导出博客文章CINCINNATI -- Edmond Sumner ditched the tape on his injured finger and played
his best all-around game, a good sign for No. 17 Xavier as it enters Big East
play.Sumner scored 12 of his 14 points while Xavier took control in the first
half, and the Musketeers picked up their third straight win, 85-56 over Eastern
Washington on Tuesday night.After a sluggish start, the Musketeers (10-2) took
control with a 35-8 run. Sumner ran the show, ignoring the finger injury he
suffered a few games ago.Every time I catch or dribble the ball, its just
nagging, said Sumner, who had been taping together the two outside fingers on
his left hand. Im a little superstitious. With the tape, I felt I had no control
over the ball. I had to suck it up and play through the pain.Sumner finished
with a career-high nine assists and no turnovers. Trevon Bluiett added 16
points, and Xavier had five players score in double figures.Jacob Wiley had 16
points for Eastern Washington (8-4) , which trailed by as many as 29 points.We
were up 11 at the 11-minutes mark, then Xavier showed why theyre a Top 10 team,
Eastern Washington coach Jim Hayford said. They were 6 for 6 closing out the
first half. When they shoot the ball that well, theyre an unbeatable
team.Eastern Washington made eight of its first 13 shots -- including two 3s by
Felix Von Hofe -- against Xaviers sluggish defense for a 22-11 lead. Thats when
Xavier turned it on, finishing the half on a 35-8 surge.We clamped down after
sleep walking for the first 8 minutes or so, coach Chris Mack said.Kaiser Gates
hit three of Xaviers seven 3s during the spurt and finished with a season-high
12 points . Gates, a sophomore forward, had knee surgery before the start of the
season and missed the first five games. Hes struggled to get back in form,
making only 4 of 17 from behind the arc before Tuesday night.Overall Id say its
the best Ive felt, Gates said. I felt a lot more loose than usual, a little more
bouncy.BIG PICTUREEastern Washington: The Eagles are 1-24 all-time against
ranked teams, including losses this season to Texas and Xavier. Their only win
over a ranked team was 68-67 over No. 10 Saint Josephs on Nov. 15, 2001.Xavier:
Sumner showed no problems handling the ball despite the sore finger. He made all
of his four shots in the first half -- two from beyond the arc -- and two free
throws.POLL IMPLICATIONSAfter consecutive road losses to Baylor and Colorado
dropped them out of the Top 10, the Musketeers have stabilized with their three
straight wins.VON HOFE HURTVon Hofe, who is Eastern Washingtons top 3-point
shooter, hurt his left shoulder while going for a loose ball with 5:21 left in
the game and went to the bench. He wore a sling at the end of the game. Von Hofe
finished with nine points, going 3 of 10 from beyond the arc.OFF THE MARKEastern
Washington came into the game making 81.8 percent from the free throw line,
second nationally to Notre Dame, but went only 9 of 18 against Xavier.UP
NEXTEastern Washington goes to Colorado on Thursday for the third of four
straight road games. The Eagles finish their trip at Idaho on Dec. 30.Xavier
opens Big East play against Providence at the Cintas Center on Dec. 28.---More
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Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question
during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14
games over . Voting for the four captains of the NHL All-Star teams is now open,
as fans will help determine the players to lead their divisional groups in the
three-on-three tournament in Los Angeles.In the spirit of the competition, we
thought wed pick the fantasy value all-star captains from each division. Fantasy
value isnt necessarily equated with best overall value, as well be comparing
ESPN Player Rater value for standard leagues against average draft position
(ADP) to find our fantasy value all-star captains:Metropolitan Division: Nick
Foligno, LW/RW, Columbus Blue JacketsAlready an actual NHL All-Star captain in
2015, Foligno earns a fantasy value captaincy nod for his huge bounce-back
season so far. Following his huge 2014-15 as a duo with Ryan Johansen, the
latters trade to the Nashville Predators last season appeared to spell the end
for Folignos fantasy contributions. He played 72 games last season, but finished
ranked No. 210 on the ESPN Player Rater for skaters -- just after Olli Maatta
and ahead of Jason Chimera. Johansen wasnt going to magically reappear, and the
Blue Jackets didnt look like they had any centermen ready to act as a true No. 1
for this season, so Foligno was drafted as an afterthought, with an ADP of
143.8.Enter Alexander Wennberg as a true playmaker, and Foligno is looking more
like the version of himself from 2014-15. In fact, his current pace prorated to
82 games would exactly match his career-high 31 goals and would be one point
higher than his 73 points from 2014-15. The power-play production might fade
from the Blue Jackets current pace, but we cant punch too many holes in the
theory that Foligno can keep this up again.Runners-up: Jeff Skinner, LW,
