Schedule Advantage March 16-22
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Team |
# Games |
Mon. 16 |
Tues. 17 |
Weds. 18 |
Thurs. 19 |
Fri. 20 |
Sat. 21 |
Sun. 22 |
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Atl. |
4 |
WSH |
@PITT |
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DET |
@TB |
|
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Bos. |
2 |
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LA |
|
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NJ |
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Buff. |
3 |
|
@OTT |
|
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PHI |
@NYR |
|
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Car. |
3 |
|
|
NJ |
|
NYI |
WSH |
|
|
Fla. |
3 |
|
WSH |
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TOR |
|
CLM |
|
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Mtl. |
3 |
|
NYR |
|
@OTT |
|
TOR |
|
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Nj. |
4 |
|
CHC |
@CAR |
|
MIN |
|
@BOS |
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NYI. |
2 |
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@CAR |
@OTT |
|
|
NYR. |
3 |
|
@MTL |
|
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BUFF |
OTT |
|
Ott. |
4 |
|
BUFF |
|
MTL |
|
NYI |
@NYR |
|
Phi. |
3 |
|
@DET |
|
|
@BUFF |
|
@PITT |
|
Pitt. |
3 |
|
ATL |
|
|
LA |
|
PHI |
|
Tb. |
3 |
|
TOR |
|
WSH |
|
ATL |
|
|
Tor. |
3 |
|
@TB |
|
@FLA |
|
@MTL |
|
|
Wsh. |
4 |
@ATL |
@FLA |
|
@TB |
|
@CAR |
|
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Ana. |
3 |
|
|
NSH |
@PHX |
|
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PHX |
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Cal. |
2 |
|
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DAL |
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STL |
|
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Chc. |
4 |
|
@NJ |
@CLM |
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EDM |
|
LA |
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Col. |
3 |
|
@MIN |
|
EDM |
|
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@SJ |
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Clm. |
2 |
|
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CHC |
|
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@FLA |
|
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Dal. |
3 |
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@VAN |
@CAL |
|
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@SJ |
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Det. |
2 |
|
PHI |
|
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@ATL |
|
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Edm. |
4 |
|
STL |
|
@COL |
@CHC |
|
@MIN |
|
LA. |
4 |
NSH |
|
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@BOS |
@PITT |
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@CHC |
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Min. |
3 |
|
COL |
|
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@NJ |
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EDM |
|
Nsh. |
3 |
@LA |
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@ANA |
@SJ |
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Phx. |
4 |
|
SJ |
|
ANA |
|
VAN |
@ANA |
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Stl. |
3 |
|
@EDM |
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@VAN |
@CAL |
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SJ. |
4 |
|
@PHX |
|
NSH |
|
DAL |
COL |
|
Van. |
3 |
|
DAL |
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STL |
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@PHX |
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- First A quick strategy note that I have beaten to death with some of you via email but bears repeating here ; We are all getting late into our seasons . If you are protecting a league lead, you should be using the guys that got you this far . Matchup stuff like this should guide your decisions but don't bench your studs based on schedule as they got you this far in good shape . Conversely if you are playing catchup in categories or trying to chase down a playoff spot in a head to head league - now is the time for you to be agressive . The advice below should help you, but if your in late season chase mode you should be swinging for the fences rather than playing it safe - look at the schedules to find some strong plays for your guys . Now on to it ....
- 4 Game weeks belong to Atlanta, New Jersey, Ottawa, and Washington in the East, and Chicago, Edmonton, LA, Phoenix and the Sharks in the West .
- 2 Game weeks belong to Boston and the Islanders in the East, and Calgary, Columbus, and Detroit in the West .
- Atlanta has a 4 game week and all of their opponents are capable of getting into high scoring contests . This should be an easy week to use your Thrashers .
- I like the Lightning this week including your guys who sometimes end up on the bench . All 3 games are at home and all 3 opponents have trouble keeping the puck out of their net .
-You have to like the Canucks this week with 3 contests against teams that struggle to keep the puck out of their net and two of those three contests in their own building . Start most of your Canuck players with confidence .
-The Devils are playing as well as anybody in the league right now . They also have a 4 game week . This is a very tough week though so only use guys you absolutely roll with anyway as all 4 of those opponents are ranked in the leagues top 12 in team defense.
-The BlackHawks have a 4 gamer and that's usually good news . In this week though 3 of those teams are tight defensively as only the Edmonton game looks like a promising place for some decent stats.
- Columbus plays only two games and I'd be benching most of their players as both Chicago and Florida present a pretty good challenge in getting decent goal totals .