WK15 - Mr. Wildcard

I'm not one to brag, but then again, it's hard to not say anything when you're right all the time. Remember when I deemed Sitch Wildcard of the Quarter? Well, it looks like that prophecy has finally shown up.

"Bullshit!" said Tree Bone. "Who just dethroned Dick Burns - once again, I might add - from top spot? It's all me, MEEEE bitches!"

True; Tree Bone is once again atop the V rankings. But something is definitely abrewin' beneath the roots.

"Hazzz!"

It appears as though AznSitch has finally made a serious move just as the season reached its halfway mark. He was once again this week's top earner, amassing 160.50 fantasy points, just ahead of Tree Bone who clocked in 153.65 fantasy points. The League average over the last seven days was 119.80, to give you readers a reference point.

"I keep sayin' it," said Sitch in between squats. "It ain't no BPC. You gotta think about what you're doing, how you're doing it, and why you're stickin' to it. The best players are the best players for a reason; believe in your plan and WERK. BITCH!"

Here are the visuals, courtesy of the stats machine:

As we can see, Sitch has power-squatted his way to second in the V rankings and has widened his PPGP lead over all other select-GMs. He sports a 3.63 PPGP, well ahead of the League average of 3.38 and 0.19 ahead of second place Dick Burns. Sitch has also played a League-low 556 games.

"... I'm at a loss for words," commented Safari. "I'm not even mad. It's admirable, especially since Stamkos is still out. Once he comes back it'll be even tougher to match Sitch's output."

Adds McGuire: Patience, patience patience. That's all they preach at Camp Sitch. He had an anomaly in Lundqvist; he stuck with him and now the Rangers have strung a couple of wins together. Varlamov was caught in a hoopla with the law; Sitch picks him up on a buy-low strategy. Giroux's start to the season was horrendous; Sitch picks him up and waits for the turnaround. Sound bench management, if you ask me!

Always so wise, Pierre.

And that's not all that happened this week. Yahoo! has also confirmed that a trade has been completed (pending League review, of course). And yes, it involves Sitch. According to insider Pierre LeBrun, Sitch has traded away Jonathan Quick to Safari in exchange for Tyler Seguin.

Adds LeBrun: Sources have indicated that the trade was relatively quick (pun!) and swift. It's been common knowledge for some time that Safari has been looking for better goaltending. With Sitch's team holding five goalies hostage (six if you include Rinne who is on IR), Safari approached Sitch for a trade. The discussion was quite friendly; I believe there was only one revision to the initial offer. Draft picks were discussed but ultimately a player-for-goalie swap was done.

Adds McGuire: I love it. Sitch frees up room on his goalie roster and gets Seguin (C, RW) in return, who has been having a fantastic year in Dallas. Sitch is also behind on C, RW games so Seguin can fulfill that void. Safari adds an Olympic-bound goalie to his roster, and LA is strong enough to support Quick to get wins.

Thank you, LeBrun and McGuire. Always appreciate your colour commentary. Until next time, folks.

Cordially,

Commissioner Randy