Anyone want to hazard a guess who was the number one Yahoo skater over the past month?
Ryan Getzlaf certainly has experienced a nice turnaround in November, and Phil Kessel has made his arrival in Leaf Nation known, but the number one ranked skater for the past 30 days was Mikko Koivu. He is now ranked 18th overall, and is the 9th best centre this season.
First off, an apology to the Dobber faithful. The plan was to provide an update at the end of October, but there was a slight hiccup along the way. While out in Vancouver for work, the memory stick that had my end October standings and write up were stolen along with several other valuable items (good old Van City!). The good news is that some of the property was recovered, including the memory stick. Now, on with the update!
On a political note, if the HST gets carried through - and it already passed a vote today - all of my stuff will have another 8% tax added to it. So if you can speak up, or fight it, by all means do so. Rod Brind-Amour and Cam Ward will be back in [...]
Ryan Ma analyzes past December trends to figure out which players will pop this month
We’re now into the third month of this fantasy campaign and there have certainly been plenty of surprises and disappointments. I’m a big believer in historical numbers, which is why I’m dedicating this week’s column on looking at past performances for predicting the future. Obviously, no one owns a crystal ball, which can gaze into the future, so one logical way to help us plan for the future is to taking a glance at the past. This week we’ll take a look at 12 players who might be in store for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Breaking news from Philly.com: Ray Emery has an abdominal tear and will be out for 4-6 weeks. It's Boucher's baby for the next 15 games or so. The Flyers should be a winning team, so I would think that Boucher will get some W's. Whenever their slump ends, that is. TSN is reporting that [...]
Goldman uncovers/analyzes a new trend among young puckstoppers
When it comes to uncovering the next great goalie prospect for your keeper team, you always want to seek out those with elite lateral movement. Not only does excellent lateral quickness mean the goalie is better fit to post quality stats because they are squared up for rebounds, but they will also excel at combating traffic in front of the net, tracking the puck on high-speed odd-man rushes and staying upright for the second and third chances.
And since today’s pro goalies need to constantly refine their style and footwork in order to move in the most efficient manner possible, those that possess superior lateral movement (not because of their athleticism, but because of their ability to track pucks effectively and execute) are more primed to become a valuable long-term keeper.
Angus here. Got a fantasy hockey question to ask? I'll be answering them in this thread. The cut off for questions is 10pm EST/7pm PST. The beginning of the end? Rod the Bod will be a healthy scratch tonight. As is the case 48 percent of the time - my hunch was wrong. [...]
I wonder about things. These thoughts often inch towards the borders of insanity. Thankfully, they’re confined to the realm of fantasy hockey, so I don’t need to check myself in anywhere. But I’ll look at what a player has done in one game or in one league or in one month and a crazy thought will appear in my head – often too nutty to even ramble about in my daily blog.
If you are in a keeper league, then Matthew Bugg's article Hockey Night in Slovakia is absolutely required reading. If you don't read it, or if it doesn't interest you, then call the commish of your league and hand in your resignation - fantasy hockey has passed you by. Since returning from injury, Eric [...]
From the country that brought that us Marian Gaborik, Marian Hossa, Ziggy Palffy and of course Peter Stastny, a young- YOUNG- player is poised to do something not even Sidney Crosby could at the same age.
