Dobber's weekly Puck Daddy article is here. As always, it is a must-read. The Leafs have recalled Carl Gunnarsson (what an awesome hockey name). Komisarek may miss a few games with his lower body injury. Matthew Corrente will probably make his NHL debute with the Devils tonight. He is off to a great [...]
Welcome once again to “An Expert’s Audit”. This audit will be posted here as well as on my fantasy hockey blog at www.fantasyhockey.hockeyanalysis.com . I also do weekly reviews of teams for people who email in to me for a look-see. These audits will continue to appear here monthly and if you’re interested in having your keeper team “worked over” then you can begin by emailing Dobber (contact link at bottom of website) about it. But send it in by the 15th, as I will be starting on my next one at that point.
You draft players to your fantasy squad, not coaches. But coaching obviously can alter a team’s on-ice personality and impact their performance. So what happens to a team when a defensive-minded coach takes over?
Let’s take a look at how Jacques Lemaire’s return to New Jersey has affected your beloved Devils.
A very big and heartfelt thank you to all who serve, or have served Canada and the United States in the name of freedom. Both JVR and Briere are probable for tomorrow night's contest. This could be an interesting one, although he'll likely see more time in the press box than not, but [...]
Every December, the best junior players from around the world gather to play in one of the most exciting hockey tournaments on earth – the World Junior Hockey Championship. For fantasy hockey owners, it is a great time to check up on keeper league prospects, as well as to see the cream of the undrafted crop. However, it also is a great opportunity to engage in some fantasy hockey arbitrage. The strategy that I am about to lay out for you is one that I have used very successfully year after year (unfortunately, writing an article about it probably will halt my ability to use it in the future, as the majority of my competition reads this site).
Last year, I began the column by discussing a widely debated topic in fantasy hockey. Do defensemen really make a difference in fantasy pools? As much as many fantasy poolies want to deny it, defensemen do play an important role on influencing the outcome of your fantasy league. Let’s visit this example:
Since the Rangers don't play tonight, obviously the below statement is speaking about their next game. Lundqvist is rumored to be nursing a lower body injury, possibly his groin according to Larry Brooks. He will be scratched tonight. If you are desperate for goaltending, you may want to nab Valiquette and hope that Lundy [...]
The true test of a warrior’s valor is not if his skin gets pierced, but how he fights when the blood flows from his body.
So far this season, goaltending has been nothing short of a battle for sheer survival. Heavy traffic in front of the net, blatant crease-crashing, bad bounces, even elusive factors like the H1N1 virus, a skate blade to the inner thigh, a cracked rib and more are turning positive performances into terrible outings in an instant.
Tomorrow's THN article is on the St. Louis Blues and their sputtering offense - a player by player forecast. Another thought on Ovechkin - he's a prankster so he may have been kidding with Chesnokov and us fantasy junkies started frothing at the mouth. But I wonder why the Caps PR people started denying [...]
Whenever I struggle for a topic, a nice and easy way out is to just speak of many things. Call it more in-depth ramblings, but I prefer to think of it as “the column about nothing” and capitalize on any lingering Seinfeld popularity…
