In this weekly feature, I look at where individuals are trending to in this handy-dandy table format. The analysis of each person is done solely by me and my observations — sometimes I do it by committee with other writers, but I’ve got the ultimate say. So if you disagree on any of these, feel free to tell me in the comments! Who doesn’t like a good ol’ hockey debate?
The Dallas Stars continue picking up points in games, but the cost has been significant.
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Jamie BENN |
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| Comments: Jamie Benn is struggling in the goal scoring department the past two weeks and you can see he’s frustrated about it. | |||
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Jordie BENN |
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| Comments: Jordie Benn started to struggle a touch down the stretch of these past two weeks, resulting in a healthy scratch in Toronto last night. With defensive injuries he’ll be back in tomorrow most likely. | |||
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Alex CHIASSON |
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| Comments: Alex Chiasson has found his goal scoring touch again, but he continues to get torched defensively at times. | |||
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Erik COLE |
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| Comments: Erik Cole has been playing some of his best hockey these last two weeks. He’s on a two game goal streak. | |||
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Kevin CONNAUTON |
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| Comments: Kevin Connauton scored his first NHL point and played well in last night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. | |||
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Trevor DALEY |
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| Comments: Trevor Daley was looking his normal steady self until he was injured last night in the overtime loss to Toronto. It seems unfair that he got a -1 for being on the ice when the team was scored on when he was clutching his leg in the corner. | |||
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Brenden DILLON |
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| Comments: Brenden Dillon has looked good even after losing his usual defensive partner Stephane Robidas to injury. | |||
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Cody EAKIN |
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| Comments: Cody Eakin has had stronger play as of late, though he does still miss defensive coverages. He’s won some big faceoffs for the team in key moments in games lately as well. | |||
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Dan ELLIS |
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| Comments: Dan Ellis appeared once in relief and started one game, recording a win against the Anaheim Ducks. | |||
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Vernon FIDDLER |
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| Comments: Vernon Fiddler’s line has been leading the offensive charge the past few games, and his stats have benefited because of it. | |||
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Ryan GARBUTT |
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| Comments: Ryan Garbutt had a point-per-game pace in his last two weeks before getting a bone bruise on his foot that prevents him from being able to skate. Tough break as he was really heating up. | |||
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Alex GOLIGOSKI |
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| Comments: Alex Goligoski is just one goal away from matching his goal production from last season in just 26 games played. | |||
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Sergei GONCHAR |
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| Comments: Sergei Gonchar had probably one of his best games last night — he was activating on offense and it paid off with Horcoff’s goal. | |||
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Shawn HORCOFF |
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| Comments: Shawn Horcoff is heating up, and he even scored another goal that wasn’t counted due to a high stick. | |||
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Dustin JEFFREY |
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| Comments: Dustin Jeffrey has been decent in limited ice time, and had a couple of really good chances last night. | |||
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Kari LEHTONEN |
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| Comments: Kari Lehtonen is the reason why the Stars have gotten points out of the majority of their games these last two weeks, but he did put up his first real bad game against St. Louis. | |||
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Valeri NICHUSHKIN |
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| Comments: Valeri Nichushkin has been producing even though he’s getting lesser ice time lately. He continues to be a puck possession fiend. | |||
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Jamie OLEKSIAK |
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| Comments: Jamie Oleksiak looks really good at times and at others looks like a rookie that still needs more time to develop. | |||
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Rich PEVERLEY |
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| Comments: Rich Peverley is one of those guys that does the little things right. He got rewarded for that in the last two weeks. | |||
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Stephane ROBIDAS |
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| Comments: Get well soon, Stephane Robidas . | |||
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Antoine ROUSSEL |
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| Comments: Antoine Roussel fought, scored goals, scored a penalty shot, assisted on goals…what didn’t he do these past two weeks? | |||
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Tyler SEGUIN |
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| Comments: Tyler Seguin missed two games with concussion-like symptoms and hasn’t recorded a point in his last five games. | |||
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Ray WHITNEY |
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| Comments: Ray Whitney completely missed a wide-open net last night. | |||