Thanks to newper on the message boards for bringing this to my attention - Hossa is not playing tomorrow, but is aiming to return on Wednesday. I had read a report a few days ago that said he was playing tomorrow, but that isn't the case. Vancouver lines for tomorrow: Burrows with the twins, [...]
I’m on the road for work and this week’s picks are coming to you from Wawa, ON the home of legend Chris Simon … hahaha. They have a Chris Simon drive, which is of course the street the arena is on. Haven’t had as much time for the picks this week, as I’ve been busy travelling and working so I apologize for any lack of insight into the matchups. Thunder is at home so we won’t include her picks this week, but we’ve got 13 games on the schedule so enough dwelling on what could have been and here we go!
Crazynuck delivers the goods once again...
According to Tarik El Bashir... Neuvirth is starting tonight! Duncan Keith contract details: 13 years, $72 million. Not 100% confirmed yet. This just in: NHL plans to investigate it! (Not really, but it wouldn't surprise me.) Great work NHL, lets hook Duncan up to a lie detector machine and ask if he plans on [...]
For your listening pleasure - put it on your Ipod or just listen in on your computer! Usually Dobber Nation is out on the 25th of every month, but due to health issues the October edition was pushed back. Finally it's here, so let's talk some fantasy hockey!
The New Jersey Devils had their eight game win streak snapped Monday night in Philadelphia. Most everyone lowered expectations or avoided drafting Devils predominantly based on the team bringing back the notoriously defensive-minded Jacques Lemaire as Head Coach. Other than a guy named Brodeur and more recently Parise, New Jersey has not typically been a fantasy friendly team.
Dobber Nation - up now! Great insights from all three guests! Dobber's Puck Daddy article is up today. Check it out here. Absolutely hilarious article about Anton Stralman. He had to have an impromptu wedding in order to get his family in to the States. I can't really describe how funny it is [...]
Some injury news that I'm sure you've heard - Ryan Smyth's UBI will keep him out of the lineup for as long as a month. This will keep Dustin Brown on that top line and as such will hurt what Scott Parse and Jarret Stoll have been doing. This also frees up some more ice [...]
This week we’ll take a deep look at the Western Conference wingers. The fantasy value of wingers can be similarly identified using the same two stats as we used last week in judging the value for defenseman, which is PP ice-time and SOG. The reasoning behind it is the same. The amount of PP ice-time given usually separates players who are heavily relied upon to carry the team offensively than those who are considered role players. On a similar note, SOG usually maintains a similar line of thought. The more a winger shoots, the higher the chance that a puck goes into the net or at least generates chances for a poaching rebound. The opposite also holds true, the less a winger shoots, the lower the chance that the puck goes into the net, thus a lower potential for points. Now that we’ve established clear indicators on determining the fantasy value of wingers, let’s take a closer look at a few of the wingers from the Western Conference.
That's it - the Dispatch is reporting that Filatov will be loaned to the KHL for one year. It's done. A tale of two opposites - here is an update on two prospects I had hyped for Calder contention this year, each moving in an opposite direction: Ryan Stoa (COL) has six points in [...]
