Front 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, 2009Forecaster: Ducks mighty once more
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen looks at Week 6 of the fantasy hockey season with an eye to the best offensive and defensive matchups of the period.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 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, 2009NHL Forecaster: No twin, no problem
Sean Allen, ESPN.comSean Allen previews Week 3 of the NHL season, highlighing the Canucks' favorable four-game schedule.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 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, 2009Pacific Division preview
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen looks at every Pacific Division team from the fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.
Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009Central Division preview
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen looks at every Central Division team from the fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2009Open Ice: Nice finds from the Player Rater
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean Allen takes a look at the Player Rater for players you might be able to pick up off the waiver wire.
Story | Conversation | February 23, 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: Are you for real?
Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSean 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, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "ryane clowe" make the list?