The Edmonton Sun is reporting that Riley Nash is impressing in development camp. The 19-year-old two-way pivot is three years away from making the big club, and should be a second-line center. He is fully profiled in the Fantasy Prospects Report, and currently ranks 69th on the Fantasy Prospects List.

Tomorrow, Blake Wheeler becomes a free agent. Expect to hear news of a signing by the Wild, I'd say… although a handful of teams will be making offers.

The Leafs now have this year's Simon Gamache experiment. Tim Stapleton, an undrafted college star who measures 5'9 and weighs in at 160, has starred the past two seasons for Jokerit. The 25-year-old centered recent Detroit signee Ville Leino. Stapleton is a long shot dark horse… I would be hesitant to take him in deep leagues, but it bears watching.

San Jose goaltender Dimitri Patzold has signed to play next year in the Russian second division.

675 people beat me in the DobberHockey Ultimate Playoff Pool 2009, but it's the Top 4 who get the prizes. Congrats to Jean for taking the top prize of a Nicklas Backstrom autographed Caps jersey, courtesy of hockeyknight.com.

David Nunes, Patrick Gilbert, Jeremy Wall, "Miscreants", Doug Yool, Paul Siopiolosz and Colin McPhee all tied for second, however the tie-breaker is "Least Games Played" followed by a randon draw. That means that Siopiolosz and McPhee are tied for second and third. The other five are all tied for fourth place.

Random draw: Jeremy Wall wins Dobber's Ultimate Fantasy Pack 2008C – it's the fourth prize…but really it's first prize in everyone's hearts! It includes my just released Fantasy Prospects Report, my Fantasy Guide 2008-09 (out Aug. 1 and updated all summer), my Midseason Fantasy Guide 2009 and my Interactive Playoff Draft List 2009.

Random draw: Paul Siopiolosz wins a Rbk EDGE Authentic jersey brought to you by coolhockey.com, fully customized to your needs by team/player. Fully licensed by the NHL – you won't find better, faster or cheaper service anywhere for authentic hockey jerseys. These guys supply retail stores, so skip the middleman and just buy direct from them! Visit coolhockey.com by clicking on their logo.

Which means Colin McPhee takes the blocker ($225 value) from Sever Goaltending as third prize. They will customize the colors to McPhee's specifications. Click here for an example , and visit Sever’s website by clicking the linke below:

McPhee and Wall still need to email me at  \n dobber@dobberhockey.com This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to give me contact information, etc. Thanks to all 2250 teams who participated in this year's pool.