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Boston Bruins (44-31-7, 95pts, 3rd in division) 2016-17 scoring leaders (G-A-Pts) Brad Marchand       39-46-85 David Pasternak      34-36-70 David Krejci              23-31-54 Top Prospects (position, age) Charlie McAvoy, D, 19 Zach Senyshyn, RW, 20 Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson, C, 20 Must Pick: Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, and Patrice Bergeron Marchand is easily one of the top-drafted players in fantasy hockey the last couple of years. Although I expect that he reached his scoring peak last year, I still…

Miss one week of doing trivia and some people lose their minds, So a tough trivia question will be included this week. However, we still need to discuss the issue at hand, which is to find a player to help your fantasy team. Players on the list this week include those who can help in your playoff stretch run as well as a few who can help those in keeper/dynasty leagues. Before we look at players who are owned in less than 50 percent of ESPN leagues with stats as of August 18, here is the promised trivia question in honor of…

We roll into Week 20 as some fantasy baseball playoff positioning is coming to a close. Quite a few leagues have been decided or soon will be in the coming days. This week's list of two-start pitchers is not necessarily the week to find a boost to kick you over the top unless you are fortunate enough to own one of the top-tiered performers. The talent in the lower tiers really drops off and offers little projection to find those few extra points. The lack of depth really points owners to utilizing the best matchup…

Last week we went over the top breakout players in the American League this season. This week we take a look at the breakout players in the Senior Circuit. And boy has there been a lot of them. Just look at the #10 guy on this list. Nobody could get the dude out for the first month of the season, and he still barely cracks this list. Seven of these 10 guys are from three teams (Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Los Angeles), which is a big reason why all three teams are contending for playoff spots. Okay, Milwaukee and St. Louis…

The Minor League season may be coming to a close, but a lot of prospects and their respective seasons aren't. Players are making a push for a call-up when rosters expand in September and are preparing for the possibility of making an impact for their MLB team down the stretch. At 59-60, the Texas Rangers are a team right on the cusp of a playoff spot. The American League West has long been out of reach, but they're just two games out of a Wild Card spot. A strong final month and a half will make or break the Rangers'…

WEEK 1 REVIEW Judging by a crazy Week 1, we’re in for an exhilarating Premier League season. First, Arsenal had to pull out a late comeback to beat an inspired Leicester City 4-3. Then, Liverpool fell behind twice versus Watford on the road and managed to turn the score around, only to see Watford score a rather lucky offside goal at the buzzer. It ended in a 3-3 tie. And as if that weren't enough, next, Chelsea confirmed the showing against Arsenal in the Community Shield wasn’t a fluke by losing to Burnley at home 2-3,…

It can often be difficult to place into context how well (or how poorly) certain players have performed recently. A glance at ESPN’s Player Rater, which attempts to quantify a player’s overall fantasy value by analyzing their performance in each facet of the game, can focus targets for fantasy owners looking for help on the waiver wire. Of course, when dealing with small sample sizes, a player’s results can be fluky, but placement at or near the top of these lists could be indicative of a substantive change to a player’s…

Dallas Stars From now until the start of next season, I’ll be looking at each NHL team’s prospect situation and assessing each prospect’s projected fantasy value. With all due respect to turnover leagues, I will be focusing solely on keeper and dynasty leagues, because prospects have minimal value in re-draft leagues. Most fantasy leagues vary in structure, so for the purpose of this exercise, I will be referring to leagues that include a main roster and a prospect roster, each with their own respective draft. This week…

If Andy Dalton were an ice cream flavor, he'd be "plain." There's nothing exciting about drafting the Milhouse of the NFL. I'm sure Dalton's a real nice guy, but at the end of the day, the Bengals are still one-pump chumps in the playoffs. It's normally pretty easy to separate real life football and fantasy football, but if there's one thing stubborn owners remember, it's some serious playoff chokin'. Again, I get it, no one wants the dud. Even if said dud threw for over 4,000 yards last season. Just remember, success…

With the Eastern Conference sleepers now complete, this week we move to the Western Conference, beginning with the Southwest Division. The Western Conference has seen an increase in talent in general, and the same can be said for most of the Southwest. Three teams added players that could pay off immensely and impact the fantasy value of themselves and their teammates. Two of those players made the cut as fantasy sleepers, and we begin with the more controversial choice. Rajon Rondo, New Orleans Pelicans The Pelicans took…