Monday, January 18, 2010

Sports With The StatMan: Fantasy Hockey Edition - Week 16

After a relatively slow week, only four weeks have more games than there are this week (53 games). For the Sunday-to-Saturday scoring period, 18 teams (60% of the league) have four games to play. The locals did not chip in much on the offensive side of the game, as the best local forward (Rob Schremp) was tied for 38th in the league.

WEEK 15 REVIEW
THREE STARS
Forwards
- 1st Star: Guillaume Latendresse MIN – 33 points (4-4-8 in 4 games, +5, 1 PPG)
- 2nd Star: Ilya Kovalchuk ATL – 26 points (3-3-6 in 3 games, +5, 1 PPG)
- 3rd Star: Patrick Marleau SJS – 22 points (3-2-5 in 4 games, +3, 2 PIM, 1 PPG, 1 SHG)

Local Forwards
- 1st Star: Rob Schremp NYI – 11 points (Tied-#38 F overall, 2-0-2 in 2 games, +2)
- 2nd Star: Matt Moulson NYI – 9 points (Tied-#60 F overall, 1-0-1 in 2 games, +2)
- 3rd Star: 7 tied with 7 points (Tied-#81 F overall – Brian Rolston NJD, Michael Ryder/Marco Sturm/Blake Wheeler BOS, Sean Bergenheim/Kyle Okposo/John Tavares NYI)

Defensemen
- 1st Star: Ed Jovanovski PHX – 25.5 points (0-4-4 in 1 game, +4)
- 2nd Star: Joni Pitkanen CAR – 22.5 points (0-6-6 in 4 games, 6 PIM)
- 3rd Star, tie: Tobias Enstrom ATL – 20.5 points (1-2-3 in 3 games, +4)
- 3rd Star, tie: Mike Green WSH – 20.5 points (2-3-5 in 3 games, 4 PIM, 2 PPG)

Local Defensemen
- 1st Star: Mark Streit NYI – 16 points (Tied-#7 D overall, 1-2-3 in 2 games, +2, 2 PIM, 1 PPG)
- 2nd Star: Bruno Gervais NYI – 14 points (Tied-#12 D overall, 1-1-2 in 2 games, +3)
- 3rd Star: Matt Carle PHL – 11 points (Tied-#20 D overall, 0-2-2 in 2 games, +1)

Goaltenders
- 1st Star: Chris Mason STL – 26.2 points (3-0-0 in 3 games, 1 shutout, 0.67 GAA, .971 SvPct)
- 2nd Star: Mike Brodeur OTT – 22.4 points (2-0-0 in 2 games, 1 shutout, 1.00 GAA, .969 SvPct)
- 3rd Star: Evgeni Nabokov SJS – 21.6 points (2-0-1 in 3 games, 0.97 GAA, .969 SvPct)

Local Goaltenders
- 1st Star: Martin Brodeur NJD – 18.8 points (Tied-#7 G overall, 1-2-0 in 3 games, 1 shutout, 1.97 GAA, .938 SvPct)
- 2nd Star: Henrik Lundqvist NYR – 18 points (#11 G overall, 0-1-1 in 2 games, 1 shutout, 0.48 GAA, .987 SvPct)
- 3rd Star: Tim Thomas BOS – 14 points (#14 G overall, 1-0-1 in 2 games, 1.85 GAA, .947 SvPct)

Special Teams
- Best in League: Ottawa Senators +10 (0-7 PP, 14-15 PK, 1 SHG, 0 SHGA)
- Best among locals: Philadelphia Flyers +9 (Tied-#2 ST overall, 2-8 PP, 9-9 PK, 1 SHG, 0 SHGA)

WEEK 16 PREVIEW
SCHEDULE
4-Game Weeks:
- Sunday-to-Saturday scoring period: Anaheim, Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Florida, Montreal, New Jersey, N.Y. Islanders, N.Y. Rangers, Ottawa, Philadelphia, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Washington
- Monday-to-Sunday scoring period: Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Carolina, Columbus, Dallas, Florida, New Jersey, N.Y. Islanders, Ottawa, Philadelphia, San Jose, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto

2-Game Weeks:
- Sunday-to-Saturday scoring period: Colorado, Pittsburgh
- Monday-to-Sunday scoring period: Calgary

Local Matchups:
- Devils at Islanders (Monday and Saturday)
- Rangers at Flyers (Thursday)

START ‘EM and SIT ‘EM
Last Week (Start vs. Sit)
- Forwards: Joe Pavelski SJS (0-1-1 in 4 games, +2) vs. James Neal DAL (1-0-1 in 4 games, -3) (W, 3 to 0)
- Defensemen: Brian Pothier WSH (1-0-1 in 2 games, +1) vs. Dion Phaneuf CGY (0-0-0 in 3 games, -1) (W, 6 to minus-2)
- Goaltending: Pascal Leclaire OTT (0-2 in 2 games, 5.25 GAA, .851 SvPct) vs. Tim Thomas BOS (1-0-1 in 2 games, 1.85 GAA, .947 SvPct) (L, 14 to minus-3)

Season: 5-1 (2-1 this week)

This Week (Start vs. Sit)
Forwards
- Start: Tomas Fleischmann WSH – Fleischmann is 2-4-6 in his last six games and has three games this week, including two at home (vs DET, vs PHX).
- Sit: Jarome Iginla CGY – A 2-game week against two tough opponents (@ SJ, vs CHI) and Iginla has no points in six games.

Defensemen
- Start: Joni Pitkanen CAR – 0-6-6 in last 3 games, minus-13 +/- on the season, but +3 in last 10 games. Pitkanen has a three-game week, including two against divisional rivals (vs TBY, @ ATL)
- Sit: Sheldon Souray EDM – His Oilers career may come to an abrupt end, as he is willing to waive his no-trade clause. Souray is playing at a minus-5 in his last three games and has not had a plus rating in 11 games.

Goaltending
- Start: Chris Mason STL – Mason is starting to find his game and he may turn the Blues fortunes around just like last season. His Blues have four games, including a back-to-back in Canada (@ MTL, @ OTT)
- Sit: Jonathan Quick LAK – The third goalie on the U.S. Olympic team has a challenging week against top conference teams (vs SJ, vs BUF) and a trip to Hockeytown (@ DET).

Upcoming Blog Schedule
Tuesday: Show Notes from Sunday (Sports With The StatMan #42) (blog)
Wednesday: Random Musings (weekly sports column - blog)
Saturday: Sports With The StatMan: Fantasy Football Edition - Conference Championship Weekend (blog)
Sunday: Sports With The StatMan: Fantasy Hockey Edition - Week 17 (blog)
Sunday: Sports With The StatMan (#43) (live show, 8-9pm Eastern time)

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