Faceoff Factor

FF Staff Fantasy Hockey League Update

Kyle Dreibelbies | National Hockey League

Dec 2, 01:54 PM | Hype this story!

To update everyone on the standings of the Faceoff Factor Fantasy Hockey League now that we are at the quarter point of the season, here’s a look at the standings and which players have been leading their teams as well as which ones have been noticeably absent:

Zerstorers – Matt Bodenschatz

• MVP: Henrik Zetterberg, DET – Zetterberg wins a close race over Sidney Crosby in this category
  
• Sleeper: Jason Arnott, NSH – Although an established player, Arnott could not have been expected to put up a point per game on a depleted Predators team
  
• Flop: (tie) Alexander Semin, WSH and Martin Havlat, CHI – Both of these goal-scoring wingers can put up tons of points, but have a combined 4 points due to injuries.
  

The Vlasic Crime – Michael Farkas

• MVP: Martin St. Louis, STL – St. Louis was a shoe-in first round pick and he’s showing why.
  
• Sleeper: Manny Legace, STL – Who would have thought that he would outperform Roberto Luongo in goal on this team?
  
• Flop: Milan Michalek, SJS – This was supposed to be a break-out year for him because of his flashes of brilliance last year. 7 goals and 2 assists isn’t what most would have projected for him.
  

WillPlay4Beer – Kyle Dreibelbies

• MVP: (tie) Mike Richards and Daniel Briere, PHI – Richards has been one of the surprises in the Eastern Conference and Briere has flourished on the top line. Both players have 30 points right now.
  
• Sleeper: Daniel Carcillo, PHX – Half a point per game and over 100 penalty minutes for a player in his first full season. Carcillo is getting tons of ice time because of how bad Phoenix is.
  
• Flop: Simon Gagne, PHI – A late October concussion is keeping Gagne off the ice and the once promising KGB line (Knuble-Briere-Gagne) is nowhere to be found.
  

EagleMorph – Andrew Chiappazzi

• MVP: Vincent Lecavalier, TBL – Simply the most complete forward in the league right now. Crosby will take this title soon, but it’s tough to complain about any point in #4’s game.
  
• Sleeper: Matt Cullen, CAR – 24 points and 15 power play points are very respectable numbers in any fantasy league at this point in the season.
  
• Flop: Jordan Staal, PIT – He made a name for himself last year as a defensive forward who could score at any time. Apparently, he didn’t want that reputation because he’s on pace for 8 goals and a -24 rating this year.
  

HidingTheRingDings – Adam Jennings

• MVP: Ilya Kovalchuk, ATL – Love him or hate him, he can score and he’s showing it.
  
• Sleeper: Robert Lang, CHI – A lot of teams thought he was washed up. He has 20 points to prove the nay-sayers wrong.
  
• Flop: Martin Straka, NYR – Only 5 points because of an injury.
  

Babych’s Mustache – CJ "Stoosh" Jiuliante

• MVP: Evgeni Malkin, PIT – Malkin is proving that the Sid-Geno 1-2 punch is going to be feared for a long time to come.
  
• Sleeper: Niklas Backstrom, MIN – A 10-4 record is outstanding for a young goalie.
  
• Flop: Slava Kozlov, ATL – 13 points and a -5 rating for a player who has made a name as an outstanding two-way player.
  

Ruthless Interlopers – Brian Metzer

• MVP: Cory Stillman, CAR – On pace for over 110 points this year, this was an excellent pick and the type of value pick that could win a lot of leagues for people.
  
• Sleeper: Paul Stastny, COL – 27 points and a 21% shooting percentage are very good numbers, especially for a young player.
  
• Flop: Patrick Marleau, SJS – By any standards, Marleau has been one of the biggest big-name disappointments this year.
  

Pens163 – Paige Gagne

• MVP: Jarome Iginla, CGY – Debatably the best Flame ever. He is to Calgary what Ryan Smyth was to Edmonton, but with more scoring.
  
• Sleeper: Justin Williams, CAR – 25 points to show for a very hot first quarter.
  
• Flop: (tie) Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT and Miikka Kiprusoff, CGY – Both of these goalies are supposed to be ‘elite’ goaltenders, but have losing records and sub-.900 save percentages.