We’re about a third of the way into the fantasy season and there have certainly been a few busts to start the year. We’ll discuss a few that have caught my attention and see if that’s going to be the expected norm or whether things are going to look brighter moving forward.
Dobber Nation is up... sort of. The first 19 minutes are available if you want to go to the radio show page and have a listen. Otherwise, we need to re-upload in the morning and I'll post it on the front page at that time. El-Bashir reports that Ovechkin skated for about five minutes [...]
When Ray Emery’s season in Russia ended, I knew his play would lead to a shot at NHL redemption. I also knew that, regardless of his talent and ability, Emery would no doubt experience a set of mental highs and lows that could have very negative results. When October arrived, I was surprised that Flyers management had so much confidence in his ability, as they all but handed Emery the starting job without him having to prove much of anything. To me, actions speak louder than words, especially for someone in his situation.
What do you want to hear on Dobber Nation? Let us know here! On the poll today, I voted for 26-30. No scientific reason for this, I've just seen Green score 18-20 goals in 50 games before. Easy as pie for that guy. I'm a believer in stats lining up properly when the sample [...]
Kristian Huselius has 11 points in eight games since returning from his UBI. Is it too optimistic to expect him to stay in his zone this time? Yes. After going pointless in two AHL games, Brunnstrom was recalled by the Stars. He played just 10:42 and was a minus-1 playing with Modano and Petersen. [...]
I am coming off a huge week last column which saw me win close to $1300.00. I am pretty sure I was 9-2 on the week and hit a big parlay. I feel very confident in these weeks’ selections and even have a guaranteed pick. Not sure what I will do if I lose, but I won’t so I don’t even need to think about it.
The ageless wonder Teemu Selanne had another great game last night. He is on pace for over 40 goals. He has lost a step, but maybe this shouldn’t be that big of a surprise. In 2007-08, he had 12 goals in 26 games, and last season he had 27 in 65 games. If he can [...]
Crazynuck delivers the goods for Week 9 of the NHL regular season!
Just heard that Ales Hemsky may be done for the season with serious shoulder surgery. I'll keep my eyes on this one here... Phoenix has recalled Mikkel Boedker. Washington has recalled Alexandre Giroux with Tyler Sloan out. Giroux skated with Ovechkin and Backstrom at practice. Obviously his value (even for a game or [...]
Mike Fisher is in the midst of his tenth NHL season. This year he has delivered some unexpected lofty offensive numbers (22-10-11-21). He sits tied with Mike Richards and is ahead of both Vincent Lecavalier and Pavel Datsyuk in the scoring race, three centres who would have been drafted much, much higher than Fisher in your hockey pools this season. In his last year of major junior hockey, Fisher recorded 106 points in 68 games for Sudbury of the Ontario Hockey League. He’s really found his offensive groove under Cory Clouston. It appears that he will obliterate his career high of 48 points, but beware; Fisher has a history of missing the odd game or two (dozen) due to injury.
