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Losing Ilya Kovalchuk means some changes to the New Jersey Devils plan of attack, but they were active this summer in their attempts to fill holes. Air Max 90 Homme Destockage . Top Picks: Patrik Elias, Cory Schneider Even at 37-years-old, LW Patrik Elias can provide comfortable reliability to fantasy owners, even if 36 points in 48 games last season counted as his second-lowest per-game scoring rate of the last decade. Since 2006-2007, Elias has scored 426 points, which ranks 29th and given his role as the Devils offensive leader (particularly now that Ilya Kovalchuk is gone), Elias is a safe addition as a No. 2 left winger. There is a lot to like about G Cory Schneider who has a .931 save percentage over the last three seasons, the best in hockey among goalies with at least 75 games played and, by all rights, he deserves a starting job. Trouble is, the Devils have a future Hall of Famer on the roster and still havent given the slightest indication that Schneider is the starter. On the contrary, it doesnt sound like Martin Brodeur is prepared to take a backup role and the Devils loyalty to Brodeur could shape this decision. All of this makes Schneider a risky pickup, but if you believe that he will outplay Brodeur enough to take more starts, then Schneider has the potential to provide value as a Top 10 fantasy goaltender, maybe higher depending on how quickly he takes the lead. Value Plays: Following a season in which he scored just three goals in 40 games, there is an opportunity to buy low on the value of LW Ryane Clowe. Clowe adds to his value with hits, but his value is further enhanced in leagues with penalty minutes, as hes one of five players to have at least 225 points and 450 penalty minutes. Revel in the value that you get when people write him off because of last years goal-scoring anomaly when he had a 3.4% shooting percentage, compared to a career mark of 11.2%. Unlike Clowe, RW Michael Ryder is coming off one of his better seasons. In fact, hes scored 0.76 points per game in back-to-back years, his highest rate since his rookie season (0.78), yet Ryder is a potential value play because hes 33 and while hes a three-time 30-goal scorer, thats happened only once in the last six seasons. As a No. 3 right winger, he should be a capable performer. Likewise, 41-year-old RW Jaromir Jagr fits in about the same spot. He was productive last year, with 35 points in 45 games, but a playoff drought (no goals, 10 assists in 22 games) helps to sink his public perception. There is opportunity available in New Jersey for Jagr to play and fulfill a scoring role and he can still do it; not like he did at his peak, but good enough to hold down a spot on a fantasy roster. Sleepers/Breakthrough: Its difficult for the Devils centres to provide great fantasy value because they arent the same kind of offensive producers as their wingers and, with centre being such a deep position, that makes Adam Henrique and Travis Zajac effectively sleeper picks, even though they are playing down the middle on the top two lines. Henrique overachieved offensively as a rookie, in 2011-2012, crashing back to earth last year when he managed five assists (along with 11 goals) in 42 games. If he fits between Clowe and Ryder, that line could score, but maybe not enough for Henrique to be anything more than fantasy depth. Aside from 2011-2012, when he tore his Achilles tendon, C Travis Zajac has been exceptionally durable, missing a total of two games in his other six seasons, but he also appears to be miles away from the 60-point scorer that he was when he had Zach Parise on his wing. Until he shows that he can produce more offensively, and playing with Elias and Jagr could sure help, Zajac is also a fringe fantasy performer. Over the last three seasons, G Martin Brodeur has a .905 save percentage -- Steve Mason and Mathieu Garon were the only goaltenders worse with at least 100 games played -- and hes 41, so its not likely to get better, but if the Devils are insistent that Brodeur is their starter, he could have value. 36-year-old D Marek Zidlicky has an offensive track record, though he hasnt scored as often (27 points in 70 games) in New Jersey and, over the last five seasons, his minsu-52 is fifth-worst among defencemen. Perhaps hell connect with Elias and Jagr on the power play, but its also possible you can do better than a 36-year-old with declining offensive numbers. C Andrei Loktionov has 15 goals and 26 points in 87 career NHL games, including 12 points in 28 games with the Devils last season. He has some offensive promise, but probably needs to secure a spot in the top six to be relevant for fantasy owners. Same goes for Damien Brunner, who had 26 points for the Red Wings last season and is in camp on a tryout. Rookies: There dont appear to be any prime positions for rookies in the Devils lineup, but there are a couple that could challenge for time during the season. Stefan Matteau played 17 games for New Jersey last season before he was sent back to the QMJHL, which resulted in a tumultuous time in its own right. Hes a big, physical winger, but maybe not offensive enough to generate fantasy interest. D Jon Merrill didnt have the smoothest path at the University of Michigan, but he had eight points in 12 AHL games at the end of last season. The 21-year-old is big and skilled, and may need more time in the minors, but he could play a significant role for the Devils before long. