Hockey Prospect Awards
The Oscars are upon us, and three quarters of the hockey season are up. If the Academy gave out a trophy for Best Starting Goaltender (QMJHL) who would it be?
February 23, 2008
Mike Sillinger will have surgery on his hip and he will be out for the rest of the regular season. Patrice Bergeron is hoping to return to the ice this week. That would be huge and certainly opens the door for a return for the final two weeks or so of the season. The Bruins were actually [...]
NHL Picks – Saturday, Februay 23, 2008
Notch is back again with his winners. Maybe his tips will help you with some tough decisions on your Saturday ticket.
February 22, 2008
Chris Neil has a knee injury that will keep him on the shelf for the weekend and likely for a lot longer. The knee will be examined after the swelling goes down. Ryan Shannon has five points in his last four games and is a plus-3 in that span. There was a clause in the trade [...]
There’s a good Ladd
Carolina lost Justin Williams for the season and quickly replaced him with Sergei Samsonov. Later, they decided to trade Cory Stillman to Ottawa rather than let him walk away as an unrestricted free agent in the summer. Days later, captain Rod Brind’Amour’s season came to a sudden close when he tore his ACL in a game against the Penguins.
(Originally in The Hockey News on February 18)
Better late than never for Dumont
J-P Dumont was a very valuable prospect in the fantasy world. With more than 300 points in his final three Quebec League seasons and an astounding 46 points in 19 playoff games for Val d’Or en route to a playoff MVP award, the third overall pick from 1996 had a lot of potential.
(Originally in The Hockey News on February 15)
February 21, 2008
I have two new entries in my blog - rants, if you will, and we all love those. Check them out HERE . One is my take on Sundin getting moved. The other is on this talk about Leclaire getting Vezina consideration. Chris Simon will return to the Isles lineup tonight. Kevin Bieksa will return to the [...]
The dynasty begins in Pittsburgh
After watching the young Penguins perform above and beyond expectations last season - not only getting into the post-season, but getting in with authority - conventional thinking was the team would pick up where they left off.
(Originally in The Hockey News on February 11)
February 20, 2008
TSN is reporting that Simon Gagne is done for the season. It's for the best. Give his head a chance to heal properly so it doesn't happen again every 10th game that he plays. The Caps returned Eric Fehr to the minors. Washington line combos: Ovechkin- Backstrom- Fleischmann, Pettinger -Kozlov -Semin The results of Lidstrom's exam - [...]
February 19, 2008
TSN is reporting that Vancouver rearguard Lukas Krajicek will undergo season ending shoulder surgery. He is a Band-Aid Boy, so if you own him you had to figure something like this could happen to him. It looks like Lidstrom will be on the shelf for about 10 days. The Kings traded Modry to Philly for a third [...]