I hope all of our readers have had happy holidays. Now that all fantasy football seasons have ended and there is a shift to hockey and basketball, numberFire is still here to help you. In case you are new here and missed December 28, 2014

Dubnyk has a 2.52 goals against average and a .924 save percentage and has been outplaying Smith all season. He has been called on to clean up his mess numerous times this year.

This is even more impressive since the Coyotes with their -0.69 #Coyotes coach on who his No. 1 is, Dubnyk or Smith. Dubnyk started last night. http://t.co/ZghLHBV3Nw

— azcentral sports (@azcsports) December 28, 2014

Sell Jake Allen, G (62%)
Drop Martin Brodeur, G (24%) – St. Louis Blues

Things are about to get crowded in the crease in St. Louis now that #StlBlues

— Andrew Allsman (@allsmandrew) December 28, 2014

The one certainty is that the crease for the Blues is about to get crowded, and it is an encouraging situation for neither Allen's nor Marty's fantasy value.

Add Michael Raffl, LW – Philadelphia Flyer (3%)

Skating with #Pens Coach Johnston said he expects winger Patric Hornqvist to be out a few weeks with a lower-body injury.

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 28, 2014

This means another line shuffle for the Pittsburgh Penguins. When Hornqvist went down, Jayson Megna skated with Evgeni Malkin and Brandon Sutter while Bryan Rust played with Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz.

To add to all this, Steve Downie has been infected with the mumps and has missed the past three games. Upon his return, expect Downie to play with either Malkin or Crosby and receive considerable ice time for the Penguins.

As for Malkin, he, Rob Scuderi, and Nick Spaling are the only Pens to suit up for every game this season. If I were a superstitious Malkin owner, I'd be looking at the Penguins’ health record and starting to fret over what ailment will plague Geno in the near future.

Add Johnny Gaudreau, LW – Calgary Flames (46%)

If it wasn’t for Filip Forsberg, Johnny Gaudreau would be making a strong case for Rookie of the Year. The young Flames winger has posted an impressive 12 goals and 17 assists through 36 games and has been hot as of late. The Flames have been a surprising this year and are competing for a wildcard spot in the Western Conference, and Gaudreau ranks third in team scoring, behind Mark Giordano and Jiri Hudler. Rookies can be streaking scorers and while his recent pace of six goals in three games will not be kept, Gaudreau is burning hot and can be rode until his flame burns out.

Buy Jori Lehtera, C – St. Louis Blues (53%)

In Yahoo! leagues, owners have started to sour on Jori Lehtera and with some reason: after a strong start to the season, his numbers have started to waver.

This may prove to be the perfect “buy low” opportunity to acquire the talented Finn. Lehtera is on the Blues first power play unit and still skating with Vladimir Tarasenko at even strength. Although Jaden Schwartz is currently injured, Alex Steen is a more than acceptable replacement on the STL line. Lehtera is likely to bounce back from his slow December; expecting a point per game is probably raising the bar too high, but somewhere in the 0.50 to 0.75 points per game rate can be expected.

Drop Justin Abdelkader, LW/RW – Detroit Red Wings (21%)

Justin Abdelkader isn’t a poor choice for your fantasy hockey roster -- he has 8 goals and 9 assists this season to go along with 22 penalty minutes. He skates alongside Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk and is on the Red Wings’ first power play unit.

The problem is that Detroit only has three games this week and all three fall on the league’s “busy nights” (Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday). Chances are that Abdelkader will spend more time on your bench than in your lineup. If that is your case, find another player that you can play this week; Abdelkader will most likely still be in the waiver pool if you desire to get him back in the future.

Hold Tommy Wingels, RW – San Jose Sharks (46%)

We’ve seen this before. Tommy Wingels is in a scoring drought. From November 1-20 Wingels was held goalless through 10 games before breaking out to register 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in his next six games. Since then, Wingels hasn’t put the puck in the back of the net.

Wingels is still getting minutes with Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture and is third in the league in hits (if your league counts hits Wingels is a must-own). While his scoring drought is concerning, the Sharks play both Monday and Tuesday next week and five games in eight days, giving Wingels ample time to get hot in case you are on the fence about letting him swim free.

Drop Alex Goligoski, D – Dallas Stars (60%)

To start the season, Alex Goligoski was expected to quaterback the Dallas Stars’ power play, which would provide a good portion of his fantasy hockey value. Now in late December, Goligoski has slid down the Stars depth chart, below both Trevor Daley and John Klingberg, for time with the man-advantage. Overall this year has been disappointing for the Stars, and as for Goligoski, unless he starts to receive more power play time, you can look elsewhere to round out your defense core.