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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: Playoff pool picks
In last week's edition of Fantasy Hockey Faceoff, Jordan Shifman and Jesse Campigotto gave you suggestions for how to set up your playoff pool. This week's column - our last of the season - is about helping you
identify both the players and the teams who are poised for strong
playoff runs.
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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: Fun playoff pool formats
The playoffs are less than two weeks away so it's time to start thinking about what kind of pool you're going to run. Fantasy Hockey Faceoff is here to help with some ideas for playoff pool formats: some simple, some more creative.
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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: NHL Awards edition
No, we don't have a swanky Vegas casino theatre. And no, we don't have
Jay Mohr. And yes, there's still two weeks left in the season. But it's
time for the Fantasy Hockey Faceoff Awards as we honour the best and worst of the season with our MVP and LVP prizes.
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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: Grading our pre-season predictions
It's that time of year when every good prognosticator looks back on his successful predictions from the NHL pre-season. But here at Fantasy Hockey Faceoff, we also like to highlight our failures, because there's nothing like a little self-loathing.
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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: Ontario's best
In this week's Fantasy Hockey Faceoff, we identify some available
goalies who could help your team over the final weeks of the regular
season. Oh, and we couldn't resist putting a fantasy spin on the latest
salvo in the Burke-Cherry war, so we're picking the best Ontario-born
players in terms of fantasy value.
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Trade Deadline
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: Beating the trade deadline
In this week's Fantasy Hockey Faceoff, we identify players who may benefit from a change of scenery, as well as give our customary advice on roster moves to make in your league.
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MLB
#sidelines: Remembering Gary Carter
Today the baseball world lost a legend. See what the baseball world had to say on Twitter about Expos' Hall of Famer Gary Carter.
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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: The replacements
The NHL trade deadline is just under two weeks away and several teams
are primed and ready to pull the trigger on deals that will rebuild,
reshape or reload. Here's a look at how deadline day may affect the Habs and Blue Jackets.
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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: Wings vs. Leafs
With February comes the dog days of the NHL season, but for poolies the race is always on to rack up points and move up in the standings. Let our fantasy hockey experts help you as you get ready for the stretch drive.
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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: Pre-deadline gems
With just over a month until the NHL trade deadline, now is a great time to start thinking about how you can bolster your own roster.If the last few years have taught us anything, it's that many of the blockbuster trades tend to take place before deadline day.
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NHL
#sidelines: The #NHLWinterClassic
The Winter Classic has quickly become a holiday hockey tradition - and
why not? The games are exciting and meaningful and now more than ever
they're available 24/7 on Twitter.
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NHL
#sidelines: Holiday hockey edition
'Tis the season to be with family, eat, exchange gifts ...and tweet. Twitter has made many things possible. This holiday season, the popular social media platform delivers a glimpse of what's on the minds of current and former NHLers.
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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: 'Tis the season
While Jesse Campigotto's off enjoying some eggnog, Jordan Shifman embraces the holiday spirit and
looks at what managers have to be grateful for from the world of fantasy
hockey. He also gives his weekly advice on some roster moves to consider
to start the New Year off right.
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NHL
Fantasy Hockey Faceoff: Concussion gains and losses
This week's Fantasy Hockey Faceoff identifies the players most likely to gain or slump as a result of missing a superstar line mate.In addition, we give our weekly advice on some roster moves to consider this week.
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NHL
#sidelines: The best and worst of Movember
Though everyone knows that many NHL players historically let the facial hair run wild during playoff time, this year, unlike any other, November has become the new, more refined month for mustachioed hockey men.
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NHL
#sidelines: An NHL Halloween pictorial
On Monday, the Twitterverse was treated to a glimpse of how NHLers celebrate the year's scariest holiday.
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MLB
#sidelines: Twitter Freese Frame
Love it or hate it, the world of Twitter definitely provides an insight into the thoughts and feelings of athletes.
About the Author
Jordan Shifman
Jordan Shifman joined CBC Sports in 2007 and is an associate producer. The Carleton University journalism graduate hosts CBCSports.ca's Fan's Corner as well as live chats during Hockey Night in Canada games. Jordan is a fantasy sports writer who works on social media and contests like Hockeyville.
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