Monthly Archives: July 2008

Detroit, Edmonton off-season report

By |2008-07-18T08:19:04-04:00July 18th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Sam Gagner

 

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 Detroit and Edmonton.

 

(Originally published by The Hockey News on June 27, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

Can the Blue Jackets Finally Sting?

By |2015-07-24T11:00:25-04:00July 18th, 2008|z-Archives (other articles)|

Rick Nash

 

Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson has had a very busy off-season so far. He has made a big splash on both the free agent market and the trade front. Rick Nash finally has some legitimate linemates to play with, and Nash has shown what he can do with good linemates while playing internationally. It is put up or shut up time for the potential 50-goal scorer.

 

July 18, 2008

By |2008-07-17T22:05:03-04:00July 17th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

 The Buffalo Sabres re-signed goaltender Ryan Miller to a five-year, $31.25 million contract extension on Friday.  TSN is reporting that the IIHF has suspended Alexander Radulov, Jason Krog, Nikita Filatov, Fedor Fedorov and Viktor Tikhonov from all international play pending investigation. Some of these players will be allowed to play, and some will have contracts [...]

The NHL Draft and your keeper league

By |2008-07-17T16:27:20-04:00July 17th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

 Jared Staal

 

This week we’ll take a break from the team-by-team off-season look. It only makes sense, since the NHL Entry Draft is upon us. We’ll also take a break in early July to discuss the impact of the July 1 free agent frenzy.

 

(Originally published by The Hockey News on June 20, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

Columbus, Dallas off-season report

By |2008-07-17T16:14:27-04:00July 17th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Mike Ribeiro

 

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 Columbus and Dallas.

And don't forget, if you have an off-season hockey question, send it to the Fantasy Mailbag

 

(Originally posted in The Hockey News on June 13 - Dobber archives all his THN work here in case you missed it there!

 

Chicago, Colorado off-season report

By |2008-07-17T10:45:31-04:00July 17th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

 Wojtek Wolski

 

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 Chicago and Colorado.

 

(Originally published by The Hockey News on June 6, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

Calgary, Carolina off-season report

By |2008-07-17T10:44:51-04:00July 17th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

 Daymond Langkow

 

As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare their teams 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 Calgary and Carolina.

 

(Originally published by The Hockey News on May 30, 2008)

 

Updated NHL Free Agent List (as of 07/17/08)

By |2008-07-17T10:19:04-04:00July 17th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

   

The NHL has released the official free agent list, details.

 

Below is a complete list of players, who, effective July 1, became free agents.  

 

Some players whose names appear on this list may recently have signed with their respective Clubs; however, their contracts had not yet been filed with the League prior to publishing.

 

July 17, 2008

By |2008-07-16T23:12:53-04:00July 16th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

 Atlanta has added free agent pivot Marty Reasoner. A little injury prone, he does have some offensive skill - he just hasn't been asked to use it since he was practically a rookie. In Atlanta, if Little falls flat... what choice would they have? If he can have a 75-game year, he'll probably set career [...]

July 16, 2008

By |2008-07-16T07:52:18-04:00July 16th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

 Maxim Mayorov had a strong development camp and has given his notice to his Russian team. He will be able to negotiate a contract with Columbus on August 1. Look for him in junior this season.  The Islanders have re-signed Jeff Tambellini to a two-year contract. With Ted Nolan out of the mix, Tamby will [...]

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