Canada and the United States are favorites once again, but as always Europe- and one particular country who handed the red and white an exhibition upset- are potential spoilers at the IIHF World Under 18 Hockey Championships in Minsk, Belarus.
A good prospector knows which streams to avoid.
Panning for gold is hard enough work as it is – and time consuming – so when you have little or no chance of finding nuggets, you stay away.
Tom Gilbert has 18 points in his past 15 games. He had 12 in his first 66. Alex Kovalev is done for the season and playoffs with a torn ACL in his left knee. Keith Tkachuk had a great final NHL game. He recorded two assists for the Blues, as they won [...]
Jeff Carter is IN tonight - Ville Leino will sit. Is there a team with better prospects in net than Florida? They just signed NCAA star Marc Cheverie to an entry-level contract. Cheverie led the NCAA in wins (24), save percentage (.937), and shutouts (six). Kyle Turris has had a very solid [...]
The third annual Prime Cuts roster is here! Check out the Prime Cuts rosters from 2007-08 and 2008-09. The thinking process that goes in to selecting the team is similar to Pierre McGuire’s “Monsters” for TSN (I promise that is the first and only time I will compare my thinking process to Pierre’s). Since this is a fantasy hockey site, the selection process favours players that have had strong seasons on the score sheet, obviously. However, not just goals and assists are weighted – perhaps a player has started to shoot the puck more, or play better defensively. Intangibles like heart, grit, and determination factor in to the selection process as well. It is far and away my favourite article to write each year, and I hope you will all enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it!
Part 1 of the series will name the backup goaltender, the bottom defensive pairing, and the fourth line.
With the end of the regular season in sight, it's time to take a look back at how your Eastern Conference fantasy players have fared this season and hand out some April flowers.
Dobber's weekly Puck Daddy piece is here. The Canucks are reportedly close to signing 2009 second-round draft pick Anton Rodin out of Sweden. He was very impressive at the WJC back in December. Use Twitter? Follow myself (@angus_j) and Dobber (@DobberHockey) on there. Dobber’s Interactive 2010 Playoff Draft List is now [...]
The 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are set to begin only a few short days from now, and what better way to celebrate than with the 2010 DobberHockey Playoff Challenge! The fine folks over at PickUpHockey are hosting the pool this spring, and it is completely free to enter! Playoff pools require quite a bit of luck (or intuition, whatever you may call it) to win compared to regular season pools, thanks to the fact that the success of the players you pick is heavily dependent on how long their teams stick around.
Don't forget to pick up the 2010 DobberHockey Interactive Playoff Draft List! You check off the boxes of the teams you feel will come out of the first rounds and who will meet in the Final. Click "GO" and this MS Excel spreadsheet will auto-sort for you, ready to print, your draft list. Includes updated injury news, playoff studs and duds, as well as Dobber's own draft list for you to refer to. This is all you'll need to win your playoff pool!
Sorry I missed last week’s article. I’m taking a vacation and doing a bit of backpacking in Europe and couldn’t scramble to get an article together. Hopefully you are still alive this week so that I can make it up to you.
Depending on your league settings you could be heading down a few different paths. Among them: those who are gunning for a money spot in Roto leagues, or those in the playoffs for H2H leagues. If you are in a tight league where every little stat matters, making the smart adds/drops could definitely determine whether you are the league champion or just another one of the nine to 13 disappointed losers in your fantasy pool. .
The Panthers recalled Evgeni Dadonov from Rochester. The No. 87 ranked prospect on my list was a minus-1 and played 16 minutes. Massive game for Chris Neil - three points, plus-3, five PIM and two shots. His numbers mark his best fantasy season since 2007. Evgeni Malkin missed last night's contest because of [...]