Carolina Hurricanes; Alexander Wennberg, C, Columbus Blue Jackets; J.T. Miller,
C/LW/RW, New York Rangers.Atlantic Division: Nazem Kadri, C, Toronto Maple
LeafsOn pace for 61 points this season, you might think this kind of point
production is a first for Kadri during a full season. Youd be wrong. In the
lockout-shortened 2012-13 campaign, Kadri produced 44 points in 48 games. That,
unfortunately, set us up for a bit of a disappointment during the next few
campaigns. Kadri followed that season with 20 goals and 50 points, but in a full
season that was a far cry from his 2012-13 numbers. His shots on goal had a huge
spike last season, but the points didnt really flow from the additional attempts
and ice time. Entering the current season, where Kadri was forgotten in all the
excitement surrounding Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Mitch Marner, he
was the sixth Maple Leaf off the draft board on average, with an ADP of
201.1.Now, 23 games into the 2016-17 season, Kadri ranks 15th among skaters on
the ESPN Player Rater. He has 10 goals and 64 shots on goal, all while playing
almost three minutes less ice time per game than he did last season. Thats
right, hes doing this while dropping from playing 18:16 per game last season to
just 15:46 this season. Even more curious, Kadri has never exceeded 73 penalty
minutes for a season in his career. He currently has 53 PIM, and is on pace for
a goon-like 189. Whether any of these wacky stats can be sustained for a full
season, allowing Kadri to surprise as the fantasy all-star from the Leafs, who
knows? But theres no question hes been the teams fantasy value all-star to
date.Runners-up: Alex Galchenyuk, LW/C, Montreal Canadiens; David Pastrnak,
LW/RW, Boston Bruins; Jonathan Marchessault, C/LW, Florida Panthers. Central
Division: Ryan Suter, D, Minnesota WildThe 15th defenseman off the board in
fantasy drafts, with an ADP of 84.3, Suter is currently the fourth-best
defenseman on the ESPN Player Rater this season. To be fair to Suter, some of
the blame for his low ADP rests on everyones groupthink underrating of him. He
was, after all, the ninth-best fantasy defenseman on the Rater last season.
Suters numbers are completely in line with last season, virtually assuring
another finish as a No. 1-caliber fantasy defenseman, even though he wasnt
drafted as one.Runners-up: Artem Anisimov, C, Chicago Blackhawks; Antoine
Roussel, LW, Dallas Stars; Marian Hossa, RW, Chicago Blackhawks.Pacific
Division: Ryan Kesler, C, Anaheim DucksHes not just shocking us as the most
valuable Duck in fantasy hockey this season, Kesler is the sixth-best skater in
the NHL on the Rater so far this season, behind only Shea Weber, Connor McDavid,
Nikita Kucherov, Evgeni Malkin and Vladimir Tarasenko. There is one clear
culprit here for Keslers resurgence -- coach Randy Carlyles decision to use him
on the power play. Kesler has already matched his power-play goal total from
last season and the season prior, with five so far this season. He is on pace
for 18 power-play goals this season, and that total isnt completely insane. Hes
scored 15 before as a member of the Vancouver Canucks. Keslers average ice time
is also back up to his Herculean totals from his days with the Canucks.The thing
is, we all thought Kesler had settled into a lesser role with the Ducks. His ADP
of 65.8 means that most of his owners waited until the fifth or sixth round of
their drafts to take a chance on him, which was completely fair given that he
finished as the 59th-best skater on the Rater last season. Hes a prime example
of how just one role change can have a huge and lasting effect on a players
fantasy outlook -- so long as said player grabs that chance when they have
it.Runners-up: Cam Fowler, D, Anaheim Ducks; Peter Budaj, G, Los Angeles Kings;
Chad Johnson, G, Calgary Flames. Fantasy Forecaster: Dec. 5-11Download the
forecaster chart PDF hereFor those new to the Forecaster chart, here are some
explanations: O (offense) and D (defense) matchup ratings are based upon a scale
from 1 (poor matchup) to 10 (excellent matchup) and are calculated using a
formula that evaluates the teams season-to-date statistics, their performance in
home/road games depending on where the game is to be played, as well as their
opponents numbers in those categories. The Ratings column lists the cumulative
rating from 1-10 of that weeks offensive
and defensive
matchups.Team
notesWashington Capitals: The Caps partiicular four-game schedule has them at
home for three games and up against some softer defenses, including the
Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres (who could be without a day-to-day Robin
Lehner for at least one of two contests).ddddddddddddThe call-up of rookie Jakub
Vrana gives the Capitals another top-six forward to toy with. Following nine
goals and 16 points in 18 games for the AHLs Hershey Bears, Vrana made his NHL
debut Thursday on a line with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky. The trio
didnt factor into the Capitals 3-0 loss to the New York Islanders, though Vrana
managed a respectable four shots on goal in just 10 minutes of ice time.
