30SecondHockey

Trends to Continue Watching Tonight:

Alexander Steen: A surprise emergence from the Blues, Steen has 15 points in the last month.  He’s slowed down a little bit, but does have 4 points in his last 3 games.

Patric Hornqvist: His ownership is almost at 50% meaning I may stop mentioning one of my favorite players to watch this season. No surprise he has 9 points in the last 7 games and is playing at the Olympics.

Guillaume Latendress: With his speed I’m not surprised that he’s taking his game to the next level in Minnesota. He has 19 points in 24 games since being traded and 12 points in his last 8 games.

Waiver Fodder:

Mike Brodeur: The lesser known goalie with the famous last name has won his 3 starts for Ottawa.   Maybe there is just something about that name.

Josh Baily: His 7 game streak came to an end last game. He had 12 points over that span and I think he’s worth keeping around for a few to see if he starts up again.

Steve Downie: He should be written down on list of players you want to own in fantasy hockey. He has 6 points and 25 PIMs in the last 7 games.

Matt Cullen: I last mentioned his name in a trade and I still think that’s going to come as we approach the deadline.  In the meantime pick him up because he has 6 points in his last 7 games.

Trends to watch for Tonight:

Loui Eriksson: Most will realize by now Eriksson is the real deal, especially with 40 points in in 41 games. His previous high was 63 in 82. That being said I bring him up as it looks like at 24 he’s taking a step to another level. Keep him in mind for next season’s draft.

Patrik Hornqvist: Moving fast off the waiver wire Hornqvist has 11 points in his last 10 games. Ofcourse, because you’ve been reading this blog you probably already picked him up in early December.

Mikael Samuelsson: The Olympic Scorn continues as Samuelsson continues to rack up points consistently after not being named to Team Sweden.  Having him in combination with Mason Raymond would ensure you have all of Vancouver’s secondary scoring.

Jordan Staal: 5 points in 6 games is a good pace for most fantasy owners; however, what pushes Staal over the top is his ability to rack up face-offs. Keep secondary categories like SOG, FW’s and +/-. (email me for a translation as to what all that means)

Steven Reinprecht: You’ve already read about this Panther on this blog, but he’s resurfacing because he has 2 goals in his last 2 games giving him 30 points on the season. He could hit 60.

Waiver Fodder:

Radek Dvorak: The hat-trick last game caught my attention what kept me looking is that he’s in the midst of his second 4+ game point streak in the last month.

Daymond Langkow: I used to be upset due to Langkow’s inability to click with Iginla, but last game against Toronto the two  had 3 points each on the same plays. Langkow also had 9 points in his last 10 games.

Joel Ward: He’s on his second 3 game point streak in the last month with 4 points. As long as the Predators keep playing at their current pace expect players like Ward to play well.

Craig Conroy: The Flames are on a 5 game winning streak and Controy has points in 4 of those games. He seems to be benefiting from Rene Bourque’s hot play.

* Craig Conroy may be out with an undisclosed injury.  Please check  status before the game.