Studs & Duds 2/21/2013

First, apologies for the delay in getting today’s studs & duds up. It’s just been one of those days.

Studs

To be a stud today, you needed 2 goals last night:

Pacioretty has picked up where he left off last season and is improving. He’s 2 goals last night put him on a point per game pace this season. He’s a must own LWer in fantasy.

Horton gave the Bruins the edge last night with his two goals. Although he’s not back to his pre-concussion form, he’s still effective and quite fantasy worthy. If only he’d get a few more penalties.

Van Riemsdyk had another great game. Put him into a tie with Stamkos and Tavares with 11 goals (thanks, Nights!). A fantastic acquisition for the Leafs!

Last night’s top stud has to go to Huberdeau. With 2 goals and 2 assists, it’s a big night for the kid. He has to be a front runner for the Calder at this point.



Duds
Bryzgalov definitely benefitted from Tippet’s system in Pheonix. He was awful for a good portion of last year. He has been hit or miss this year. He was off last night. In a H2H league, I would be able to trust him. Four goals on 15 shots will do that to you.

Calling Big Buff! Where are you? Nearly non-existent on the scoreboard last night and has been very quiet since returning from injury. In 5 games he’s had no points and only 6 shots. Dud or still nursing an injury?

While he has been better in February, a .896 SvPct and 3.27 GAA is not even backup worthy, let alone the status that starter Cam Ward has. In his last 5 games, he’s only saved 90% of the shots once. Is this the same Cam Ward that was brutal at the start of last season and stellar at the end? Let’s hope so.

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Ultimate Dynasty League
16 Team Dynasty League H2H: G, A, P, PPP, SHP, +/-, PIM, SOG, W, L, GAA, SvPct, SHO

C: Stamkos, Getzlaf, Carter
LW: Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Brown
RW: Iginla, Pavelski, Horton
D: Byfuglien, J.Johnson, Goligoski, Hedman, Hamonic
U: Mueller
G: Schneider, Hiller,
B: E. Johnson, S.Kostitsyn, Neil, Biron, Giguere
IR:
Prospect: Nail Yakupov, Tangradi

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