to be excited about, number one overall picks are producing and 18-20 year olds are proving they belong with the big boys.á The NHL is getting stuffed these days so ...

Read more at www.puckingawesome.com Injuries are all over the NHL; Alex Ovechkin is week-to-week, Evgeni Malkin is day-to-day, Eric Staal is out two-to-four weeks, and now Cam Ward is out three-to-four weeks. So how do you stay afloat with so many big time injuries to top ranked players? My advice is not to panic just imagine how these players will give your team a boost when healthy. Here are some injury ...

Read more at www.puckingawesome.com On this Veterans Day, I first want to send a thank you to all those serving to defend our country. There has been some major defending of nets this season, but not the usual suspects. The Top Three in GAA are Canucks Andrew Raycroft, Sabres Ryan Miller, and Lightning Antero Nittymaki, and we canÆt forgot how good Craig Anderson has been for the Avalanche. Now letÆs delve ...

It is hard transition from coming right out of college and going right to the work force, go from partying all night with your friends to being responsible for the excel spreadsheet or coffee to be on your bosses desk. This week I will be looking at how some NHL Rookies have transition into the league and their fantasy value Michael Del Zotto, Rangers D: The 20th overall selection in the 2008 ...

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween, while in hockey there were some treats this week as the Sharks have run off 5 straight victories to regain their rightful place near the top of the NHL standings.á There also were some tricks as the Carolina Hurricanes, a team that made the Eastern Conference Finals last season, has now lost an astonishing 9 straight games.á As the calendar falls back lets fall ...

Defensemen are sometimes the forgotten players on a fantasy team but most leagues require to have four on a roster, and here's hoping you already have a Lidstrom, Pronger, or Green. Let's look at other defensemen you should have on your team. á Christian Ehrhoff, Canucks: Acquiring the 27-year-old defenseman from the Sharks was an underrated move made by the Canucks right before training camp.á Erhoff has nine points in the first ...

Head shots have been in the hockey news as much as that hoax of a flying balloon, but unlike FalconÆs attempt to trick America, the NHL is not getting tricked on what is and is not a suspension.á Let me start of my rant by saying that I do not condone intentionally hurting a person, but this sport is a violent one built on aggression and playing physical.á Scott Stevens made ...

Roster spots are important on a fantasy team, this week we will look at some fringe players that are struggling early and should they continue to take an importunate place on our teams or enter the waiver wire. Ryane Clowe, LW Sharks: á The big forward broke out last season with 22 goals and 52 points and helped many fantasy teams with an amazing 24 power play points and 51 PIM.á ...