SMC 12/8/2019
Hope you are enjoying a cup of fresh brew on this chilly December morn!
Thoughts this week were mostly on the Calgary Flames and their new Head Coach Geoff Ward. Seems he is trying different line combos looking for something that works like magic. You would think these are buy-low moments for the likes of Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm.
Calgary D Mark Giordano had a season of all seasons last year but when the previous two were just in the 30s no reason to believe he would return to that historical level of 74 points.
John Carlson is having himself a 2018-2019 Giordano-type season isn’t he?
If you are looking for points on any given night, just look for a Vancouver Canucks game because they don’t seem to be lacking in points.
I have always thought highly of Evgeni Malkin, especially when Sidney Crosby goes down because he really steps up. Not that I wish badly on Crosby, just Malkin turns on the beast mode.
Pittsburgh will fight for a playoff spot this season but the emergence of G Tristan Jarry and D John Marino make the future a little brighter as the team ages.
The other Pennsylvania team also has some young guns in D Ivan Provorov and C Morgan Frost amongst others that their future looks just as bright.
Anthony Duclair may be good for those fantasy teams that need goals because he looks relaxed in Ottawa. If you believe he won’t be traded, then add him. If traded, that could disrupt his comfy flow and production.
Vancouver D Tyler Myers not getting the PP time that was made available by Alex Edler’s IR stint that some had alluded to. Hmmmm.
Looks like Boston took the night off against the Colorado Avalanche with only 19 SOG against the pair of Avs goalies. G Phillip Grubauer left after tweaking something on a save early in the game. Add Pavel Francouz if in need of goaltending just in case if you haven’t added as a handcuff yet.
Detroit is really having a crap year aren’t they? And they looked so good in their season opener. Oh well. They are on a current 11-game losing streak. And before the 3-game winning streak that preceded this current losing one, they lose 12 of 13. And still no coaching change. Interesting.
Lightning have found their offense lately but no the San Jose Sharks. More like sand sharks than Great Whites.
Brent Burns? Brent Burns? Where are you? All you fantasy owners are wondering where you have gone off to.
Amazing how the Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild have made themselves relevant after such lousy starts to the season.
The Capitals are serious about another Cup run it appears. I’m not going to argue with them.
Wild D Matt Dumba may be in store for a solid second half as he still is recovering from last season’s injury. He has the SOG and the TOI just needs to get that little bit of confidence built up.
NJ Devils battling the Red Wings for top lottery pick it seems. The Devils seem to be scoring and playing better but they dug themselves a big hole to get out of.
That’s all I have for this week. Have a great week and may all your fantasies come true.