SMC-Let's Be Thankful!
11/17/2018
Good day! Grab your coffee and settle in on this dank autumn day.
Thankful that we don’t have to worry about an NHL lockout or any of that nonsense that makes our winters unbearable without the thought of ice hockey being played.
We have 2 Avs atop the leaderboard in Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon sandwiching who will probably win out by the end of the season, Connor McDavid.
Patrice Bergeron is still the most under-rated NHL player in both the pro league and fantasy leagues.
D Morgan Rielly is the only defenseman in the top ten in scoring now.
Never expected to see Max Domi at #10 in scoring after a few disappointing seasons in the desert.
Brayden Point leads the Bolts in scoring. He had a hattie of three PP goals the other night. Amazing!
Teams that I thought would be battling for extra lottery balls are contending early on this year for a playoff position. NY Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and the Vancouver Canucks.
Disappointing teams so far: Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray has been such a fantasy disappointment the past few years. But lights out in the playoffs.
More teams include the Florida Panthers who shouldn’t count on another late season run like last season.
Then there is the St. Louis blues who stacked their team in the off-season to be a true contender for the Stanley Cup. Not working out so far.
Can Jaden Schwartz ever stay healthy?
And how is that Ilya Kovalchuk signing working out for LA? Surely the Jonathan Quick injury didn’t help. Perhaps a second half run is in the cards. Or should I have saved that line for the Vegas Golden Knights?
The San Jose Sharks are atop the Pacific Division, but it doesn’t seem like they have really done much so far. Except for Timo Meier who has cooled down a bit.
A big disappointment this year must be the Chicago Blackhawks who many thought would be a huge rebound team this year. It still can happen though now that Corey Crawford is back manning the net.
Detroit Red Wing Michael Rasmussen has scored in 3 straight games but doesn’t warrant a huge role on your fantasy team because his time on the ice is limited. Good prospect though.
Cam Atkinson with the Saturday hat trick. Hats off!
Is Dave Rittich for real? The Calgary Flames may be banking on it.
Henrik Lundqvist won the veteran goalie contest last night over Roberto Luongo.
Buy low candidates: Pierre-Luc DuBois, Sebastian Aho, Patric Hornqvist, any LA king especially Anze Kopitar. Too late for Joe Pavelski, Erik Karlsson, Chris Kreider, Anthony Beauvillier and Max Pacioretty.
How much longer can the NY Islanders keep this up?
Just think how good the Philadelphia Flyers would be if they had a true #1 goaltender?
The Buffalo Sabres are doing their best o be NHL relevant this season.
Happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating this week!
May all your fantasies come true!