18 Results for tuomo ruutu

NHL Forecaster: The perfect storm

Sean Allen, ESPN.com

There's hope yet for the reeling Carolina Hurricanes, says Sean Allen. Their slow start and the expected return of Evgeni Malkin are the topics of Week 7 of the NHL season.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Front Line: Let your sleepers lie

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009

Front Line: Ascending Kings

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

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.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Front Line: A leap of faith

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean 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, 2009

NHL Forecaster: Hawks on the hunt

Sean Allen, ESPN.com

Sean Allen previews Week 2 of the NHL season, featuring a set of scoring-friendly matchups for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Front Line: Semin on the rise

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean 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, 2009

Southeast Division preview

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen looks at every Southeast Division team from a fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Open Ice: Much more than your Average Joe

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean 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, 2009

Open Ice: Free agents with power-play potential

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen picks out some potential players on the waiver wire who can help out nicely on the power play.

Story | Conversation | January 05, 2009

2008-09 Southeast Division fantasy preview

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen previews the Southeast Division from a fantasy perspective.

Story | Conversation | October 03, 2008

Offseason Notebook: Free-agent frenzy

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen breaks down the most fantasy-relevent moves that have been made in the first two days of the NHL free-agent season.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2008

Offseason Notebook: Malone a good fit for Lightning

Sean Allen, ESPN.com

Sean Allen reviews the latest hockey news and what it means in terms of fantasy value.

Story | Conversation | June 30, 2008

Allen: Hossa headlines deadline deals

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen breaks down all the trade-deadline action from the fantasy perspective.

Story | Conversation | February 26, 2008

Toskala toasted in return

Sean Allen

...Patrick Sharp to your bench until after Groundhog Day. Sharp is stuck with the consistently boring Tuomo Ruutu and offensive-minded grinder Kris Versteeg. Until Toews comes back to rally Kane and Sharp to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 10, 2008

Open Ice: Forget preseason thoughts

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen notes that, after 10 games, it's time to put preseason preconceptions away and take another look at certain players.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2007