Yearly Archives: 2007

Atlanta and Anahiem

By |2007-09-15T17:29:13-04:00September 15th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

 

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.

 

The conclusion! (Originally posted by The Hockey News and MSN.ca) 

 

 

September 15, 2007

By |2007-09-15T09:28:33-04:00September 15th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

Leaf line combos: Sundin with Antropov and Blake. Wellwood with Ponikarovsky and Tucker. No surprises here.  Once again, Patrick Eaves will be tried out with Spezza and Heatley. Don't give up on him - he's still quite young and as he gains experience and strength he will come closer to success. Injuries will be the only [...]

2007-08 Fantasy Hockey Magazine Reviews

By |2007-09-14T19:20:17-04:00September 14th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

2007-08 Hockey Pool Guides

 

Several DobberHockey writers/personalities contributed some thoughts/critiques on the fantasy magazines that are available on newsstands. I have organized their points and figured that these thoughts, tips and pointers on which magazines to buy would be helpful to the fantasy hockey buff.

 

*McKeen's and Hockey: The Magazine reviews have been added at the end of the piece. 

September 14, 2007

By |2007-09-14T07:52:12-04:00September 14th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

The Wild have invited A.J. Thelan to camp, as well as goaltender Barry Brust. The Stars have invited Phillip Sauve to camp - he becomes their No.3 goaltender, but will likely back up Stephan in the AHL. He'll be the first callup if Turco or Smith get hurt, as the team would rather Stephan play the [...]

Get Bent?

By |2015-07-24T11:09:30-04:00September 13th, 2007|Eastern Edge|

Bentivoglio

 With the opening of NHL training camps, comes high hopes for many young players.  When you hear a list of New York Islanders prospects, names like Tambellini, Bergenheim and Okposo come to mind.  One name that should be added to that list is college hockey stand out Sean Bentivoglio. He was bypassed by every NHL team in his draft year and signed with the Isles as a free agent in May 2007. 
 

September 13, 2007

By |2007-09-13T09:21:08-04:00September 13th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

Teppo Numminen will undergo heart surgery. It's best to just take him off your draft list altogether.  Apparently, the Blue Jackets will try out Zherdev at center - that would certainly solve their No.1 center problems! Keep an eye on that situation.  The Pens have invited Adam Hall to training camp. That one's interesting. I doubt [...]

Whose line is it anyway?

By |2015-07-24T11:09:32-04:00September 12th, 2007|z-Archives (other articles)|

Stastny

 

Some of you might know me for my work at Talented Mr. Roto where I covered fantasy hockey the past two seasons. As you probably know by now, Talented Mr. Roto was acquired by ESPN where fantasy hockey gets barely more coverage than fantasy sheep herding. So I’ve moved on to DobberHockey, which I consider the premier fantasy hockey site on the Web.

Training camps open tomorrow or Friday for most teams so for my first column I’ll focus on things to keep an eye on as the pre-season unfolds. An important factor in evaluating a player’s fluctuation in value from one season to the other and even during the regular season is the players he lines up next to. Any player who had the good fortune of lining up next to Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux saw his fantasy value increase exponentially. So with this in mind, let’s take a look at some players whose fantasy value, and thus draft value, will hinge upon the linemates with whom they are matched during training camp. I won’t cover all teams, focusing only on situations that hold the most importance as far as poolies are concerned.

 

 

September 12, 2007

By |2007-09-12T08:26:26-04:00September 12th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

Krys Kolanos has been invited to the Calgary training camp. Alex Goligoski did not participate in the Pens rookie camp because he was injured.  Clearly liking quantity over quality, the Coyotes have invited goalie David McKee to camp. He joins Tellqvist, Aebischer, Auld, LeNeveu and Tjordman.  The Oilers have invited 18-year-old undrafted prospect Vitali Karamnov to camp. The [...]

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