http://www.cheesehole.net Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:09:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I needed a week away from the picks to gain my composure (not really, I was insanely busy doing some holiday shopping, working, and other things, my apologies).  A couple weeks ago, I once again went 1-3 to down my record to 6-10 on the year.  Let's see if I ... http://www.cheesehole.net/news/2009/12/18/are-you-a-betting-man-5/ Carp is out today, so I'm going to take my shot at picking games. I realize this post is late, but better than never. Here's who I'm betting on for the Saturday night games. Washington at Toronto is the first game on Hockey Night in Canada tonight, and Ovechkin ... http://www.cheesehole.net/picks/2009/12/12/todays-picks-1212/ Here's a brilliant shootout goal in which Nicklas Hagman pulls the old "blind the goalie and sneak the puck past him" trick that we've all pulled in peewee hockey. It's a pretty simply strategy. If you spray up enough ice, the goalie won't be able to see where ... http://www.cheesehole.net/goals/2009/12/10/blind-the-goalie-score/ With the holidays coming posts may be a little slower here, but rest assured we'll still be doing them. The next few weeks will be a great time to snag the prime waiver prospects while the rest of your league is busy spending time with their families. As ... http://www.cheesehole.net/notes/2009/12/09/week-9-watchlist/ For the first time in three tries, last week I fell short of the .500 mark going 1-3 on my picks.  For the season to date, I'm currently 5-7, but looking to make a formidable comeback with my selections for the first weekend in December... Saturday, December 5 Vancouver @ Carolina, 1 ... http://www.cheesehole.net/picks/2009/12/04/are-you-a-betting-man-4/ I'm currently in Dallas, where I just watched the Stars beat the Lightning in overtime on Saturday night from the beautiful American Airlines Arena. In that game Steven Stamkos scored on an awesome snap shot from the circles, but his goal a couple of nights earlier is (in my ... http://www.cheesehole.net/goals/2009/11/29/a-sweet-stamkos-goal/ Once again, last week was a split with two wins coming from Detroit and San Jose, while Vancouver and Atlanta landed me in the loss column.  Here are the games to look out for this weekend... Saturday, November 28 N.Y. Islanders @ New Jersey, 1 pm (all time eastern)- Even if the ... http://www.cheesehole.net/picks/2009/11/27/are-you-a-betting-man-3/ The season is now officially past the 25% mark, so now is a good time to address injuries and strategy regarding injured players. We'll probably have a "first quarter grade" style post coming in the next few days, but for now let's look at the guys who are sitting ... http://www.cheesehole.net/notes/2009/11/23/first-quarter-injury-update/ Some bigger names seem to be rounding in to form right now, and believe it or not, most of them are still available.  Check out their status in your league if you need a flyer for the coming week... BUY Max Afinogenov (Atlanta)- There may be no one in the league hotter ... http://www.cheesehole.net/buynsell/2009/11/21/buysell-for-week-of-nov-23/ Last week I started my picks with a mediocre 2-2 record.  Let's see if this time around I can better that mark. Saturday, November 21 Pittsburgh @ Atlanta, 7 pm (all time eastern)- Try and figure out these two seasons so far.  If you would have predicted that the Pens and the ... http://www.cheesehole.net/picks/2009/11/20/are-you-a-betting-man-2/