Once again, much like last year, here’s a list of players who just won’t tickle my fancy. There are a variety of reasons ranging from my dislike of some players, changes to the team during the off-season, recovery from off-season surgery, overvalued rookies/prospects, or just plain over-inflated stats from last season.
Sometimes, when I make certain guesses regarding a potential trade or signing, I look at what would be the dumbest, most mind-boggling thing that a player and/or general manager can do for his career/team. Then I make that my guess. Unfortunately, I didn't do it with a couple of recent UFA signings. In fact, [...]
Another season has come and gone, and so too has another quality goaltender from the city of Nashville. With Dan Ellis ready to start the next chapter of his career in Tampa Bay, the current state of Predators goaltending sees a wide open door for Mark Dekanich or Chet Pickard to walk through in an attempt to jump-start their NHL career. The team’s well-nourished goalie life cycle simply continues to thrive in perfect balance and harmony.
Fantasy Impact: Lee Stempniak has signed with the Phoenix Coyotes for two years.
Draft List is updated again - cap hit issue fixed, and goalies fixed. The DobberHockey Draft List is updated now and posted. Includes BAB column and salary/cap hit. Tim Kennedy is reportedly close to signing with the Rangers, according to beat-writer Andrew Gross. I could name 20 teams that would be a [...]
The rumor mill is spinning out of control these days, thanks to hockey news that is so infrequent that a Petteri Nokelainen signing in Finland becomes noteworthy. However, there are some rumors with substance to them and when some of these moves come to fruition you could find yourself on the plus or minus side of the fantasy ledger. Let’s take a closer look and see if you can’t be proactive and ensure that you have more of the former than the latter.
Fantasy Guide is now updated as of TODAY. Including details on the Three-Tiered Invitational, the MacArthur signing, Staal and Kariya injuries, the Lashoff trade - and much more. You can buy it HERE. Draft list update will be 24 to 48 hours. And those waiting patiently for an alternative to Paypal, hang in [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Maple Leafs have signed winger Clarke MacArthur to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million.
Goldie here. A sneak peek at my newest feature - NHL Depth Charts. I think you will like this. If you have comments or suggestions just drop them in the School of Block forums! More to come on Monday. Oh, and Matt Zaba has signed to play in Europe, I believe in Italy. [...]
There are a couple of basic principles that I followed after joining a deep keeper league as an expansion team.
