SMC 12/1/2019 Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving that were celebrating! If the NY Rangers can find consistency to their game, they could be poised for a very good second half. IF they remain healthy of course. This Adam Fox is such a joy to watch. He seems like a complete defenseman. Crazy that the other teams couldn’t persuade him to sign on with them. Penguins getting hit by injuries could create an opening for that last playoff spot. In the PP Guide, I predicted the Penguins wouldn’t make the playoffs this year. I can’t for the life of me see how the Devils can be this bad. Buy low team right now. The Detroit Red Wings look like a minor league team these days. #1 draft pick in the cards. The Nashville Predators need to find their game and fast because Laviolette could be next head coach gone. A coaching change sure looks like it benefitted the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Calgary Flames followed Toronto’s lead in order to save their playoff hopes. No Stanley Cup hangover for the St. Louis Blues as they sit at 17-5-6 atop the Central Division. Chicago Blackhawks may not have enough unless they get themselves on a long hot streak to get back into the playoff picture. The Colorado Avalanche should start to rumble as they get key players back into the lineup. Edmonton and Arizona hanging tough atop the Pacific Division. Who will fall? Have you seen the rise of teams like Dallas and San Jose lately? Teams that look to be dead in the water after a horrendous start to their seasons. Timo Meier is a buy-low candidate as it looks like he is starting to turn things around. Goal scorers tend to get on a roll. Brent Burns seems to have gone AWOL on the stat sheet lately. Had a few chats this week about veterans off to poor starts like Wheeler, Benn, Voracek, etc. and my advice was if you can hold onto these guys, do so, because veterans tend to turn it up around the start of the new year when they know games mean a lot more. Short post this week as I have Christmas lights & decorations to put before the snow! May all your fantasies come true this week!