I angered the gods yesterday. I boasted about my undefeated streak and they slammed me with three straight losses. I mentioned yesterday in my daily fantasy piece that a three game NHL night can cause a daily fantasy gamer to crash back to reality. I’m back in reality and firmly in the fantasy god’s doghouse. I’ve offered up fine wines and spices (and a dose of research) to make today’s picks work. Pray with me.
The following lineup will work for FanDuel’s early games:
LW: Benoit Pouliot $5,300
LW: Jiri Tlusty $5,700
RW: Jarome Iginla $6,500 Don’t be afraid to use Jakub Voracek here at $6,400.
RW: Ilya Kovalchuk $7,700
C: Claude Giroux $7,500
C: Nazem Kadri $5,400
D: Justin Schultz $4,900. I also like Raphael Diaz at $4,600 and he works for both the early and late games.
D: Cody Franson $5,000
G: Ilya Bryzgalov $6,900 NOTE: Bryzgalov is likely to start but not confirmed yet. Keep tabs on this.
This is one lineup I’m using for an Early Only contest:
| LW |
Alexander Ovechkin
WAS v NJ
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| LW |
Wayne Simmonds
PHI v WPG
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| RW |
Jakub Voracek
PHI v WPG
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| RW |
Nail Yakupov
EDM v PHO
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| C |
Claude Giroux
PHI v WPG
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| C |
Matt Duchene
COL @ LA
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| D |
Justin Schultz
EDM v PHO
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| D |
John Carlson
WAS v NJ
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| G |
Ilya Bryzgalov
PHI v WPG
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Since the games start early we had to be brief. Good luck, and may the daily fantasy gods be with you.
