Shorter ramblings these last couple of days of May. Not just because the ‘slow’ season has begun in terms of news…but because I’m hammering home the final parts of the Fantasy Prospects Report, which is released on the morrow. A few readers sent me this link to a thread on HFBoards tracking possible [...]
Whenever Dobber wants to discuss a goalie prospect, I listen to what he’s saying. And after he came to me last week to discuss Sea Dogs starter and 2011 Memorial Cup Champion Jacob DeSerres, well, let’s just say you’ll probably want to listen as well.
The panel (12-2 heading into this round, end up 12-3 after a VAN loss) is back for one more kick at the can! Four of our writers accurately predicted a Vancouver/Boston final – Ian Fergusson, Justin Goldman, Gates Imbeau, and Russ Miller. Gates leads the way with a stellar 12-2 record. On to the picks…
Fantasy Prospects Report - countdown is on - two days until release... Torontonians we have narrowed the date of the DobberHockey Event down to two evenings – Thursday June 16 or Friday June 17. Join Justin Goldman, myself and other writers from around DobberHockey and the blogosphere at a pub near Yonge and St. [...]
This past week I reached on twitter out to ask who you wanted to read about. The winner was 5’9” Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins. The 23-year-old rookie has impressed the hockey world most recently with his strong play in the postseason and will fight for his first Stanley Cup in a few short days.
The panel picks for the Cup Final are coming tomorrow. Good morning! The Fantasy Prospects Report is released in three days. You know you want it! Oops, I guess rereading it, it kind of does look as though I place some value in the KHL-Huberdeau thing. What I meant to say was [...]
Where does Ryan Ellis rank in terms of best CHL defensemen ever? Not those who became great NHLers, but those who were the most effective at the CHL level. Malhotra - check this fantastic analysis piece out. "This is notable because as Gabriel Desjardins has noted in the past, losing a defensive [...]
The first edition of this list was put together last year, and it is something I am going to update at least once each season. I have a few general rules when it comes to building a team in a fantasy hockey keeper league. One of the more important ones is to not plan beyond a two or three year window. You are not building a real NHL club, and too often I see poolies place too much of an emphasis on youth and prospects instead of trying to add players who could help them win now.
Using this rule, take a look at your team(s). Can you realistically say you will have a shot at winning the league at some point within the next two or three seasons? If not, time to scrap the rebuild and start adding proven NHL talent.
What an incredible hockey game. Three points for Cody Eakin at the Mem Cup last night. Hell of a tournament to follow up a hell of a postseason. Eakin is a prospect who should be on your radar. Is this the biggest game for the Bruins since 1979? How about since 2010? [...]
If you’re anything like me, sometimes you think about stuff. At times I think it’s important to keep those thoughts to myself - like the time I pondered “exactly how in the heck in the world DO giraffes survive that six foot fall when they’re born?” One thing I can share, though, is the completely stable consideration of “just who is a better goaltender, Pekka Rinne or Barry Trotz?”
