Fantasy Guide - updated through Monday night - can be found here. I hope to have the next update posted by this evening. The Sharks have cut Cam McIntyre. They are quite high on him, but he has been injured throughout camp. Zach Boychuk has been cut by the Hurricanes. As I noted [...]
A look at hits and blocked shots
I spent the weekend planning for my favourite league to play in, which is my very competitive friends’ league. After finishing in second place in consecutive years, I thought I’d be pulling a Marian Hossa and be earmarked for a championship. Surely the fantasy hockey gods would be smiling down on me considering two very close and heartbreaking 8-6 and 8-4 losses for the last two campaigns. After coming out pretty happy in my last few drafts, I was pretty confident heading into this one.
Boy was I disappointed.
Both the Fantasy Guide and Draft List were updated as of last night. Chris Botta reports that Kyle Okposo will require shoulder surgery and is out for two months - or about 30 games. This could have been a big year for him. The door opens wide for Niederreiter, Comeau and Parenteau - [...]
I was lucky enough to be part of the Campbell league draft and online for the experts draft. Unfortunately I was unable to attend the Wales draft and by all accounts I missed a great one. The Wales draft has already had a great following online as most GM’s have already expressed their opinions on how it went.
Over the weekend, all three live drafts in the third-annual Guild Fantasy Challenge took place. As you would expect, goaltending was at the forefront of each draft, as our Yahoo! Fantasy head-to-head setup had the rare three starting goalie slots this year. Why the crazy change from the normal two-goalie setup that you’ll see in 99.9% of other leagues?
Fantasy Guide and Preseason Draft List are now both updated through to today. I also changed the bottom of the draft list to get some PIM guys on there rather than 18-point players. Thought that would be more useful. Francois Bouchard was among Washington's cuts this afternoon. Riley Holzapfel and Spencer Machacek [...]
Hodgson will actually be lining up at right wing with Kesler and Raymond, according to a recent tweet from Dan Murphy. Patrick O'Sullivan has all but sewn up a top six spot in Carolina. Riley Nash has been sent down. The Leafs have cut 17 players today, including Marcel Mueller, Jerry D'Amigo, [...]
Three weeks ago I listed off the five best teams to draft multiple players from for the 2010-11 season (Five Teams to Invest In). This column will take a longer-term approach to the same issue. Below are the five teams to invest in over the next five years. My ranking system isn’t perfect, but I have tried to identify five of the most important factors when it comes to evaluating both a team’s offensive ability and potential.
According to Chris Botta, Mark Streit left the arena with his left arm in a sling today. Not good news for anyone who owns any Islander players. Cody Hodgson will play in Edmonton tomorrow. He'll center Sergei Shirokov and Billy Sweatt. Jeff Tambellini is playing with the Sedin twins on Vancouver's top [...]
People love being right, and I am no different. I have had my share of swings (Zach Parise the most notable) and misses (Steve Bernier, Paul Kariya) over the past few seasons. Making bold predictions before the season starts is something I enjoy doing, and I know many of you do as well. Last season I posted 10 Fearless Forecasts on my section of the hockey forums. I’ll review those below, as well as list off 10 more Fearless Forecasts for the 2010-11 season.
