You can add Ossi Vaananen and Ville Peltonen to the list of new KHLers. They each signed deals. The Blues have signed Brendan Bell. He adds depth and could hurt Steve Wagner's chances of sticking full time. Wow, disregard the below. Ansar Khan is reporting that the below info from Sportsnet is inaccurate. [...]
In this final installment, I’ll take a look at the last five Eastern Conference team’s top six talent and guys that might challenge for a spot this season.
Sergei Zubov has signed to play in the KHL. A great fantasy d-man in his day I have Jonathan Ericsson for 32 points this season, and I think 38 is feasible for 2010-11. Regarding my Upshall call - the Coyotes are a young team in which all players are expected to improve year [...]
David Poile on Lewand and Erat: "I’m very confident that David Legwand and Martin Erat are going to have the best years of their NHL careers," Poile said. "I know it’s their time. They started off last year slowly, as our team did. But I know this year, getting out of the gate, they’ll be [...]
It boils down to optimal playing time. A top-line player will get the best of everything, while a top-six player will receive decent even strength/second unit power-play ice-time. A bottom feeder will most likely receive checking line ice-time and less optimal scoring ice-time, which will hamper their scoring ability during the season. Their big break will only come if there are injuries or big sophomore slumps from their team’s top-six. There really isn’t a sense in projection 80 points for a player who isn’t even on a team’s top-line let alone top-six.
Note: Take the line combos with a grain of salt. They are just arbitrary and are used primarily to separate a team’s top-six from the bottom-six. I really don’t want to get into arguments about how Bobby Ryan is going to line up alongside Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry instead of Joffrey Lupul.
While you surf the 'net this morning, I invite you to listen to this month's Dobber Nation. Mikael Backlund, some Canucks' talk with Dan Murphy, and prospect talk with Matt Bugg... Listen Here. The Lightning is making plans to buy out the last three years of the contract of left wing Vinny Prospal. The [...]
The Leafs have traded Anton Stralman and Colin Stuart, plus a seventh rounder in 2012, to Calgary for Wayne Primeau and a second rounder in 2011.
There’s an interesting dynamic in the Anaheim crease this year, which presents us with a perfect topic for today’s class. What makes this situation so different from other NHL teams is not only the rise and fall of the two goalies over the last two years, but more importantly, their style. As is the case with any two goalies, there are some similarities, but with Jonas Hiller and J.S. Giguere, I see two goalies with different styles heading in opposite directions.
Spector is reporting that PJ Axelsson has signed to play in Sweden next campaign. Yannick Tremblay has signed to play in Germany next campaign. The Globe is reporting that Blake Wheeler has bulked up, from 215 to 220 - and five percent body fat. That sounds like it's good. It beats my six [...]
While you surf the 'net, why not listen to some fantasy hockey talk - Andrew Walker talks to Mikael Backlund, Dan Murphy and Matt Bugg on Dobber Nation Some minor re-signings - Nate Thompson by the Isles, Matt Smaby by the Lightning, and Roman Polak by the Blues. No fantasy impact. With Hossa [...]
