Sideline Scholars

The top five NHL goalies are extremely close in ranking and are listed as elite goaltenders; Rinne gets the nod over Quick because of Rinne’s uncanny ability to play the puck. 1. Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators Rinne has size and speed to go with and some of the best puck playing skills in the …

Tonight KHL superstar Alexander Radulov is set to return to the team that drafted him (Nashville Predators). Radulov played 2 years with Nashville before bolting to the KHL. In his freshman and sophomore years with Nashville he managed 37 points and 58 points respectively. He is now 4 years more mature and has posted 301 …

Goalies – Ben BIshop (24% owned). The former 2012 AHL all star game MVP is filling in nicely in Ottawa. In his 3 starts with Ottawa he has 2 wins 1 OT loss and .926 save percentage. So pick him up if hes available in your league. Offense – Andy Mcdonald (34% owned) over the …

It’s OK. You’re all thinking it also. Washington gave up three 1st round picks and their 2nd round pick this year for the number 2 overall. Yes. They need a franchise QB. But they’ve also given up the opportunity to get some potential big time players in each of the next two years. Let’s look …

Good move, Pittsburgh. They locked up Andrew McCutchen for six years a price of $51.5MM. That’s an average of about $8.6MM per year. An unbelievable price for a center fielder that has the ability to be on the of the elite, if he is not already. And at 25, he still has some of his …

Well folks it looks like Pittsburgh Center Sidney Crosby has been cleared for contact by his doctors. He has been practicing hard for the past month with minor side effects from his concussion/neck injury. I expect him to be back in a week or so, so if he is a free agent in your league snatch him …

It was recently announced that Mike Napoli plans on testing free agency. I immediately wondered if this was a good idea or not. After just a little bit of research, I’ve made my decision. Before I get to that decision, let’s take a look at some stats and other information. I want to start off …

Offense Cody Hodgson – In Hodgson’s Sabres Debut he had over 4:12 seconds of powerplay time and played a top 6 forward role. If you are looking for an extra boost going into your leagues playoffs i’d start here. Defense Slava Voynov – Although Voynov was not traded he will get much more ice time …

They’re back, the link updates. I  fully plan on getting you links for the last few weeks, so please do enjoy. Football: Lots of Draft days. Here they are: Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Denver, Houston, New Orleans, Green Bay, Baltimore, San Francisco, New England and the Super Bowl champs New York Giants. I haven’t edited my …

Yes. That was my first reaction to the new that broke saying Ryan Braun’s appeal was won and he would not be suspended. And because of that, I figured there would be no better way to get back into writting than to post my excitement. He has shot up my fantasy rankings back to the …