Part 2 of 4. Over the next few weeks, I’ll attempt to give you the Eastern Conference low-down on fantasy players broken down by position and team (similar to my Western counter-parts “Fantasy Indicators of Success” series). Last week we looked at goaltenders, this week I’ll cover the defensemen of the Eastern Conference. Statistics include Tuesday night’s games.
Ryan Whitney is targetting December 23 for a return, according to the Tribune. He is doubtful for the 18th, but any game after that is now quite possible. Alex Goligoski has played too well for this to hurt him, in fact it may help him. Kris Letang, on the other hand, may slow even further [...]
Tis the season for fantasy savings. This time of year can be a joyous yet stressful time for you when you are shopping for the right gifts to put under your tree. In this economic environment, it is important to get the most out of your investments. The same holds true for your hockey squad. You may be feeling the heat as your team is underperforming and needs a jolt. This is the perfect time to go shopping for sales for your fantasy team. The right gift bought at the right time can get your team from the cellar to the cup.
We are nearing the Christmas break for the NHL season. We have had plenty of surprises as well as plenty of disappointment, hopefully you have been reading many of the articles that are on the website to help you keep up to date on the latest news that’s happening on the fantasy front.
Trivia answer - Leopold, Corvo, Niedermayer, F. Kaberle, Timonen For FIVE Karma - answer in the NHL Discussion section of the forum - one answer per person - name the five active defensemen who have scored a penalty-shot goal in a regular season NHL game. Patrick O'Sullivan has 10 points in his last 10 games. Ed Jovanovski has [...]
The goalie’s eyes say it all. A blank stare to the heavens after an innocent shot sneaks through, a piercing glare at their defenseman after a deflection in front, or a vengeful look towards the referee in anticipation of an interference penalty. All of these looks of desperation and helplessness are increasing by the week and no goalie can escape the perils that lie ahead, not even those that have eluded it many times before.
C’est un peu plus compliqué que ceci, mais une vue d’ensemble d’une équipe de hockey qui a du succès nous démontre de bonnes performances de ses gardiens de buts, un défenseur étoile par quatre joueurs d’attaque étoile et une bonne deuxième vague d’attaque. En entrant dans la saison 2008-09, les Bruins avaient Zdeno Chara comme défenseur, Marc Savard comme attaquant-étoile et ils espéraient que Patrice Bergeron allait récupérer de sa commotion afin d’être le deuxième marqueur de l’équipe. Les Bruins espéraient aussi que le duo Tim Thomas et Manny Fernandez allaient les garder dans assez de parties pour qu’ils fassent les séries.
I'm a little behind on my emails, but it looks like as of two weeks ago, first place in the TSN pool and 15th place in the HNIC pool is a guy who is a regular to this site. As the DobberHockey word spreads, we are seeing more and more of this... The following players [...]
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It’s certainly a lot more complicated than this, but a macro look at a successful hockey team tells us that it has strong goaltending, a stud defenseman four star forwards and strong secondary scoring. Heading into 2008-09, the Boston Bruins had Zdeno Chara as their defenseman, Marc Savard as a star forward, and they hoped that Patrice Bergeron could recover from is concussion to be that second big scorer. The B’s also hoped that the tandem of Tim Thomas and Manny Fernandez would keep them in enough games to squeak into the postseason.
Sean Avery will not be back in Dallas and to be frank I do not think we will see him play this season. The Stars have announced that Avery and the team have reached an agreement that he will not rejoin the team and will continue counseling, and the Stars will pay him as his [...]
