Ice Fishing:

We are now over a quarter of the way through the NHL season. Its time to, if you haven't already, give your team a good long look and decide what you are missing, who is underperforming and who you might want to sell off while their value is at its height.

We strive to be the most complete possible fantasy hockey website and, therefore, while we recover from our turkey and various other hangovers, we here at the trap will begin to put together several useful features to aide you in this process. The first of these, "Grading the Trap", will be a sort of giant-sized shooting percentage and will debut on Monday. After that expect our list of over and under valued players at each position, first quarter surprises and breakout candidates for the rest of the season.

For now, lets drink some coffee and give you the adds and drops for the week. At this stage of the season there's not a whole lot out there (let me renew my recommendations of Versteeg, Clowe and Kessel for leagues that might still have them available) but you can still find hot streaks and role players.

Keep 'em

Brian Gionta
RW, New Jersey

Former BC Great Brian Gionta is on a bit of a tear right now, with 5 goals and 3 assists over the Devils last five games, Gio is showing shades of the player he once was (specifically the first season after the lockout when he scored 89 points). With Brodeur down, the Devils have opened the gates offensively a bit and no one has benefited more from this then Brian Gionta, with an honorable mention to Patrik Elias. While the Devils are pressing Gio is a good addition to any team.

Curtis Glencross
LW, Calgary

9 points in the last 8 games. This is not a longterm addition to your team by any means but he is on fire right now and Calgary is winning games off the strength of the Iginla, Langkow and Cammalleri pairing. Ride the wave.

David Booth
LW, Florida

11 goals, plenty of shots but horribly deficient in just about every other category. If those are the only categories you are hurting in and you've got an empty roster spot, Booth is absolutely your guy.

Pavol Demitra
C, LW Vancouver

He's healthy and he's producing right now. The time to own Demitra is upon us. In the last 7 games (or since his return from injury number 1) Demitra has 5 goals and 5 assists. He is a a plus and is averaging 3 shots per game over that span. This makes Demitra an extremely productive left winger and a very strong option in almost any league... while he remains healthy.


Weigh 'Em:

The New York Islanders
Bill Guerin, Doug Weight, Trent Hunter