Angus here – if you have a fantasy question on your mind, pop over to the forums and ask me! I’ll get back to your queries over the next two days. Also, the winners of Week 1 of the DobberHockey contest received autographed photos (with matching COA’s) of Brad Boyes and Steve Sullivan. Up this week? Mike Ribeiro or Martin Havlat – winner’s choice!

Jordan Eberle’s AHL numbers after three games: three games, three goals, six points, plus-3. This is on a team in Springfield that otherwise has one point-per-game player.

Jason Arnott did not play yesterday due to a possible concussion. That was why Boyd saw better ice time and linemates.

Phoenix’s 97 points are tied for second in the NHL. They have passed the Sharks for the division league, but have played an extra game. Still, if you told me any one of the eight playoff teams in the West made it to the Cup Final, I wouldn’t bat an eye. The West is truly wide open. Do you take the powerful Blackhawks? Goaltending could be better and could use more experience, but those are overrated weaknesses. Do you take the Sharks and their history of choking? The Red Wings despite a much weaker version of themselves? Nobody is looking at Phoenix, Nashville, Los Angeles or Colorado – but why not? And Vancouver, with Luongo AND scoring depth? Vegas odds probably read like this: 3-1 (Chicago) and then 9-1, 9-1, etc etc for the other teams.

Portzline of the Dispatch is saying that Steve Mason’s SP is 0.926 under the new coach.

Caroina rearguard Jamie McBain, who I had penciled in for a roster spot in the preseason guide and was quite high on his offensive potential, is making a case for a permanent spot. He has yet to go pointless in an NHL game. In four games so far the 22-year-old has five poitns. Don’t be surprised if he not only has a full-time spot next year, but notches 40 as a rookie.

Craig Anderson lost his second straight start and was actually pulled. He has lost three of his last five and has allowed at least three goals in five of his last six games.

Dustin Boyd has three points in his last three games. He lined up with Martin Erat and Colin Wilson last night. As with all the Preds, they get a bump in ice time when they’re hot, so he’s seeing 15-16 minutes currently. That will go back down when another Pred steps up. The result, over the course of 80 games, is a whole bunch of players with 45-50 points… and zero stars. Count Boyd among them now.

Ho hum, another game, another two points for Alexander Steen, the subject of my piece yesterday.

Devan Dubnyk has two wins in a row and just about shut out the Sharks last night. He’s in that zone right now, and so is probably good for another two or three solid games if you want to pluck him off the wire for a week or so.

Casey Wellman had a point Friday in his NHL debut. Yesterday he lined up with Owen Nolan and James Sheppard. I don’t believe he will have fantasy value next season.

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Chuck Kobasew is finally regaining a bit of his form. He has four goals in his last four games and is a plus-3 in that span.

Matt Stajan saw his second most ice time as a Flame last night after Daymond Langkow got hurt (more on that below). Mikael Backlund didn’t see much of an upswing at all, as the game was close. The team will lean more on Stajan and Craig Conroy now.

The Ducks signed promising prospect Nick Bonino out of college. He is ranked 98 on my prospects list and I think he’ll get a long look in the fall. If the Ducks do not sign a second-line center (Saku Koivu is a UFA) then Bonino could surprise. If they do sign one (likely), then he will compete for the third-line center spot. Odds are that he will play at least part of next year in the AHL though. As it stands now, he is with the Ducks so we may see him for a game or two right away.

I’m seeing a surge in activity over at DobberBaseball. The forum is really picking up, so if you are in any baseball leagues, you may want to bounce some ideas off of the growing community over there. And of course, you should consider picking up the fantasy baseball guide.

According to Russian Hockey Fans, the KHL team Traktor is claiming to hold the rights to Evgeni Dadynov and Slava Voinov and want them to return for next season.

Great time yesterday at the DobberHockey event. Myself, Russ Miller, Brent Lemon and Steve “Notch” Johnson hung out with about 30 fantasy hockey owners in the luxury suite at the Marlies game against Abbotsford. I’ll try and get the pics up later today. Talked a lot of hockey with some very knowledgeable people. Some interesting leagues out there to say the least. Afterwards, about half of us scooted over to a nearby pub to continue the evening.

As I hinted last night, some issues with my little girl will see to it that the ramblings come sporadically today. You’ll see some added here and there throughout the entire morning. She’s just a little under the weather and I may not bring her to daycare.

An absolutely sickening injury to Daymond Langkow yesterday. He was falling forward and in the precise moment that his head bowed, a slap shot hit the back of his neck. Early reports indicate that he suffered temporary paralysis. He was carried off on a stretcher and is recovering in hospital. Here is the incident