 Correction below - Filpulla's deal was for five years, not three as I originally wrote.  The Sens have signed Antoine Vermette to a two-year deal worth $5.525 million  In a funny slap in the face to Leafs management, Scotty Bowman will be a Senior Advisor, Hockey Operations for the Chicago Blackhawks. His son Stan is the [...]
 Nashville rearguard Ville Koitinen was awarded a one-year deal worth $700K Because of the Bouchard signing, the Wild are able to buy out contracts for 48 hours and they decided to buy out Mark Parrish, placing him on waivers yesterday. Tomorrow is decision day (apparently) for Mats Sundin. I'm thinking Vancouver or retirement. He has a good [...]
 
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Patrick Kane winning the Calder last year was not much of a surprise, as the Black Hawks didn’t hesitate to make him the first overall selection in 2007. Many are predicting the same outcome this year with first-overall pick Steven Stamkos in Tampa Bay. While Stamkos is the odds-on favorite to win the Calder, he will have to beat out a fantastic rookie crop to join Kane as back-to-back top pick winners. Here are some of the other rookies...
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En 2007, l’équipe qui a subi la plus grosse transformation était Philadelphie – et de loin. Beaucoup d’experts ont quand même dit qu’ils manqueraient les séries (en fait, dans le Guide des Poolers de Dobber de 2006-07, j’avais dit qu’ils y seraient), mais nous avons tous vu ce qui s’est passé. Ils n’ont pas seulement réussi, mais ils ont été en demi-finale.
Cette année l’équipe qui a fait le plus gros progrès est le Lightning de Tampa Bay. L’équipe a pris la formule de succès de Philadelphie et, bien, ils l’ont complètement ratée.
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 According to a translation of an article in allhockey.ru, Alexei Yashin has re-signed a deal with Yaroslav Lokomotiv of the KHL. Do not expect him back in the NHL. Thanks to fzusher in our forum for pointing the way. Nashville's Colin Wilson, ranked 134 on my Fantasy Prospects List, has opted to return to Boston University [...]
 Tampa Bay signed Steven Stamkos to a three-year deal worth just over $3.5 million per season if he reaches his bonuses. I expect him to tally around 70 points this season. The Panthers have signed Jay Bouwmeester to a one-year deal worth $4.875 million. Now that his salary is established, they can move him. The Rangers have [...]
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In 2007 the team that underwent the biggest transformation was Philadelphia – by a long shot. A lot of experts still picked them to miss the playoffs (for the record, in Dobber’s 2006-07 Fantasy Guide I picked the Flyers to get in), but we all saw what happened. Not only did they get in, but they also went to the semi-final.
This year the team that has made the biggest strides is the Tampa Bay Lightning. This team took Philadelphia’s formula for success and, well, they butchered it.
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 Today is a big day for Dobber Nation. We've grown: DobberBaseball.com is up and running! I invite you to have a look around, sign up to the baseball forum, and enjoy! Everyone keeps DobberHockey a secret from your fellow poolies... but if you're not in a baseball pool you can tell your baseball buddies about [...]
 The Wild have avoided a Monday arbitration hearing by inking P.M. Bouchard to a five-year, $20.4 million contract.  It looks as though Brendan Shanahan wants to be back for another season. Although he still has another 55-point year left in him, you certainly should not expect more than that...and be thankful if he stays healthy [...]
 
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As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Minnesota and Montreal
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(Originally published by The Hockey News on July 18, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
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