Front Line: Deconstructing Mike Fisher
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen explains the disparity between his ranking of Mike Fisher and what Player Rater says about the Senators forward's stats.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2009Front Line: Has Gaborik reached peak?
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comMarian Gaborik has risen up to No. 5 in the forwards rankings after a great start, but Sean Allen thinks he can't get much higher.
Story | Conversation | December 08, 2009Front Line: Hossa back, rising
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comMarian 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, 2009Front Line: What's wrong with Havlat?
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean 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, 2009Front Line: Stars shine
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean 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, 2009Front Line: Ranking the injured
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comRanking 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, 2009Front Line: Let your sleepers lie
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean 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, 2009Front Line: Ascending Kings
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean 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.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009Front Line: A leap of faith
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen explains why he is willing to move up injury-prone forwards Marian Gaborik and Martin Havlat in his weekly forwards rankings.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009Front Line: Semin on the rise
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean 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, 2009Open Ice: And awaaaay we go!
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen passes along his pickup (Matt Duchene) and drop (Andrei Markov) suggestions following the season's first few games.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009NHL Forecaster: Shark week
Sean Allen, ESPN.comSean Allen previews the opening week of the NHL season, highlighted by a set of favorable defensive matchups for the San Jose Sharks.
Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009Southeast Division preview
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen looks at every Southeast Division team from a fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009Open Ice: The search for hidden power-play points
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen searches power-play units and percentages to find hidden gems for the final week of the season.
Story | Conversation | April 07, 20092008-09 Southeast Division fantasy preview
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen previews the Southeast Division from a fantasy perspective.
Story | Conversation | October 03, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "brooks laich" make the list?