Depending on his continued usage in the top six, he could be an interesting
deep-league gamble next week. The better option for shallow leagues would be
Marcus Johansson, who is available in 37 percent of ESPN leagues and is spending
his time at even strength with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.Philadelphia
Flyers: We arent always big on recommending Michael Raffl for fantasy owners, as
its hard to find an example of a winger playing so much time alongside true
fantasy stars with so little to show for it. However, Sean Couturiers continued
absence has forced the Flyers to reconfigure their scoring lines. The latest
lineup includes Raffl on the top line with Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek, and
the combination has helped the Flyers to three straight victories. In those
three games, Giroux and Voracek have a combined nine points. In typical Raffl
fashion, the third member of the line has ... one. That said, hes in a good spot
headed into a week where the Flyers play three of four games at home, including
a date with the porous Dallas Stars. The second recommendation for possible
one-week use here would be Travis Konecny, who remains on the second line with
Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn. The points have been few and far between, but
he gets enough chances to warrant consideration when the schedule is good.Goalie
notesChad Johnson rebounded from his first poor outing in a while to post his
third shutout of the season. Hes still a great fantasy pickup as the starter for
the Calgary Flames, and remains available in a majority of ESPN leagues -- but
the number is shrinking quickly.We said at the start of November here that Cam
Ward would start posting better starts and he had a superb month behind his
possession-friendly teammates. That said, they still cant score enough to make
him a No. 1 fantasy goaltender. His numbers are good enough to be a No. 2,
though.The Islanders are still getting slaughtered on a nightly basis in the
shot attempts (Corsi) department. It means we probably shouldnt get too excited
by recent positive performances by both Thomas Greiss and Jaroslav Halak.
Goalies can do well under tough shot attempts circumstances, but neither of
these guys proved they could through the first quarter of the season, so we
arent so sure anything has changed that.John Gibson make a strong statement this
week with a pair of stellar performances against the Montreal Canadiens and
Vancouver Canucks. It doesnt take away from what Jonathan Bernier is doing to
battle him for more time, but it helps Gibsons individual case to coach Randy
Carlyle. The Ducks are home for three games next week and we expect Gibson to
play two of them.Dropped in more than just a few leagues following his poor
start to the campaign, Petr Mrazek is responding to the pressure of Jimmy Howard
being sidelined. His four consecutive starts since Howard was hurt have been his
four best starts in a row this season. Mrazek was one of the best fantasy
goaltenders in the NHL for several months last season, and is worthy of stashing
if you see him available.Posting a sub.-900 save percentage for six consecutive
starts, its time to let Cory Schneider ride the pine if you have some
flexibility. Something clearly isnt right with the usually exceptional New
Jersey Devils goaltender. Hes still worth owning in 100 percent of leagues, but
shift him to the bench for now, if you can.Player notesJack Eichels triumphant
return instantly provides fantasy relevance for Sabres teammates Sam Reinhart
and Evander Kane. Reinhart should get your first look, as he is playing with
Eichel at even strength and on the power play. Kane is the third member of the
line at even strength, but is not on the top power-play unit for now.Taylor Hall
was back with the Devils on Thursday in an earlier-than-expected return from
injury. He played with Adam Henrique and P.A. Parenteau, but the line of Michael
Cammalleri, Travis Zajac and Kyle Palmieri continued to steal the show, with
Zajac scoring a hat trick.Ottawa Senators coach Guy Boucher has gone to a
two-defenseman power play, which should help boost Dion Phaneufs confidence and
statistics enough to make him fantasy-relevant again. He has four points,
including one on the power play, in the past five games.The Islanders have
finally tried Brock Nelson on the top line with John Tavares and Josh Bailey. In
typical Nelson fashion, he pounded home a loose rebound for a goal on Thursday
against the Capitals. Heres hoping this combination gets a chance to shine, as
we could see some fantasy value emerge from either Nelson or Bailey.Could
Alexander Steen be primed for a huge finish to the regular season for the St.
Louis Blues? His shoulder surgery in June originally had a prognosis for a
recovery of between four and six months. He returned to the team after just four
months, slumped through most of October and finally hit the injured reserve a
couple of weeks ago with an undisclosed upper-body injury. In his first game
back on Thursday, Steen notched three power-play points and played most of his
minutes with Vladimir Tarasenko, who scored a hat trick. Remember, Steens
original prognosis was six months on the high end, which would have been the
start of December. On Dec. 1, he returned healthy and played his best game of
the season. Coincidence? Maybe. Slump over and Steen a fantasy star again?
Likely.
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