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Front Line: Hossa back, rising

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Marian Hossa defied even the most optimistic of prognoses by returning to the Blackhawks before the calendar turned to December. With his injury behind him, Sean Allen is ready to consider him elite again.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Open Ice: The Phil Factor

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen looks at the difference a single player can make on an team, using Phil Kessel and Ryan Smyth as the positive and negative examples of the rule.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Front Line: What's wrong with Havlat?

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen explores three possible explanations for Martin Havlat's struggles in his weekly roundup and rankings of everything related to fantasy hockey forwards.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Front Line: Stars shine

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen takes a closer look at the teams that are scoring more than expected, like the Dallas Stars, and adjusts their forwards accordingly in his weekly news and rankings feature.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Front Line: Ranking the injured

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Ranking the injured, and players returning from injury, can be tricky business. Sean Allen reveals his methods as he introduces the convalescing Phil Kessel to the rankings.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Front Line: Let your sleepers lie

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen ponders the question of how long you should wait on your sleepers before deciding this isn't their year and running the risk of watching them live up to their potential on someone else's roster. Plus, weekly forward news, notes and rankings.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Open Ice: Boosting your plus/minus

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen lays out a strategy owners can use to boost their plus/minus using widely available players and without exceeding games-played limits.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Front Line: Semin on the rise

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen's news, notes and rankings of fantasy hockey forwards focuses on the rise of Alexander Semin to the Washington Capitals' top line.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Northwest Division preview

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen looks at every Northwest Division team from the fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.

Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009

Ovechkin, Crosby go 1-2

Victoria Matiash, Special to ESPN.com

Victoria Matiash breaks down the 22 rounds of the first fantasy hockey mock draft of the season.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009

Forwards: Ovechkin, Malkin at top

Fantasy staff, ESPN.com

Fantasy hockey forwards rankings for the 2009-10 season

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Rankings: The Top 200

Fantasy staff, ESPN.com

Fantasy hockey rankings for the 2009-10 season

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Open Ice: Much more than your Average Joe

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen gives his own twist on the Player Rater by comparing fantasy values to players who are actually usable in ESPN leagues.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2009

Fantasy Forecaster: Back from the break

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the week ahead in the NHL, highlighting teams with the most games and the best and worst matchups.

Story | Conversation | January 23, 2009

Point Shots: CPR line breathes life into Panthers

Jim Wilkie, Special to ESPN.com

Jim Wilkie takes a look around the league and notes the rise of the Panthers' CPR scoring line.

Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009