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IT'S HARD TO FIND A HOTTER PLAYER THAN TIM CONNOLLY. THE SABRES CENTER ISN'T EXACTLY A HOUSEHOLD NAME, BUT HE'S MAKING OWNERS HAPPY WITH POINTS IN EACH OF THE LAST 15 GAMES. HE HAS 7 GOALS AND 17 ASSISTS OVER THAT STRETCH AND BETTER BE IN YOUR STARTING LINEUP.
DREW DOUGHTY HAS BEEN HAVING AN EXCELLENT SECOND SEASON AND A GREAT 2010 IN PARTICULAR. WHILE THE KINGS HAVE BEEN UP AND DOWN, THEIR YOUNG DEFENSEMAN HAS BEEN JUST PLAIN UP WITH 14 POINTS AND A PLUS SEVEN RATING OVER THE LAST 13 GAMES.
WHEN PASCAL LECLAIRE WENT DOWN, THE SENATORS TURNED TO BRIAN ELLIOTT FOR A LIFT ON A BUSY WEEK. AND IT'S PRETTY SAFE TO SAY THEY'RE GLAD THEY DID. ELLIOTT HAD LOST HIS THREE PREVIOUS STARTS, BUT TURNED IT AROUND WITH A FOUR-GAME WINNING STREAK, ALLOWING JUST 5 GOALS ON 115 SHOTS ALONG THE WAY.
TIM THOMAS, ON THE OTHER HAND, HASN'T BEEN SPARKLING IN THE CREASE. THE BRUIN HAS BEEN YANKED IN TWO STARTS DURING HIS CURRENT THREE GAME LOSING STREAK. OVER THAT RUN, HE HAS AN 809 SAVE PERCENTAGE AND A 4.5 GAA. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED.
AS ANY ZDENO CHARA OWNER WILL TELL YOU, THE STRUGGLES IN BOSTON HAVEN'T BEEN LIMITED TO THOMAS. THE BIG DEFENSEMAN HAS JUST THREE POINTS IN THE LAST ELEVEN GAMES, BUT EVEN MORE ALARMING IS THE FACT THAT HE HAS A MINUS 6 RATING OVER THAT STRETCH.
WHEN YOUR TEAM'S ON A SEVEN-GAME LOSING STREAK, THERE'S PLENTY OF BLAME TO GO AROUND, BUT A LOT OF IT'S ENDING UP ON THE SKATES OF DION PHANEUF. THE FLAMES ARE DENYING THAT HE'S ON THE TRADING BLOCK, BUT 2 POINTS IN THE LAST 10 GAMES AND A MINUS 4 RATING IN LAST MONDAY'S LOSS TO THE SHARKS, AREN’T VERY ATTRACTIVE.
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