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Air Max 90 Femme Soldes . The agreement comes a little more than one week after the video game manufacturer agreed to a $40 million settlement in a similar but separate case, bringing the total payout planned for athletes to $60 million, said Steve Berman, an attorney for the plaintiffs, and the NCAA. Air Max 720 Noir Pas Cher .Cameron sustained his third concussion in three seasons last week on a hit by Oakland safety Brandion Ross, who was fined $22,050 by the NFL for the helmet-to-helmet blow.TORONTO - The Vancouver Whitecaps shipped out Omar Salgado on Monday and made Matias Labas loan deal permanent on a busy day of MLS wheeling and dealing.In the wake of Sundays MLS Cup, a four-hour trade window opened Monday morning as teams began to tidy up or reshape rosters.Expansion teams Orlando City SC and New York City FC were busy, although some of the moves may have been to stockpile assets to be used in conjunction with Wednesdays expansion draft.The Whitecaps dealt Salgado to New York City FC for future considerations, with New York sending the 21-year-forward to an unidentified international club pending agreement of personal terms and a physical.The first overall pick in the 2011 draft, Salgado had a rocky road in Vancouver that seemed to end with a training ground incident in October the last straw.He said his goodbyes via social media a month ago.Vancouver, its been unreal. Thank you to the club, the fans, and the city for making this my home for the past 4 years.Salgado, who had a brief stint with Mexicos Tigres club this season, scored one goal in 29 career appearances with the Whitecaps.Omar is a good player with potential. However, both the club and Omar agreed that now is the right time to go in another direction and we wish him all the best, Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson said in a statement.The move was made so Vancouver could get something for Salgado, rather than losing him in the expansion draft or having to protect him, thus making another player available.Toronto FC got money from Vancouver to complete the Laba transaction. The stylish Argentine midfielder was loaned to Vancouver in February when Toronto ran out of space for designated players. It was expected he would remain on the West Coast, with Toronto trying to see the best of the deal.Finalizing terms and acquiring funds will assist us as we continue with our strategic planning at both the youth- and first-team levels, Toronto GM Tim Bezbatchenko said in a statement. This could be used to help the financing of current or future designated players as well as other initiatives to improve our club.With a question mark over the future of English striker Jermain Defoe, Toronto could bee in the market for a third DP sooner than later. Vente En Gros Nike Air Max. he Whitecaps re-signed striker Caleb Clarke and exercised the 2015 contract options on nine players while declining options on centre back Johnny Leveron, midfielders Sebastian Fernandez, Nicolas Mezquida and Mauro Rosales and striker Mamadou Diouf.Vancouver picked up the options of goalkeepers Marco Carducci, David Ousted and Paolo Tornaghi, defender Ethen Sampson, midfielders Mehdi Ballouchy, Gershon Koffie and Andre Lewis, and strikers Erik Hurtado and Darren Mattocks.Last year we built a solid core group of players and we continue to head in the right direction, Robinson said. Consistency is important and we are excited to have the vast majority of our roster returning next season.The club said it remains in contact with the five players whose options were not picked up as well as out-of-contract centre back Andy OBrien.Rosales is eligible for the MLS re-entry process which starts Friday. Vancouver said Diouf will be invited to training camp if he clears Wednesdays waiver draft.Orlando City bolstered its defence by acquiring goalie Tally Hall from Houston for allocation money and an international roster spot and French defender Aurelien Collin from Sporting Kansas City for allocation money and future considerations.The Florida club also picked up midfielder Amobi Okugo from Philadelphia for allocation money and a 2016 second-round draft pick.New York City FC sent allocation money to Columbus for defender Josh Williams.Both expansion teams acquired 2015 and 2016 international roster slots from D.C. United for allocation money, which allows franchises to pay down contract numbers under the salary cap.Orlando has 12 players on its roster, including Brazilian star Kaka. New York has six, including Englands Frank Lampard and Spains David Villa.In other news, D.C. United declined options on a pair of Canadian internationals: defender Nana Attakora and midfielder Kyle Porter.Sporting Kansas City dealt forward C.J. Sapong to Philadelphia for a 2015 first-round pick and Portland picked up veteran defender Nat Borchers from Real Salt Lake for allocation money.Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter ' ' '
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