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What’s In A Name? |
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1.
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Joe Murphy is a
forward (a passable one); Larry Murphy is a defenseman (an old one);
Gord Murphy is just not a good choice, so don’t bother with him. In
short, shouting out "Murphy" in the heat of the moment won’t
be all that useful in the long run. |
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2.
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"That Russian
defenseman, Mironov" is either going to get you a Chicago player,
or a Washington one. Both have their shortcomings… which for litigious
reasons we can’t really get into here (suffice to say, Boris is a
weighty topic, Dmitri a minor one)… so make sure you know which one
you want. |
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3.
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"Gimme
Kariya."
Paul = good. Steve = jury’s still out (little tiny guy, tends to get
run over a lot). If it’s the first round, you probably don’t want to
end up with Steve. |
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4.
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"Antii Aalto"
– catchy name, usually ranks first in any alphabetical list,
but so does ‘aardvark’ and when was the last time an aardvark really
helped you out. |
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5.
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"Smith,"
"Smyth" – let me save you some time… the only guy who’s
likely to really help you is Ryan Smyth (pronounced Smith). |
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6.
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"That
Kozlov guy, first name starts with a V" – still not
a huge help. Viktor Kozlov is a forward in Florida,
occasionally plays with the good guy in #8 below;
Vyacheslav (Slava to avoid confusion, believe it or not)
plays in Detroit with Sergei Federov on a good day and
Kris Draper and Pat Verbeek on a bad day. |
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7.
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"Okay, okay…
don’t rush me I’ll take Thornton" – one (Scott) a part-time
pugilist and full-time plumber; the other (Joe) full-time up and coming
star and part-time cousin of Scott. Be specific.
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8.
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"Wow it’s the
third round and Bure’s still available." Odds are it’s not
Pavel and while there’s nothing wrong with Valeri you don’t want to
get too excited about picking him in the third round.
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9.
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"I can’t
remember it exactly, but his name’s a color": Josh Green, Travis
Green, Doug Brown, Rob Brown, Brad Brown, Curtis Brown, Sean Brown,
Peter White, Todd White, James Black… Trust me it’s easier to avoid
all of these guys – if you’re really stuck, Travis Green or Curtis
Brown.
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10. |
Know your Johnsons…
feel free to add a rude punch line here, but it really is a good idea to
keep these guys separate – Kim Johnsson, Craig Johnson, Ryan Johnson,
Mike Johnson, and Greg Johnson… Greg or Mike are the ones you want.
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11. |
"That Sedin
guy." OK in this case it probably doesn’t make a huge difference
which one you end up with… so forget I mentioned it. |
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Last but not least:
"I’m desperate… gimme Svoboda" – you’re either gonna
get Petr (TOR) or Petr (TB)… even "Chicks" can’t help you
with this one. |
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Tracey J. Kinney is a writer and part time academic, as well as a full
time fantasy hockey participant. After six years of trying, she finally
claimed her first fantasy hockey league title last year - narrowly! Check
out her other rookie season articles:
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Part 2 | Part
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