The Fantasy Guide and Draft List are both updated to 5pm October 2nd (today). Andrew Hutchinson was a "big disappointment" according to the St. Petersburg Times. He has been placed on waivers, and has apparently cleared them. His contract is one-way, so TB will still be paying him a million bucks. The Flyers have cut Claude [...]
San Jose CUTS: Tomas Greiss, Jamie McGinn, Tom Cavanagh, Steve Zalewski, Jason Demers and Michael Wilson. The Sabres have claimed Matt Ellis off waivers. The Pens traded prospect d-man Michal Sersen to Tampa for a 5th rounder in '09. NHL.com has a nice new look - I just double checked: all the stats/sheets, etc are still there. Remember [...]
Buffalo CUTS: Philip Gogulla, Tyler Bouck, Jimmy Bonneau, Colton Fretter, MA Gragnani, Derek Whitmore, Felix Schutz, Colin Murphy, Mike Card, Mike Kostka, Jonas Enroth, Adam Dennis, Tyler Myers.Columbus CUTS: Andrey Plekhanov, Dan LaCosta, Sebastian DahmDetroit CUTS: Kyle Deck and Martin OndrejDetroit also signed to entry level deals forward Brent Raedeke and d-man Brian Lashoff.Florida CUTS: [...]
The preseason always gives fantasy managers plenty to think about. Your team could still be missing a few crucial pieces to the puzzle, but with all of the prospects and potential sleepers buzzing around for roster spots, this week is almost more of a distraction - an easy way to be persuaded into making hasty lineup decisions. If one of those missing pieces is a goaltender, get down on your knees and pray for a miracle, because there are probably very slim pickings in the free agent pool.
Word out of Pittsburgh has Sergei Gonchar’s recovery estimated at anywhere from six weeks to six months. Along with that, Ryan Whitney is still out for at least a few more months. What does this mean? Firstly, Kris Letang springboards into the upper echelon of fantasy defensemen – even in one-year leagues.
Tampa Bay freed up a forward spot by sending Nick Tarnasky to Nashville for a conditional draft pick. He is currently out with a broken thumb, his presence likely means that Antti Pihlstrom will be cut, and probably Ryan Jones as well. Sergei Gonchar has decided to go under the knife and have surgery on his [...]
Dobber back now, thanks Angus for the cover-off. Some recent cuts (LOTS) to list for you:Atlanta: Angelo Esposito, Dan Turple, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Chad Denny, Spencer Machacek, Rylan Kaip, Riley Holzapfel.Boston: Jordan Knackstedt, Kevin Regan, Adam McQuaid, Matt Marquardt, Brad Marchand, Mikko Lehtonen, Zach Hamill, Andrew Bodnarchuk, Ryan Stokes, Mike Egener, Martins Karsums, Byron [...]
Jakub Voracek has been phenomenal so far in the pre-season for the Jackets. The top two lines there look pretty set: Nash-Brassard-Huselius, and Modin-Umberger-Voracek. If Brassard and Voracek can adjust to the NHL game quickly, the Jackets suddenly look like a playoff contender. Jannik Hansen has all but locked up a roster spot in Vancouver. He [...]
Eric Maltais recently hosted the third annual Industry Experts Fantasy League. DobberHockey has always had a strong presense in this one - Dobber exploded out of the gates the first year, leading for the better part of five months before injuries took the big man down in the final weeks. Last season, DobberHockey's Maltais won the whole she-bang. This year will be no different.
The format has changed this year to that of a keeper league. Below is an uncensored account of the draft from Eric Maltais (okay - it's censored once...Dobber's call!)
The Atlanta Thrashers have acquired defenceman Mathieu Schneider from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenceman Ken Klee and forwards Brad Larsen and Chad Painchaud.
