
After a much-needed day off from the blog on Sunday, we'll catch-up all of the news and notes at the back end of the Newsletter post, but first, we'll go through the weekly recap.


Mrazek finished the week with a 3-0-0 record with 1 shutout, for his 8 points. He shut out the Devils on Monday, beat the Sharks on Thursday and then the Ducks on Sunday for his perfect week.
His big week has now lifted his overall totals up to 15 wins, 2 shutouts and an assist for 35 points, to date, which ranks him 42nd among all players in pool scoring, 15th among all goalies in the pool thus far.
Mrazek was taken with the 44th overall pick in the draft, midway through the 2nd round, by Tony, so he is definitely getting his draft value out of this number one keeper. Unfortunately, the rest of his picks haven't been nearly quite as good (or as lucky) and his team finished up Week Fourteen in 21st place, 6 points out of the top 20.


The duo also had a pretty good week from Philadelphia's Sean Couturier, who finished up with 5 points, while Luongo had 4 points during the Panthers current winning streak.
Out of their active roster this week, they had three zeroes and only one of them was being held out of their respective lineup, as a healthy scratch, so Kristy & Don do have a very healthy team, as we head down the stretch.
The 29 points this week did help them move up the standings, despite their complaints of drafting order, their team now sits in 7th place, 19 points out of the money and 40 points out of 1st place. Since we've just crossed over the halfway mark in the calendar, they still have plenty of time to make up that ground, especially with the tear their goalies are on lately.
This is the second nod for the duo this season, their first came back in Week Eleven, when they finished the week in 17th, so they have already moved up another 10 spots in the last three weeks. They're definitely running hot and they have only had 4 points from Jeff Carter since the Waiver Draft, so that controversy has hardly played much of a factor.

Jordan Staal of the Hurricanes accounted for more than half her team's points, as he finished with a 6-point week, while four other players figured into the scoring, leaving nine active players on her team with naughts.
In a complete contrast of the Mover & Shaker, Stacey's goalies are not hot right now, as Jimmy Howard is playing second fiddle in Detroit and Antti Niemi can't seem to buy a win behind a crummy defense in Dallas.
The lack of quality goaltending could be the leading reason for the drop in the standings, as Stacey's team managed to climb back into the top 10 in Week Twelve, finishing in 8th, but the recent cold streak has sunk her side down to 17th in only a couple of weeks. Her team needs a resurgence of goaltending and in a hurry, in order to restore any hope in this season.

In 3rd place, John P. continues to hold on, but a quiet week, in terms of money teams, has seen his buffer zone shrink to only 2 points, as Neil's team continues stay in the hunt in 4th place. Let's not forget about Stuart and Troy, who are only 12 points out of 3rd place, all it takes is one good week for them to be right there with the money leaders.

Ryan's team still managed to pot 6 points in Week Fourteen, so they stay remarkably safe in this pool. With Connor McDavid not expected back until after the All-Star break, Ryan will still have to make good with only three rookies on his team. Could Clayton possibly catch Ryan with a hot goalie like Gibson? Will the Week Eighteen Waiver Draft make a difference?

Jeremy and Allan's keepers have six projected games between them, but Allan's two keepers have the better chance of collecting all six games, since Connor Hellebuyck has seeming taken the number one job in Winnipeg in recent weeks.

Brian's team moved back into 3rd place, overtaking Derek & Dan, as they sit with 296 & 292, respectively. Dale C.'s team still sits in 5th place with 282, but they're being chased down by Stuart, who had another big week, 30 minutes, and now sits 8 minutes back of Dale.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
It was a poor week in most collected weekly statistics and it was a fairly busy week, with 47 games in the NHL during the week.
Points per NHL game was down considerably, thanks to less skater games collected and despite the goalie minutes going up a little bit. PIM were also down from a record week, falling to levels we saw in Week Four, something we shouldn't have seen with a few goons being picked in the Waiver Draft, but they didn't account for much this week.
It's another 47-game week for the NHL in Week Fifteen, so we'll hope for some better returns sooner, rather than later.
NEWS AND NOTES

In actual fact, Mike probably would have scratched him ages ago, as those 2 points, in his last five games, are the only points he has had in the 14 games he has played for Mike's team, since being picked up in the Waiver Draft. It has been a poor showing for Connolly, who has been a dud pick, 5 points worse than Mikael Backlund in Calgary, since the Waiver Draft.

This also has to be frustrating for Cindy's team, who has been ascending the standings in recent weeks, thanks to a spark from her goaltending tandem. Cindy's team finished the week in 14th, 6 points out of the top 10 and 31 points out of the money.

Tony's team would likely welcome a trade that would see a change of scenery for one of his players, if that means that there will be more ice-time and less time in the press box. Tony's team could use the boost, down in 21st place.

I'm thinking htat Plotnikov will be the first player to go, when the Week Eighteen Waiver Draft hits, as John R. still hasn't had much luck with his squad in his first season in the pool. His team is safe from the absolute basement, 20 points up on Grant, but likely won't feature down the stretch. With the new draft order system, he should be able to get a good pick with this result next year, if he chooses to come back.

All three players were not able to dress on Saturday night against the Kings, with Stastny and Bouwmeester out day-to-day with their injuries, but Allen was placed on the Injured Reserve on Saturday, retroactive to Friday, with his knee injury and the Blues recalled Jordan Binnington to back-up Brian Elliott for the time being.
There is no exact timetable for any of the three injured players, but the two day-to-day injuries should be back in good time, while Allen's knee injury will keep him out at least a week.
Neil, Allan and Scott are now without some key players in the pool standings, none of which are in the money at the moment, but neither of them are considered to be out of it quite yet. Allan, the lowest of the three, sits in 16th, 34 points out and if he could get Bouwmeester back, he could help him make the climb.

Scheifele has 12 goals and 23 points in 37 games with the Jets this year, but hasn't quite lived up to his draft expectations, as Brian took him with the 126th overall pick in the 5th round and he currently sits in 158th, just over a round worse than his pick. A quick recovery will definitely be needed to help him live up to that billing.
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