NHL Forecaster: No. 2s are No. 1

Sean Allen previews Week 11 of the fantasy hockey season, highlighting useful backup goalies like the Red Wings' Jimmy Howard.

In The Crease: Replacing Razor

Tim Kavanagh evaluates Brian Boucher's value as the temporary starter for the Philadelphia Flyers in his weekly wrapup of all fantasy things goalie-related.

Thin Blue Line: Johnson finally shining

Victoria Matiash says that Erik Johnson's breakout season shouldn't be a surprise, only that it was a year later than expected.

Streak For The Cash Pick-Off Event and Finalists

Streak For The Cash Pick-Off Event and Finalists

Front Line: Has Gaborik reached peak?

Marian 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.

Open Ice: Howard spreads his wings

Sean Allen proposes some worthy fantasy hockey pickups such as new Red Wings starting goalie Jimmy Howard and some new blood on the top lines in Colorado and Florida.

Monday, December 7

...match with the draw and the under is the surprising favorite in the Portuguese Liga. In the NHL, the Sabres (-125), Flyers (-120), Blues (-150), and the Flames (-115) are favored. Some decent basketball tonight...

NHL Forecaster: Big 'D' in desert

Sean Allen previews Week 10 of the fantasy hockey season, and breaks down the recent success of the Phoenix Coyotes.

In The Crease: Bruins time-share

With Tim Thomas back in net, what will the Bruins do with goalie-of-the-future Tuukka Rask, who's play deserves to be rewarded with more starts?

MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 03: Tobias Enstrom #39 of the Atlanta Thrashers skates with the puck during the NHL game against the Atlanta Thrashers on November 03, 2009 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...

MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 03: Tobias Enstrom #39 of the Atlanta Thrashers skates with the puck during the NHL game against the Atlanta Thrashers on November 03, 2009 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...

Thin Blue Line: Thrashers stepping up

Victoria Matiash praises the Atlanta Thrashers' defensemen, specifically Tobias Enstrom, in this week's rankings.

Front Line: Hossa back, rising

Marian 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.

Chicago Blackhawks' Marian Hossa, of Slovakia, celebrates his second goal of the NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks, during the third period in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Nov...

Open Ice: The Phil Factor

Sean Allen looks at the difference a single player can make on an team, using Phil Kessel and Ryan Smyth as the positive and negative examples of the rule.