Patrick Kane

Last night, the Blackhawks lost to the Blue Jackets 7-4, but Patrick Kane had 2 goals, 2 assists, and was a +2. Thus, with Kane on the ice, Chicago won 4-2, but the rest of the team participated in a 5-0 loss. In a recent post, I said fantasy hockey players should pay attention to players who do well when their team does not, but I cannot recall as clear a case as this.

In the game between the Rangers and the Penguins there was only one goal: Malikin, assisted by Crosby and Whitney. Those three (plus Gonchar) are the key players of the Penguins. Everyone expects them to start scoring a great deal, especially on the power play, and some people are willing to take peripheral players (I had Jordan Staal for a while). But those four are the key to the team.

Daymond Langkow continues to lead the league in goals. Worth looking at, even though he's a C (I'm not willing to drop Crosby or Stastny but if you have a lesser C, consider him).

In some leagues, Ottawa's D may be available. Also worth noting is this week's pundit's favorite, PHI D Randy Jones.

Pominville has another goal. He's my gf's favorite player, so I had to have him but I'm glad I do. She also liked the kindness and intelligence of Adrian Peterson but who doesn't think their gf has special powers of observation? After all, she picked you, didn't she?