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Officials sue NHL after allegedly being dismissed for reporting racist conduct Two former NHL off-ice officials allege they were fired by the league after reporting racist and sexist language from a colleague. Arun Srinivasan January 12, Clarke blasts former Flyers GM Hextall for almost everything wrong with team Flyers senior advisor Bobby Clarke absolutely torched Ron Hextall on Tuesday, blaming the current state of the franchise on the former GM's "huge mistakes.

Michael Hoad January 11, Nothing distracts vets and hockey curmudgeons worse than a rookie poolie running their mouth. On the other hand, online drafting allows you to quickly Google stats and opinions. Before drafting, check to see if the system that facilitates your draft provides detailed stats. Some of the most popular online draft systems have stats and hints baked in, helping guide you during the crucial draft night.

You can draft the best player remaining for each position throughout the draft and still lose your pool due to injuries. This is the harsh reality of fantasy hockey.

More cruel is the certainty that drafting badly will ruin your team from day one. Draft with a towel present to deal with extraneous fluids. Since the most valuable fantasy NHL players disappear first off the list, mistakes at the beginning of the draft cost more than errors in the later rounds. Picking Jason Spezza instead of Tyler Seguin for your first-rounder will submarine your team at the knees.

Reserve risks for later rounds, where the potential of Bryan Little becomes bigger and more exciting. Solid left wingers tend to be slightly less numerous than good fantasy right wingers, while the centre position tends to be the deepest of all positions. Maximize the production of each position as much as possible.

Grabbing a rock-solid goalie on a strong team also tends to be a good idea in the early rounds, especially if you drafted a top-five offensive player in the first round.

Nabbing scarce resources at the right time, such as point defencemen, can create a run on a position. This infuriates GMs who wanted to wait until the next round to pick a defenceman.

ProTip 5 — NHLers who are bad at hockey might be good for your hockey pool. For example, if your league rewards penalty minutes, feel free to choose a player who exists solely to punch the other team into submission. Enforcers may not contribute to the score sheet, but they can single-handedly win you points in pools with penalty minutes.

One aspect of drafting that can grind the psyche of a new fantasy player into the dirt is the unpleasant sensation of having your next pick stolen from under your nose. The sense of well-being you feel for clutching out a solid draft will quickly subside once the puck drops. For the most part, this involves setting your lineups before the game to make sure your best players collect stats. When your goaltenders face powerhouse offensive teams, have confidence in your bench.

ProTip 6: Using 47 out of 50 moves in your first month will ruin you. December started nicely for Yandle, but he has entered a cold patch, accounting for only one assist in his last eight games. The nearly two-week pause in action certainly seems to have negatively affected Yandle, so expect him to shake off the rust and return to delivering assists soon.

He is a great buy-low candidate due to his talent and usage. He has only been afforded eight starts this season for the Wild, yet he has five wins and has allowed just two goals in four straight starts.

Kahkonen is typically under heavy duress as well, earning at least 29 saves during this impressive streak, yielding a record. Add Kahkonen off of waivers, offering proven prowess defending the crease. Matthew MacKay is a featured writer for FantasyPros.

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