Monthly Archives: October 2009

Survivor Recap, Week 8 Picks

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Mike MacGregor

Simultaneously support SickKids Hospital, bid on tickets to some live sporting events, wonder how we lost someone in the survivor pool last week, and learn why I’m backing the Chargers, Browns and Cardinals this week. Oh, and don’t forget to set your clocks back. Continue reading →

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Week 8 Buy Low, Sell High

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Dave Stringer

Dave has a keen eye on the schedule the rest of the season to figure out good trade targets and good players to ship off before they run into a wall of mediocrity or worse. Oh, and in case you didn’t know Larry Johnson’s value fell through the floor. Continue reading →

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Hockey Survivor Picks, Week 4

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Iain Arseneau

Much tougher week coming up this week in the Hockey Survivor Pool, but Iain is up to the task giving us his top 3 picks. Do I use the high powered Pens or roll with the Sens? Decisions, decisions… Continue reading →

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Week 5 Fantasy Hockey Stock Watch

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Iain Arseneau

Here is the second instalment of Fantasy Hockey Stock Watch. This time Iain brings us the goods on what players are good buy, sell and hold candidates based on recent performance and future expectations. Sam Gagner and Patrice Bergeron head up the “buy” list. Continue reading →

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Week 7 Moving Up, Moving Down

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Dave Stringer

Rookie Shonn Greene had a huge game with Leon Washington out due to injury. Carson Palmer and Cedric Benson propelled the Bengals to a big win. Miles Austin keeps breaking tackles for big yards and scores. Here are the players moving up and down from Week 7. Continue reading →

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Survivor Recap, Week 7 Picks

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mike MacGregor

Here is a recap of our football survivor pool from last week – the good, the bad and the ugly from last week – plus a link to my recommended survivor picks for this week, the Packers, Patriots and Colts. Continue reading →

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Hockey Survivor Picks, Week 3

Posted on October 23, 2009 by John Canario

We are into week number three of our hockey survivor pool, and John has three strong games picked from the bunch for us to choose from and hopefully stay alive another week. Will the Leafs win their first game? Uh, no. Continue reading →

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Week 7 Buy Low, Sell High

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Dave Stringer

Dave says move Tom Brady. Tom Brady? Five TD in a quarter Tom Brady? Plus LaDainian Tomlinson is back in the good books on the buy side. While Dave admits he may not be in his right mind, he makes some good arguments supporting his cause. Continue reading →

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Filling in for Savard and Gonchar

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Iain Arseneau

Injuries to Marc Savard and Sergei Gonchar putting them on the shelf for 4-6 weeks is not good for fantasy owners relying heavily on these guys to produce. Fortunately, Iain stepped up with some options to pursue to fill the holes at each position. Continue reading →

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Week 6 Moving Up, Moving Down

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Dave Stringer

Some old faves finally found their way on to Dave’s Moving Up list – Brady, Tomlinson and Westbrook – while a couple young hyped backs – Knowshon Moreno and Pierre Thomas – earned a down tick. Dave even gave Michael Crabtree a compliment. Sort of. Continue reading →

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