Saturday's ramblings will be posted at 11AM EST. Sorry for the delay! Nikita Filatov's days in Columbus are numbered, in my opinion. He isn't fitting in, and the Blue Jackets could use him as trade bait for a legitimate top four/five defenseman as the trade deadline approaches. Is it time to cut [...]
This is the final installment of the Fantasy Indicators of Success series. This week we take a look at the all important Centre position.
Nearly identical to the Wingers, Centres require top six ice time and first unit power play minutes to separate the men from the boys. Some Centres are shoot first, ask questions later types, like Stamkos, Malkin, Jeff Carter, Eric Staal and the new Crosby. Others are the pass first types like Henrik Sedin, the old Crosby and Backstrom. Obviously the shots on goal statistic will not be all that relevant for those pivots that prefer passing to shooting.
Dobber's THN column on some home-ice performers who are notably weak on the road so far this year. Tomorrow - the Road Warriors. Also, here is his bi-weekly mailbag, posted Wednesday. Only one game on the schedule tonight - flip me an e-mail or a tweet if you want me to discuss a [...]
As the man with the most wins and the most shutouts in history, Martin Brodeur is often talked about as the best goaltender ever.
But Darcy Norman, author of Hockeynomics, emphatically disagrees.
Jeff Tambellini has been recalled. Peter Schaeffer has been sent to Manitoba, but I hear that he will not report there. Hmmmm... Henrik Karlsson will get the start for Calgary tonight. Matt Stajan will not play tonight. Like I said, he was knocked into next week. The Flames seem to think he'll [...]
TSN reports that Guillaume Latendresse will undergo hip surgery to repair a torn labrum, as well as surgery to repair a sports hernia. He is out until probably March. It looks like early on O'Sullivan will try his hand at Latendresse's spot. Kyle Turris has been placed on IR with a UBI and [...]
Upon the horizon and around the corner, under the surface and out of thin air, they’re coming in waves and I don’t know from where. A backup here, an emergency recall there, you just simply can’t prepare for when a fantasy sleeper will appear. The key is to remember that anything is possible when the stars are aligned and a goalie quickly gets comfortable.
Patrick O'Sullivan has been placed on waivers. My money is on him clearing and heading to the AHL. DobberBaseball's Fantasy Prospects Report will be released later this evening. You can order that here. Some funny comments below. To answer some of them - Michael Del Zotto has just three points in his [...]
Greg Wyshynski with an excellent take on the Colin Campbell - Colie-mail - events. Philadelphia has traded Patrick Maroon and David Laliberte to Anaheim for Danny Syvret and Rob Bordson. This is a new opportunity for Maroon, who has a lot more room on the depth chart in Anaheim than he did in [...]
The Buffalo Sabres lack size – especially in their top six – and have been looking to fix that problem through the draft and waiting patiently for some draft picks to develop.
