Two of this young season's brightest stars are more alike than you think. Separated at birth? Unlikely, if you take a look at their portraits. No, Austria was not an annexation of the USSR in WWII a la Germany. They are distinctly different places. Still, the similarities of two professional hockey citizens from these countries are undeniable.
Fredrik Modin has been placed on IR with a hip injury, which will give Nikita Filatov a longer look. Hopefully the three or so games that Filatov will now play will see him get more than four minutes of ice time. Malhotra was activated off IR. The Wings have sent Darren Helm to Grand Rapids. Further to [...]
The second full week of the 2008-09 NHL season has come and gone. Let’s take a look at what has occurred in the Western Conference, plus a little foresight into what could happen down the road.
Teams have hit the five-game mark of the season, so this is a perfect chance to make a good, educated decision on whether or not a goaltender’s value has gone up or down from your pre-season expectations. The season has started with a noticeable scoring blitz, more so in the West, as many goalies still have some inflated numbers and pretty dismal records. As a result, more backups are getting early chances to show their stuff, which has in turn shown me a really interesting and effective trend regarding their development.
Les Stars sont 1-3-1 cette saison, ce qui leur donne le 27ème rang sur 30 équipes. Le temps d’agir est maintenant – mais pas de la façon que vous croyez.
Fantasy Sports Business did a very nice profile on myself and the Dobber Sports venture . You can read it here. Getzlaf, Perry, Selanne and Kunitz last night: no points and minus-9 combined. We're six games into the season and they still haven't shaken their funk. Andrei Kostitsyn will be re-evaluated this week for a possible [...]
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The Stars are 1-3-1 this season, which is good for 27th in a league with 30 teams. The time to act is now – but not in the way we are seeing.
How's this for a big fantasy game? One goal, three assists and plus-5. Shea Weber did that last night. The Canes will start Michael Leighton tonight. Frantisek Kaberle has a broken foot and will be on the shelf for at least a couple of weeks. Andrew Raycroft is getting the Ws, but has yet to really step [...]
From my ramblings on October 15th: "I predict that Filatov will play 10 minutes in his NHL debut and score one goal". He played 9:10 and did, indeed, score that goal. (goal footage below) Pascal Leclaire will miss next game with a thumb injury. He left last night with five minutes left. The injury seems minor, [...]
This seems to happen to one player every year and it results in that players absense for at least two months. This year's lucky winner is Chris Mason. He underwent emergency an appendectomy last night. Look for Ben Bishop to get recalled. I felt that the Blues should have went with Bishop in the first [...]
