Buy, Hold, or Sell Part II

Calgary Flames - sitting atop of the division, the Flames are getting decent scoring from other soruces not named Jarome - Conroy, Moss, Boyd and Cammalleri have all contributed. In all three of those cases, we'd be "selling" as these players are playing above their normal fantasy value. The tandem of Iginla and Langkow have been very good and you should continue to "hold" on both. Buying either may be expensive and not necessarily a good thing. Phaneuf is a "hold" as is Kipprusoff - who has been inconsistent still, but better than he has been not. A strong "buy" in deeper league's may be Giordano; plays the powerplay and ships in with a few points and is a mere few games away from gaining the confidence of his coach to playing more minutes. We warned you about Todd Bertuzzi, and even though he's been better lately, he's a serious "sell".

Colorado Avalanche - the injuries just keeping piling up for the 'Lanche. First Joe Sakic suferes a hand injury with his snow-blower and then Paul Stastny blocks a shot with his arm and breaks it and is gone for 6-8 weeks. The only silver lining here is that if the Avalanche can stay close, they will get both of those guys back in about 8 weeks. right in time to help down the stretch toward the playoffs. Sakic is a "buy" as he'll likely be very available and come cheaply. Stastny is a "sell" in our books, as he'll come back that is for certian, but if you are in the hunt, you need scroing right away, and you'll likely still get plenty for him in keeper leagues. JM Liles is the Avs best defencemen, and he's a "sell". He's over-rated, and his shot couldn't break a pane of glass. There has to be some unsuspecting Avs fan that you can move this guy too. Expect the Avs offence to be challenged and they will likely try to move guys into the void where Sakic and Stastny were like Hensick, Arnason and you may see Svatos and/or Wolski play up the middle to try and generate offence. All of these guys should be "sells" in your future plans.

Minnesota Wild - with the news that Marian Gaborik is contemplating season ending surgery to repair a "hip deficiency", the Wild are going to have no choice but to move him for whatever they get for the guy - and it won't be much. For poolie owners, the only hope is that in a keeper league you can move the guy to a team that is rebuilding. The surgery contemplated is one he's had before on his other hip, and he's managed to come back and play very well. If he opts for it, his success to come back for next season should be high, but he won't help anyone this year. He's a "sell" as well as an owner and a "buy" in deeper keeper league's as he should come cheaply. PM Bouchard has been a bust, and with Gaborik out of the line-up, he's been below average. He's a "sell". Brent Burns has also been a disappointment, but he's shown signs of life recently and is a "buy" or "hold" for fantasy owners. Mikko Koivu has been awesome to date, and can't play any better than what owners hav ebeen receiiving; he's a "hold" unless some owner is prepared to give you what his stats show you he may be worth.