Front Line: What's wrong with Havlat?

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

Front Line: Stars shine

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.

Open Ice: Fleischmann thriving

Sean Allen scans the waiver wires for players who should be owned in more ESPN.com leagues and suggests some that might be owned in too many.

Front Line: Ranking the injured

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.

Front Line: Let your sleepers lie

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.

Front Line: Ascending Kings

Sean Allen revises his preseason opinions on certain players based on the on-ice action to date. Among his latest conclusions: The LA Kings are better than advertised, and the St. Louis Blues are not.

Front Line: A leap of faith

Sean Allen explains why he is willing to move up injury-prone forwards Marian Gaborik and Martin Havlat in his weekly forwards rankings.

NHL Forecaster: Hawks on the hunt

Sean Allen previews Week 2 of the NHL season, featuring a set of scoring-friendly matchups for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Front Line: Semin on the rise

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

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 21: Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals skates against the Buffalo Sabres during an NHL preseason hockey game...

Southeast Division preview

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

Ovechkin, Crosby go 1-2

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

Rankings: The Top 200

Fantasy hockey rankings for the 2009-10 season

Forwards: Ovechkin, Malkin at top

Fantasy hockey forwards rankings for the 2009-10 season

Hossa, Gomez and more switch places

Sean Allen breaks down the latest moves in the NHL, including Marian Hossa signing with Chicago and Scott Gomez signing with Montreal.