Open Ice: A new play on the Rater
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen takes an alternate look at player values by evaluating only the scoring categories for the top players owned in ESPN standard fantasy hockey leagues.
Story | Conversation | December 21, 2009Front 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: 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, 2009Open Ice: Trade targets
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen offers suggestions for players to trade for to turn your fantasy fortunes around.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 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, 2009Atlantic Division preview
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comA look at the Devils, Rangers, Islanders, Flyers and Penguins from the fantasy perspective
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2009Open Ice: Much more than your Average Joe
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean 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, 2009Open Ice: Finding productive penalty minutes
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen picks out players who can contribute penalty minutes without killing you in other categories.
Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008Fantasy Hockey: Love/Hate for 2008
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen gives the Love/Hate treatment to dozens of potential NHL fantasy hockey draft picks.
Story | Conversation | August 15, 2008Open Ice: Go get Richards' new linemates
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen offers his weekly pickups and points out that Scott Hartnell and Steve Downie will thrive on the Mike Richards line.
Story | Conversation | January 11, 2008Grand Theft Roto: Cash cows and ugly ducklings
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen checks in on the league's most tradable and worth-trading-for players.
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