Camps open up in three days (in the case of Anaheim and Los Angeles – they are already open) and hockey poolies are very interested in the kids that will be in camp with a legitimate shot at a roster spot. This week (as well as last), we’ll analyze the odds of a rookie cracking the lineup and what kind of impact we can expect to see in the campaign ahead.
Article will be later tonight. Things came up today... Jakub Voracek scored two goals and added an assist in yesterday's 8-3 win over the Wild in a rookie game. The Red Wings are going to likely start camp with Datsyuk centering the top line with Holmstrom and Franzen as his wingers, while Zetterberg will center Samuelsson and [...]
“Schedule rating” is a reflection of the amount of games that a team will play in the seven-day period given, in conjunction with two other factors: 1) The amount of those games that are played at home. 2) The quality of team defense that they will be up against. DobberHockey reader Tom Reeve (aka [...]
While they may be at different stages in their careers, three monster players will be the center-well, winger and defenseman- of attention whether they make the NHL or not during upcoming rookie and main training camps. Plus, I gloat a bit about predicting Russia's new additions were more than just fluff, and a tough critic has some rare kind words in Super Series news.
Mac T on Robert Nilsson: "We have him pencilled in right now," said MacTavish. "It's up to him what he does with it, but we do have a spot for him. We saw him play last year in the playoffs in Wilkes-Barre. We need some power play help and he has the ability to do [...]
UPCOMING...ON DOBBERHOCKEY.COM One small point I missed reporting in yesterday's ramblings: Scott Niedermayer will also miss the first two games of the regular season for sure - he will not be travelling to England with the team. It's looking as if he will miss all of October at the very least, so best-case scenario for [...]
Scott Niedermayer has announced in his press conference that he will not be announcing his retirement today. Stay tuned for tonight's announcement when he informs us that he will not be having fried chicken for supper. With Taratyukhin in Russia and Brandon Prust recovering from hip surgery, the one spot that remains open in Calgary up [...]
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In part two of the two-part series, we take a look at the goaltending situation in the Eastern Conference.
As keeper league hockey pools increase in number each year, fantasy junkies become more active in the off-season as they prepare their team for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players.
Throughout the off-season, FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. Bucking the trend of past years, we will review alphabetically – in reverse. Just to be different.
(Originally posted by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca)
As keeper league hockey pools increase in number each year, fantasy junkies become more active in the off-season as they prepare their team for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players.
Throughout the off-season, FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. Bucking the trend of past years, we will review alphabetically – in reverse. Just to be different.
(Article originally posted by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca)
