Open Ice: Thanks for nothing

Sean Allen plays the role of the Thanksgiving grinch by listing what he is not thankful for at this point in the fantasy hockey season.

Kessel puts another in the net but Fisher, Sens send Leafs to 4th straight loss

Mike Fisher scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal in the second period, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 Tuesday night.

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.

The story on a young, brave Russian kid

The story of Kirill Kabanov is one of a young man who has already shown tremendous character in his 17 years on earth. But it's also the global hockey...

Open Ice: Miller, Smyth for real

Sean Allen takes a look at some of the top players on the Player Rater and determines if their performance will continue as it has, or if they are due for a fall.

Emery, Briere help Flyers beat Senators for fifth straight win

Ray Emery made 22 saves in his first start against his former team and Danny Briere scored two goals to help the Flyers beat the Senators 5-1 for their fifth straight victory.

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.

Open Ice: Trade targets

Sean Allen offers suggestions for players to trade for to turn your fantasy fortunes around.

Stamkos' two PP tallies help Lightning take shine off Sens' early success

Steven Stamkos had two power-play goals and an assist to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night.

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.

GM Gainey's plan paying off (so far)

...s dog house in New York, Saku Koivu has struggled to get it going in Anaheim, Alexei Kovalev has been so-so for Ottawa except for his one game against the Habs, Alex Tanguay...

Ottawa Senators center Peter Regin (3), Filip Kuba (17), Alexei Kovalev celebrate Jonathan Cheechoo's goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period of an NHL...