Is this the year Dick Tarnstrom wins the Norris Trophy?
Will Bill Muckalt continue his torrid pace and finish the season with 64 goals? And can Jarome Iginla possibly catch Chris Gratton in points? The early part of the season is good at making some players look like dynamos and others dunces. Not much stock should be put into what players do in October. Some players are quick starters and blow themselves out after four weeks. Others do not begin producing until the season is well under way. Have you ever heard of the buy low/sell high philosophy? You probably have if you are a stock trader. For fantasy hockey purposes, it means that you should trade players when their value is at its highest point, and Tarnstrom, Muckalt and Gratton are three examples of players you should trade now, before they come hurtling back to Earth. So let me take each of the three questions I posed at the beginning and answer each individually: Is this the year Dick Tarnstrom wins the Norris Trophy? Answer: No. The second-year defenseman is a solid player. He move
