Sunday, January 10, 2010

Sports With The StatMan: Fantasy Hockey Edition - Week 15

WEEK 14 REVIEW
The first games of the week have just started if you run a Sunday-through-Saturday scoring period. The local forwards that played the best were the kids, as Blake Wheeler of the Bruins, Josh Bailey of the Islanders, and Flyers rookie James van Riemsdyk bested everyone else.

THREE STARS
Forwards
- 1st Star: Alexandre Burrows VAN – 38 points (6-1-7 in 3 games, +6, 1 SHG)
- 2nd Star: Marian Hossa CHI – 31 points (5-0-5 in 4 games, +5, 1 PPG, 1 SHG)
- 3rd Star: Alexander Semin WSH – 26.5 points (4-1-5 in 3 games, +2, 1 SHG)

Local Forwards
- 1st Star: Blake Wheeler BOS – 25.5 points (#4 F overall, 4-3-7 in 4 games, +3, 4 PIM, 1 PPG)
- 2nd Star: James van Riemsdyk PHL – 23 points (#6 F overall, 3-3-6 in 4 games, +2, 1 PPG)
- 3rd Star: Josh Bailey NYI – 21.5 points (#9 F overall, 2-4-6 in 3 games, +3, 1 PPG)

Defensemen
- 1st Star: Chris Pronger PHL – 43 points (1-6-7 in 4 games, +7, 2 PIM)
- 2nd Star: Duncan Keith CHI – 36.5 points (2-4-6 in 4 games, +6)
- 3rd Star: Mike Green WSH – 30.5 points (0-4-4 in 3 games, +7, 2 PIM)

Local Defensemen
- 1st Star: Pronger PHL – 43 points (#1 D overall)
- 2nd Star: Matt Carle PHL – 21.5 points (tied-#11 D overall, 1-2-3 in 4 games, +4, 1 PPG)
- 3rd Star: Mark Streit NYI – 21.5 points (tied-#11 D overall, 1-2-3 in 3 games, +4, 1 PPG)

Goaltenders
- 1st Star: Ryan Miller BUF – 32.8 points (3-0-0 in 3 games, 1 shutout, 1.67 GAA, .958 SvPct)
- 2nd Star: Tomas Vokoun FLA – 29 points (2-2-0 in 4 games, 1 shutout, 1.52 GAA, .957 SvPct)
- 3rd Star: Roberto Luongo VAN – 25.6 points (2-0-1 in 3 games, 1 shutout, 1.62 GAA, .951 SvPct)

Local Goaltenders
- 1st Star: Martin Brodeur NJD – 22.4 points (#4 G overall, 2-0-0 in 2 games, 1 shutout, 0.49 GAA, .983 SvPct)
- 2nd Star: Henrik Lundqvist NYR – 20 points (#7 G overall, 3-0-0 in 3 games, 1.67 GAA, .941 SvPct)
- 3rd Star: Michael Leighton PHL – 17.4 points (#9 G overall, 3-0-1 in 4 games, 2.86 GAA, .906 SvPct)

Special Teams
- Best in League: Philadelphia Flyers +14 (7-15 PP, 15-15 PK, 0 SHG, 0 SHGA)
- Best among locals: Flyers +14 (1st overall)

WEEK 15 PREVIEW
This will be a slow week compared to the rest of the season in the NHL's compressed schedule. There are 46 games this week. In the 13 weeks that remain this year, if you exclude the two-week Olympic break, only two weeks have fewer games (Week 17: 45 games, Week 20: 43 games).

SCHEDULE
4-Game Weeks:
- Sunday-to-Saturday scoring period: Carolina, Columbus, Dallas, Minnesota, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, San Jose
- Monday-to-Sunday scoring period: Calgary, Detroit, Minnesota, N.Y. Rangers, Pittsburgh, San Jose, Washington

2-Game Weeks:
- Sunday-to-Saturday scoring period: Buffalo, Colorado, Montreal, N.Y. Islanders, Philadelphia,
- Monday-to-Sunday scoring period: Buffalo, Colorado, N.Y. Islanders

Local Matchups:
- Devils at Rangers (Tuesday)

START ‘EM and SIT ‘EM
Last Week (Start vs. Sit)
- Forwards: Recchi BOS (1-1-2 in 4 games, -3, 1 PPG) vs. Penner EDM (1-0-1 in 2 games, -2) (W, 4.5 to 2.0)
- Defensemen: Del Zotto NYR (1-1-2 in 4 games, +3, 4 PIM)) vs. Johnson STL (0-0-0 in 3 games, -1, 4 PIM) (W, 11 to minus-4)
- Goaltending: Howard DET (2-1-0 in 3 games, 1.68 GAA, .958 SvPct) vs. Turco (1-1-0 in 2 games, 3.53 GAA, .848 SvPct) (W, 21.6 to 4.8)

Season: 3-0

Forwards
- Start: Joe Pavelski SJS – If being named to the U.S. Olympic team doesn’t make him smile, how about 4 games this week?
- Sit: James Neal DAL – He has not been the same since his suspension (7-5-12 in 21 games)

Defensemen
- Start: Brian Pothier WSH – Getting back from injury and the Caps should do well against TB, FLA, and TOR
- Sit: Dion Phaneuf CGY – A trade demand is being denied in Calgary. Where has his offense gone (3-6-9 in last 35 games)

Goaltending
- Start: Pascal Leclaire OTT – All 4 games this week are on the road, but most of competition has trouble scoring (CAR, ATL, NYR)
- Sit: Tim Thomas BOS – Thomas and the Bruins embark on a West Coast swing with three in California

We will break down each of the four Wild Card matchups on Sports With The StatMan (#41) this Sunday night, January 10th. Join us at our new time, 8-9pm Eastern. We will be among the first to analyze the Divisional Championship games. Besides football, we'll talk about the moves the Mets still have to make. We will also have some NHL talk, as the Bruins and Rangers met twice this week and the week of outdoor hockey at Fenway comes to an end.

Here are the ways to follow along and get in touch with the show:
• “Random Musings” blog: http://gstatman.blogspot.com

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