Offseason Notebook: Sharks, Sabres and Lightning swap power-play point men
Sean Allen assesses new power-play point men in San Jose, Buffalo and Tampa Bay, and reports on more movement since the first two days of the free-agent season in the NHL.
View ArticleSidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos outshine Alex Ovechkin in season's first half
Sean Allen takes stock of the best, most surprising and most disappointing forwards of the first half of the season.
View ArticleCraig Smith, Tim Connolly should have better days ahead for their fantasy owners
Sean Allen examines a handful of players who have posted good numbers despite lesser minutes, such as Zack Kassian and Craig Smith, and also discusses who's rising and falling in his Top 100 forward...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Los Angeles Kings don't waste opportunity
Too many times in the past, Los Angeles let a chance for a big win slip through its fingers. But in Game 1 against Vancouver, the Kings took advantage of the opportunity to take the series lead.
View Article2012 Stanley Cup playoffs - Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Penner is no joke
Somewhere between admitting he injured his back eating pancakes and getting scratched by coach Darryl Sutter, Dustin Penner hit rock bottom. But he picked himself off the mat and rediscovered the...
View ArticleJeff Carter, Slava Voynov rescue Kings in eventual shootout win
Jeff Carter scored Los Angeles' first power-play goal of the season and added the only score in the shootout, leading the Kings to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.
View ArticleFantasy hockey: Top 100 forwards rankings player pickups shots on goal metric
Sean Allen applies a normalizing formula to shots on goal to find players who may be due for a boost in scoring production. Includes updated top 100 forwards for fantasy hockey.
View ArticleSidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, Evegeni Malkin lead early forward rankings for...
Sean Allen looks ahead to next season with his early 2013-14 Top 100 forward rankings.
View ArticleJonathan Quick returns from injury, leads Kings over Canucks
Jonathan Quick stopped 27 shots in his return from a 24-game injury absence, Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:55 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings snapped their five-game losing streak...
View ArticleFantasy hockey -- Assessing the top 250 forwards, defensemen and goalies...
Sean Allen ranks the top 250 forwards, defensemen and goalies in terms of value in fantasy hockey leagues from now until the end of the season and identifies players who can help out in the penalty...
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