It was another frenzied first week of July in the NHL. Let’s ignore some of the insane dollar amounts that we have seen and look at things strictly from a fantasy-hockey standpoint. Using the “buy low” and “sell high” strategy, here are some key changes to the fantasy value of some of the players who have moved.
(Originally published by The Hockey News on July 4, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
The Blackhawks have named Jonathan Toews their team captain. The Penguins have locked coach Michel Therrien in for three more years, ripping up the contract that had one more year left on it. The Sabres have signed Mark Mancari and Clarke MacArthur to their qualifying offers. Funny story in the Star Tribune. Stephane Veillieux, representing himself in negotiations, [...]
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!)
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.
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 [...]
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!)
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!)
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!)
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)
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.
