Training Camp Time
This year, in NHL camps there are more Russians than usual - a total of 48 Russian players are training with the different NHL franchises. So far there have been several impressive showings.
September 21, 2010
Jason Arbuthnot here. Exhibition games are all ready and updating as we speak! Mark your calendars because as of this moment, Chris Neil is leading the NHL.You can check out how your prospects are being used in the line combo tool here (Senators example). I'm currently working on NEW tools for the opening of the regular [...]
Avs Training Camp Goaltending Recap
The dynamic of Colorado's two-day training camp had a bigger impact on the goalies than any other position. Since timing and confidence is everything for a goaltender to start the new season, to be lacking in either of those areas will certainly lend a hand to struggling over the weekend. Even more important, however, is the negative effect of almost no one-on-one time with their new goalie coach, Kirk McLean.
September 20, 2010
The Fantasy Guide will be updated later today. Nick Kypreos reports that Chris Drury is out for a month with a broken finger. And the door for Stepan swings open a little wider... A comment on my Stepan note below suggests shades of Sergei Shirokov, in terms of preseason hype. It's [...]
Emerging Secondary Pivots
Why these young centermen will clear 60 points this campaign
In with the old and out with the new. You see it every season. A young forward joins the ranks of 60-point players, replacing an older forward who habitually got there throughout his career, but now falls short. Don’t underestimate these players at the draft table, as they are part of the next wave.
September 20, 2010
Rob Rossi reports on an interesting line practicing together in Pittsburgh - Mike Comrie at center with Evgeni Malkin and Eric Tangradi. Okay Comrie owners, you can put your arms down now. Looking for the Fantasy Guide? You can pick it up here. With Marc Savard having played the last several [...]
Why I Traded Steven Stamkos
I am currently in five fantasy hockey leagues, and yesterday kicked off five drafts in 12 days for me . The Ultimate Fantasy Pool is a head-to-head league, and all of the league’s members are readers of DobberHockey (a few of them are regular contributors on the hockey forum as well). The team (The Crosby Show), was audited by the HockeyPoolGeek crew back in August (you can read the in-depth analysis here).
I went in to the draft with a few goals, and in the end I think I accomplished what I set out to do.
September 18, 2010
I'll be running a live blog during my first draft this afternoon. I'll keep it going at the bottom of the ramblings. A significant shift in team building philosophy has occured over the past few years in the NHL. Many teams have gone from two scoring lines, one checking line, and one energy line [...]
Carolina signs Patrick O’Sullivan
Fantasy Impact: The Hurricanes have signed winger Patrick O’Sullivan to a one-year, two-way contract. He was a member of the organization for about five minutes during the 2008 trade deadline. Carolina moved Justin Williams to Los Angeles for him, but then he was quickly flipped to the Oilers for Erik Cole.
September 17, 2010
Dobber: Fantasy Guide updated with all of the blue highlights removed from the previous updates. Includes the O'Sullivan signing is in the Guide (try and find that anywhere else!), the Cormier news (broken foot) and Enver Lisin is trying out for...Atlanta. It's all there! Goldie: I posted a Top-10 Training Camp Battles piece on [...]