
Usually, I would save the Newsletter for a Monday publishing date, but with the All-Star weekend and the start of the Week Seventeen Waiver Draft coming together, I thought it would be very beneficial to get the weekly recap done early and published, that way I can sail right into the Waiver Draft. I am hoping that each one of you got my preview e-mail, the available players page should be updated for you, once the Newsletter is published, which will mean we are good to go to start with our picks.


The week only spanned from Monday to Thursday in action and the Maple Leafs keeper still managed to pull 9 points out, posting back-to-back shutouts, the Flames on Monday and the Red Wings on Wednesday. Andersen also posted an assist in the game against the Red Wings, lifting his total to the odd number and he certainly made the most of the schedule.
After a bit of a slow start to the season, Andersen has done well to climb up the overall scoring race table, now sitting 15th overall in pool scoring with 21 wins, 3 shutouts and the helper for 49 points this year. He has made 39 appearances this season for the Leafs, so his scoring rate has been quite good this year.
Very good news for Brian's team, which retook the top spot in the standings, thanks to his number one keeper.

This is her first Mover & Shaker nod and it sets her team up for a good run down the stretch in a few places, including the overall point totals.

Her team's defense also had a pretty good week, as Brent Burns of the Sharks was good for 4 points and Nikita Zaitsev of the Maple Leafs was good for 3 points. Those two almost outscored her entire forwards group, which was only good for 9 points in total. Marcie's blueliners do lead the pool in scoring, up to 109 points in total. Between her defense and goalies, they are really making up for a lacklustre performance from her forwards, which rank 21st in the pool in scoring.
If Marcie can shore up her team's forwards for the last nine weeks of the season, her team has a real shot at winning money in the overall pool race. Will that mean that her team will have to forego the PIM pool or possibly the outdoor games pool? Her team is in line for a lot of money at the moment, but how is her team going to swing all three?

A win from Calgary's Brian Elliott this week was his only highlight, as those 2 points were his team's best. His team had five forwards with single points in the week and absolutely nothing from his defensemen, one of them thanks to injury.
His only route to money now will be in the penalty minute race, as his team is right in the thick of it all. His team will open the other side of the All-Star break in 5th place, 74 minutes back, but that's a couple regular goons away from making an impact. He'll be jockeying with Troy's team, I'm sure, but it will make for an interesting third segment of the season.

Brenda & Seward, Stacey C. and Marcie are all within 20 points of 1st place and even just behind them, it is still fairly close. A good Mover & Shaker week from any of the top 10 teams and the dynamic will change.

Marcie's team will open next week with a 30-minute lead over Kristy & Don, who should also be gunning for some real goonage in the Waiver Draft. Wilton, Eric and Derek B. round out the top five, but Ryan, Brian and Cam are all a minute back of Derek, so this race is far from over. I don't think those three will be gunning for goons, but they might be able to find the best of both worlds, just in case.

Week Twenty appears to be the next speed bump of a week, as the schedule will go down to 39 games, only six games better than this week, so we'll expect to carry on until then.
NEWS AND NOTES

Ribeiro has been Cam's least impressive forward in the second segment and is the lowest-ranked active forward on his team with the 25 points. Cam may be forced to keep the centre on board though, as there isn't many options available in the Waiver Draft, especially when it comes down to his pick.

Oshie's absence didn't hurt Marcie's shot at being Mover & Shaker in the week, as we saw earlier in the Newsletter. A refreshed Oshie should be good for the Capitals down the stretch.
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