Goldman here – it only took me a year to realize I can add ramblings ;) Did you know Harri Sateri was re-signed by the Sharks a few days ago? Also Sergei Bobrovsky’s deal – a $900K base NHL salary with $850K in potential performance bonuses. Yes, he’s that good.

How does Halak handle adversity? With the win last night, he is now 5-0 in games when facing elimination with a dazzling .960 save percentage. As DobberHockey member ‘jayz16’ puts it – Halak’s dirtier than John Tortorella’s mouth!

Congrats to the Habs for another improbable series victory. Halak was great, but he isn’t the only story any more. This is a team that has players all excelling in their respective roles, and one getting heroic performances from the likes of Josh Gorges and PK Subban on the blueline. I am now 4-7 with my 2010 playoff predictions (Bob McKenzie is 0-3 in the second round so far so I don’t feel as bad…).

Sticking with Gorges, I remember going to see him play for Kelowna a while back in the WHL. He was the best player on the ice (on a team with the likes of Shea Weber, Blake Comeau, and Kyle Cumiskey), and much to my surprise was undrafted. His story is similar to Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi – both were fantastic junior defensemen but slipped because of size/skating issues. Gorges has a heart of 10 lions, and San Jose recognized that when they offered him a contract about 30 minutes after the draft concluded. Players like him make me hope that one day blocked shots are a standard fantasy hockey category!

I am eagerly anticipating the 2010 Prospects Report, which is coming out on June 1st. Bugg’s mock draft is all I need to prepare for the 2010 Entry Draft. How’s that for a pitch?

I got a phone call last night from ramprat, a DobberHockey veteran member, who was in Vegas and looking to buy a ticket. He settled on Pittsburgh and Philadelphia… You lose some, you win some.

I posted this yesterday on the message boards – Darryl Sutter loses a year off of his lifespan each time Mike Cammalleri finds the back of the net. Sutter made a collection of gaffs over the past year in Calgary, but letting Cammalleri walk was easily his biggest.

According to a reputable source, Washington has signed/is close to signing Nick Backstrom to a 10-year, $69 million contract extension. Great cap hit and great term for one of the best centers in the game. This has been denied by Backstrom’s agent, however.

Did someone spike the water here at DobberHockey over the past week? Our columnists kicked it up a notch with a series of gems. Russ Miller started things off with a rather timely piece on the Montreal Canadiens last week. Justin Goldman weighed in on Roberto Luongo's playoff struggles. Ryan Ma broke down essentially everything relating to fantasy hockey in an article for the ages, and then Brent Lemon debated the merits of including penalty minutes in fantasy hockey.

DobberHockey veteran “Dean Youngblood” is asking you guys to hand out awards to various members of your fantasy hockey squads. I was lucky enough to have an imaginary award named after me! I toss my .02 in on the second page – Lots of love for Steven Stamkos as both an ‘MVP’ and ‘Most Improved.’

Use twitter? Follow myself (@angus_j) and Dobber (@DobberHockey)! Since getting twitter on my cell phone, I am now able to comment on fantasy hockey 24/7, 365. Other DobberHockey tweeters: @AlexSerenRosso , @HockeyScribe (Van Horne), @DobberBaseball, @notch4077, @TheGoalieGuild (Goldman).

In the playoff pool, I got as high as 52^nd, but have slid back into the 400's. Ross10019 is in the lead and has been for a while. ODRAPO is only two points back, and Scarlett Johansson rounds out the top three. Thanks again to Pickup Hockey for organizing the pool, as well as to Easton and Cool Hockey for supplying fantastic prizes.

My Top 10 Keeper Centers will be unveiled tomorrow. Some fantastic players are left off the list. Weigh in with your thoughts in the comment section below.

According to Damien Cox, the Leafs are interested in Roman Cervenka. According to Alessandro Seren Rosso, so are Avangard Omsk, the team that Cevenka's buddy Jaromir Jagr currently players for in the KHL. Cervenka tore apart the Czech league from an offensive standpoint, but he didn't get much of a chance to shine during the Olympics, playing more of a depth role for the Czech Republic. He is a fantastic playmaker, but his skating is a weakness.

I found an absolutely awesome video of Cammalleri – if you are a Star Wars fan (let’s face it, who isn’t?) you’ll enjoy it even more:

Justin Goldman is once again bang on with his goaltender evaluations – he has been praising Michael Leighton for a long time now. Leighton was a minute away from shutting out the Bruins last night, after blanking them in game 5 after relieving Brian Boucher. It is obvious to see that Leighton is playing with a ton of confidence right now. Boston's scoring woes are also unfortunately (for them) returning at the most inopportune of times. Paul Holmgren made a bold move sticking with Leighton at the deadline, and he is looking like a genius right now.

According to Bob McKenzie, San Jose/Chicago kicks off on Sunday. There are a lot of interesting subplots in that series – can San Jose's defense, one troubled by the speed of Colorado, keep up with the league's fastest forward group? Can Chicago's defense handle San Jose's two line attack? Keith and Seabrook were fantastic against the Canucks, but Chicago's other four defensemen all struggled. Vancouver's second line went down the tube, as Ryan Kesler was essentially playing with one arm, so it didn't matter. However, Clowe-Pavelski-Setoguchi is an entirely different animal.

The Canadiens entered the playoffs in 16^th place after the East and West playoff squads were combined. The last 16 seed to advance past the first round lost in the semi-finals in five (Chicago). Montreal's unflappable belief in their goaltender and their system has them doing something unprecedented.

Goldman mentioned Luongo playing too much. Evgeni Nabokov became the first goalie to advance past the first round after playing more than 65 regular season games since 2003. I think he's on to something…

Pittsburgh needs wingers. One guy I see fitting in there nicely is Brad Boyes. His salary may be a bit high, but imagine him and Sid working together? I could see Boyes hitting 45 (although I was one of those who assumed Heatley with Thornton meant an automatic 50-goal season). Pittsburgh will be in the market for at least one winger. Fedotenko and Dupuis are depth players. Guerin can't skate. Kunitz is decent but incredibly streaky. Their best prospect, Eric Tangradi, is still at least a year away. Their best trade bait is probably Alex Goligoski, but his role with the team probably remains in limbo until they decide what to do with Sergei Gonchar.

The American team is 0-3 right now at the IIHF World Hockey Championships going on in Germany. They have lost to Finland, Germany, and Denmark. I haven't been following the tournament very closely, but do they face the possibility of a potential relegation?

Ryan Smyth fractured his ankle for Canada, but he should be healthy by the time Kings training camp kicks off in a few months. Steven Stamkos also sustained an injury, hurting his jaw in Canada's 4-1 loss to the Swiss yesterday. No word on severity… but as a Stamkos owner I am a tad concerned.

John Tavares has three goals in three games for Canada. He may factor in to my Top 10 Centers list…

Peter Regin scored a beauty goal for Denmark a few days ago. He was arguably Ottawa's best player in the first round of the playoffs, and had a solid rookie season. I think he has a real shot at becoming a 50-point guy as early as next season. Check his goal out: