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Open Ice: Are you for real?

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen evaluates more than 20 players whose hot or cold starts to the season have us wondering: Are they for real?

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Backstrom bails out Wild

Jim Wilkie

On a night that saw seven of the 12 NHL teams in action fire more than 35 shots on net, Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom's nearly routine 24 saves in a 2-...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Demitra fitting in well in Vancouver

Victoria Matiash

...shutouts and only four goals allowed in his past six games, Luongo is one of the sexiest fantasy commodities du jour. But he isn't the only Canuck worth talking about. Skating out front, in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2008

Open Ice: Are the big three free agents worth roster slots?

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen analyzes whether free agents Brendan Shanahan, Mats Sundin and Peter Forsberg deserve roster slots, and more.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2008

Lightning regroup under interim coach Rick Tocchet

Tim Kavanagh

...a 2-on-1 during the extra frame. So, who gains the most value today in our fantasy world because of the regime change? Tocchet's second action as interim coach was to reunite the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008

Malkin and Semin the best fantasy options

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Since the NHL came back from it's lockout/hiatus, we have been barraged with the Sidney Crosby versus Alex Ovechkin storyline. Which one is better? Wh...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2008

Sit Your Devils

Victoria Matiash, Special to ESPN.com

...to the country star's lyrical genius, some minor tweaking gives this line a dash of fantasy hockey flavor: "You got to know when to sit 'em, and know when to skate 'em." OK...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2008

Killer B's can help in many ways

Tim Kavanagh, Special to ESPN.com

...Montreal, 6-1. Our own Jim Wilkie makes a fantastic case for replacing penalty minutes in fantasy hockey in this week's edition of "Point Shots." In essence, his argument is that in an...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2008

Luongo's shutout streak (finally) ends

John Pereira, Special to ESPN.com

...Luongo is the best in the NHL, he most certainly is the most valuable goalie in fantasy hockey leagues this season, right? I would argue that he hasn't been. When you drafted Luongo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2008

Point Shots: The benefit of using hits instead of penalty minutes

Jim Wilkie, Special to ESPN.com

Jim Wilkie explains why using hits instead of penalty minutes (PIMs) is much more realistic. He also hits all the latest news.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008

Staal gets it going against Red Wings

Jim Wilkie

Jordan Staal's extraordinary performance Tuesday night in Pittsburgh's 7-6 overtime victory over Detroit is the sort of thing that can vault a player ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008

Oilers spill offense to second line

Victoria Matiash/

...split up the duo to create more balanced scoring opportunities throughout his corps of forwards. And the fantasy ramifications deserve more than a passing glance. For instance, Sam Gagner has a new lease on this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Blackhawks thriving with balanced attack

Tim Kavanagh

...dumping of the Flames. For the past three seasons, Martin Havlat has been a frustrating player for fantasy owners -- and, it can be assumed, fans of his real-life teams as well -- given his proclivity...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2008

Open Ice: Dealing with disappointing starts

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen advises on how to deal with the disappointing starts of several big-name fantasy performers.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2008

Leafs offense surpasses expectations

Sean Allen

...albeit brief) of producing. Such a finish would easily make Antropov a strong No. 3 center in fantasy circles and Hagman a No. 2 left winger. It is easy to be bearish on both players...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2008