Leafs prospects assessment – 2009 Leafs Rookie Tournament
As the former Leafs writer for Hockey's Future, I can't pass up an assessment of the Leafs top prospects after watching two games at the 2009 Leafs Rookie Tournament in Kitchener this week.
NHL Camps – Open for Business
Major update to the fantasy guide posted. Also the player spreadsheet is updated. Heatley to the Sharks. Cheechoo and Michalek the other way. Analysis to come soon... No surprise here - Theoren Fleury will get a tryout with Calgary. I think this was unreported - but Paul Gaustad is saying that he [...]
September Edition – Audit Your Fantasy Squad
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.
Let me introduce you to Dean Calder, you might know him as “What the Puck?” around the Dobber boards. Dean lives in Portage la Prairie Manitoba and he commishes a salary cap league amongst some friends out here in Manitoba. I selected him for an audit this month because many guys play in salary leagues but few actually do all that is necessary to make sure they’re as well prepared for the auction as they should be.
At the Rookie Tourney Part III
Follow Notch's observations all week long at the Leaf's rookie tournament in Kitchener.
Boston @ Ottawa
Final Score – Boston 4-3
September 11, 2009
Major update to the fantasy guide posted. Also the player spreadsheet is updated. Marcus here: For those looking for a one-year points only mock draft please refer to the pool section under "Crazynucks one-year points League" Fantasy Guide, found here, will be updated by tomorrow with a full write-up/ analysis on the below [...]
Oilers Sign Mike Comrie
The Edmonton Oilers have signed Mike Comrie to a low-risk one-year contract worth just $1.125 million.
September 10, 2009
Tonight, the DobberHockey Expert's League will hold their draft. I will be writing the results, along with my strategies and thought process in each round, in the Fantasy Guide. That update will be up for you to read some time over the weekend. The DobberHockey revolution continues to grow. Guess who just joined the [...]
It Takes All Types To Make A Draft
This week I'm taking an in-depth look at the common characters of a Fantasy Draft. I can pretty much promise that everyone who reads this will relate to the guys in this list, however I must point out that if there is guy in this list that you don't recognize in your draft, than you are probably him. Also, I suggest you not drink hot coffee in your underwear while reading this, as it contains some of the funniest crap I have ever written. Enjoy.
September 9, 2009
Fantasy Guide, updated as of yesterday, can be found here. Brent Lemon, our new columnist, and his wife just had a baby boy. The baby came a couple of weeks early, but everything is fine. Congratulations Brent! Pavol Demitra will be out for at least six more weeks after undergoing shoulder surgery. He [...]
The New York Rangers – A Team in Transition
The Rangers handed out a massive five-year contract to injury-prone star Marian Gaborik this off-season. The fact that they paid a pretty penny for a top free agent is nothing new to Ranger fans. In 2006 they made a huge splash signing Chris Drury and Scott Gomez, and in 2007 they threw a ton of money at Wade Redden. Going back a few more seasons, they spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the likes of Eric Lindros, Bobby Holik, Pavel Bure, Jaromir Jagr, and Theo Fleury. To date, the Rangers have zilch to show for their free-spending ways.