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.

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.

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.

In The Crease: Rinne rises

Tim Kavanagh takes a closer look at the value of Pekka Rinne now that he's seized the No. 1 job in Nashville.

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.

In The Crease: Luongo injury fallout

Tim Kavanagh looks at the fallout of Roberto Luongo's short-term absence from the Canucks in his weekly roundup and rankings of fantasy hockey goaltenders.

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.

The Thin Blue Line: Bergeron signs

Victoria Matiash ranks the top 75 defensemen for fantasy hockey and offers news and notes on relevant blueliners.

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.

ATLANTA - SEPTEMBER 21: Ilya Kovalchuk #17 of the Atlanta Thrashers skates during the preseason game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Philips...

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.