Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Written by:
Jeremy
“He’s a hockey player, he’ll be okay.” But these players aren’t, their teams are paying the price and injuries are seemingly taking over the NHL.
Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Blackhawks, Bruins, Canadiens, Celtics, Dallas Stars, David Booth, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jere Lehtinen, Jonathan Toews, Marc Savard, Mike Modano, Nicklas Lidstrom, Patrick Sharp, Paul Pierce, Pittsburgh Penguins, Roberto Luongo, Russian, Sergei Gonchar, Sheldon Souray, Vancouver Canucks
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Written by:
Alex Mueller
Recap of week 4 in the NHL including Goalie Spotlight, Fights of the Week, Goat of the Week, Trickshot of the Week Things I Like, Things I Don’t, This Week in Hockey History.
Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Anze Kopitar, Brad May, Brian McGrattan, Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Osgood, Colton Orr, Dustin Penner, George Parros, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jeff Schultz, John Scott, Los Angeles Kings, Matt Carle, Ondrej Pavelec, Phoenix Coyotes, Steve MacIntyre, Tanner Glass, Tim Conboy
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009 Written by:
Eric Sutter
Check out the Pucking Awesome Hat Trick. The top three things you should be watching for this week.
Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Anze Kopitar, Buffalo Sabres, Carolinas Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Darcy Tucker, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Scott Stevens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Toumo Ruutu, Vancouver Canucks
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Written by:
Jeremy
Sabres, Senators, Coyotes, Avalanche and Kings. Their early success is shocking, but which will keep it going and make an unexpected run to the playoffs?
Tags: adrian aucoin, alexander frolov, anton volchenkov, Anze Kopitar, Avalanche, BCS, Coyotes, Craig Anderson, daniel alfredsson, Dany Heatley, dodgers, drew doughty, ed jovanovski, Ilya Bryzgalov, jack johnson, Jason Spezza, jennifer aniston, john-michael likes, jonathan cheechoo, kings, kyle quincey, lakers, marek svatos, matt greene, milan hejduk, milan michalek, pascal leclaire, paul stastny, rob scuderi, Ryan Miller, ryan smyth, sabres, senators, thomas vanek, Wojtek Wolski
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Written by:
Alex Mueller
Recapping week 3 of the NHL season pucking awesome style.
Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Antti Niemi, Brad May, Brandon Prust, Brian McGrattan, Chicago Blackhawks, Cody McLeod, Cristobal Huet, Darcy Hordichuk, Detroit Red Wings, Ilya Bryzgalov, Minnesota Wild, Nikolai Khabibulin, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick Rypien, San Jose Sharks, Stephane Robidas, Tanner Glass
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Monday, October 19th, 2009 Written by:
Eric Sutter
Fantasy Monday looks in depth at your roster
Tags: Jason Blake, Kyle Okposo, Matt Moulson, New York Islanders, Ryane Clowe, San Jose Sharks, St Louis Blues, T.J. Oshie, Toronto Maple Leafs
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Monday, October 19th, 2009 Written by:
Eric Sutter
The Pucking Awesome Hat Trick, the top three things to watch for the week
Tags: Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Fenway Park, John Tavares, Kyle Okposo, Martin Brodeur, Matt Moulson, Montreal Canadiens, New Years Day, New York, Philadelphia Flyers, Terry Sawchuk, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Winter Classic
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Friday, October 16th, 2009 Written by:
Jeremy
Say it aint’ so! Alex Ovechkin will one day be considered better than Wayne Gretzky.
Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Capitals, Glenn Anderson, jari Kurri, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Mark Messier, Michael Jordan, Mike Green, Nicklas Backstrom, Oilers, Paul Coffey, Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Wayne Gretzky
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 Written by:
Alex Mueller
A recap of week two in the National Hockey League as only Pucking Awesome! and Between the Pipes can do.
Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Anze Kopitar, Braydon Coburn, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Colton Orr, Corey Perry, Derek Dorsett, Donald Brashear, Edmonton Oilers, Frazer McLaren, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Jonas Hiller, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Teemu Selanne, Toronto Maple Leafs, Triston Grant, Washington Capitals, Zack Stortini
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Monday, October 12th, 2009 Written by:
Eric Sutter
Trades are a big part of a fantasy team. You could be trading strengths for weaknesses, trading for a player whose stock is down, or trading a player who stock is up. This week I will give you some names to target in trades while their stock is down, and also give you my waiver [...]
Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Nabokov, Jonathan Toews, Ondrej Pavelec, Pavel Datsyuk, San Jose Sharks
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Monday, October 12th, 2009 Written by:
Eric Sutter
In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue and in 2009 nine games were played in the NHL. So a big start to a big week in the NHL let’s look at the Hat Trick or top three things I am looking for this Holiday week. 1.) Will the real Roberto Luongo please stand up? Bobby [...]
Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Buffalo Sabres, Dany Heatley, Northeast Division, Northwest Division, Ottawa Senators, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Miller, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals
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Friday, October 9th, 2009 Written by:
Jeremy
Looking into the crystal ball and nothing good is in sight if these players don’t shine once again—or in some cases, like never before.
Tags: Blackhawks, Canadiens, Coyotes, Cristobal Huet, Daniel Briere, Dion Phaneuf, Erik Johnson, Flyers, Jason Spezza, Kostitsyn, Oilers, Pat Quinn, Roberto Luongo, Shane Doan, Vincent Lecavalier
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 Written by:
Alex Mueller
Welcome to the inaugural column of Between the Pipes, a weekly feature giving you quotes, top fights, who or what is hot and not, stats, goalie spotlight, and many other information from around the league. What an opening week it has been so far.
Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Anaheim Ducks, Andrew Alberts, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Craig Anderson, Craig Conroy, Donald Brashear, Eric Godard, John Tavares, Kyle Okposo, Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Nikolai Khabibulin, Paul Kariya, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Ray Emery, Robert Luongo, Sam Gagner, Shawn Thornton, St Louis Blues, Tim Thomas, Vancouver Canucks
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Monday, October 5th, 2009 Written by:
Eric Sutter
Here, at Pucking Awesome, we know fantasy hockey is important to a hockey nut’s day to day activity. So this season we will be offering our fantasy advice to help you win bragging rights from your friends. Every Monday we will break down the most wonderful place in the world, the waiver wire. This week [...]
Tags: Alex Goligoski, Brandon Dubinksy, brooks Laich, Colorado Avalance, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Wojtek Wolski
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