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Schedule Advantage Dec 15-21

 

Team

# Games

Mon. 15

Tues. 16

Weds.17

Thurs. 18

Fri. 19

Sat. 20

Sun. 21

Atl.

3


@OTT


PITT


TB


Bos.

3




TOR


CAR

@STL

Buff.

3



NJ


LA

@MTL


Car.

4


MTL


FLA


@BOS

@MTL

Fla.

2




@CAR



COL

Mtl.

4


@CAR


PHI


BUFF

CAR

Nj.

4


@TOR

@BUFF


OTT


PHI

NYI.

3


WSH



@MIN

@NSH


NYR.

3


@ANA

@LA



@SJ


Ott.

3


ATL



@NJ

DAL


Phi.

4


COL


@MTL


WSH

@NJ

Pitt.

2




@ATL


TOR


Tb.

2




COL


@ATL


Tor.

3


NJ


@BOS


@PITT


Wsh.

3


@NYI


STL


@PHI


Ana.

2


NYR



@EDM



Cal.

3


@STL

@MIN


CHC



Chc.

3


@EDM



@CAL

@VAN


Col.

4

@DET

@PHI


@TB



@FLA

Clm.

3



SJ

@DAL


@PHX


Dal.

3


PHX


CLM


@OTT


Det.

3

COL



SJ


LA


Edm.

3


CHC

@VAN


ANA



LA.

4

SJ


NYR


@BUFF

@DET


Min.

3



CAL


NYI

@STL


Nsh.

2




@PHX


NYI


Phx.

3


@DAL


NSH


CLM


Stl.

4


CAL


@WSH


MIN

BOS

SJ.

4

@LA


@CLM

@DET


NYR


Van.

2



EDM



CHC











 

* 4 Game weeks belong to Carolina, Montreal, New Jersey, and Philadelphia in the East and Colorado, LA, St Louis and San Jose in the West .

* 2 Game weeks belong to Florida, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay in the East and Anaheim, Nashville, and Vancouver in the West .

* I'm rolling with Tim Thomas again this week with Toronto, the Blues, and Carolina on the schedule . Manny Fernandez should get one of those, but there isn't anybody on that schedule I'm worried about .

*I'm generally pretty risk averse with my goalies, but if you're looking for a decent play, Marty Turco shows little downside this week with Phoenix and Columbus at home and Ottawa on the road providing the opposition .

* The Sabres get Jersey, the Kings and Montreal all pretty good defensive units . You can't bench Vanek , Roy, or Pominville, but check your marginal options as there probably is at least 2 low scoring games in those 3 .

* Carolina has a 4 gamer but seeing Montreal (4th in the league defensively) twice and Boston (1st) once in those 4 means you need to temper your expectations .

* I love the Coyotes this week against Dallas, Nashville and Columbus. This is a fun team to watch and guys like Hanzal, Mueller and Lisin are playing big roles . Even your marginal Phoenix skaters should get consideration this week .

* A 4 game Sharks week means you have to load up with all your normal skaters .Not the best matchups, but you can't try and micromanage when it comes to the team playing the best in the entire league .

* Start all your Capitals this week as they face 3 very beatable defenses (Flyers, Blues,Islanders).