Lester's Blue Line Specials: Volume 18

 
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Need some help with your fantasy hockey team?  You’ve come to the right place.  Try these hot players on for size. 

Center

Matt Cullen, Carolina 

Matt have five points (all goals) and a +4 rating in his last four games (1.25 points per game), including a Hat Trick on February 22nd.  He had 26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) and a +2 rating in his first 52 games (0.5).  He has a Sporting News salary game cap number of $1.56M, and is owned in just 13.7 percent of ESPN and 8 percent of Yahoo leagues.

Winger

Alexandre Burrows, Vancouver

Burrows has seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) and a +5 rating in his last four games (1.75).  He had 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists) and a +3 rating in his first 55 games (0.45).  He has a SN cap number of $1.34M, and is owned in 28 percent of ESPN and 31 percent of Yahoo leagues.

Defenseman

Dennis Seidenberg, Carolina

Dennis has four points (1 goal, 3 assists) and a +2 rating in his last four games.  He had 18 points (3 goals, 15 assists) and a -9 rating in his first 45 games (0.4).  He has a SN cap number of $0.50M, and is owned in 10.1 percent of ESPN and 3 percent of Yahoo leagues.

Goalie

Yann Danis, New York Islanders

Yann has played well this season considering he’s replacing Rick DiPietro on the worst team in the NHL.  On the year he’s 5-8-2 with a 2.65 Goals Against Average and a 92.2% Save Percentage.  In his last eight games he’s 4-3-1 with a 2.13 GAA and a 94.0% Save Percentage.  He has a $2.74M SN cap number, and is owned in 2 percent of ESPN and 9 percent of Yahoo leagues.