DobberBaseball was hacked this morning. It is fine now – everything is okay (you may need to refresh, or open/close your browser), although I still need to change some site passwords. Spammers added a couple of redirects which sent the visitor to a spam site, for some reason believing that fantasy baseball enthusiasts would [...]
A September '09 article of mine explained how NHL teams like to transition potential scoring forwards from the AHL to the NHL. Since the lockout, most teams have developed a three-season program for transitioning proven AHL producers to scoring NHL forwards. It's a fairly simple formula but it's amazingly consistent.
The Flames re-signed Brendan Morrison for one year. He’s rehabbing a torn ACL, and won’t be back until the season is underway. He was pretty decent last season during a few stints with Iginla and Tanguay on the top unit. The guide is out in just over two weeks... some stuff from previous [...]
I want to run my own hockey team. Living the dream, to me, would be just that. The next Mike Gillis. The effort to live vicariously through your fantasy hockey team mellows the burning desire live it out in the real. Adding dimensions to your hockey pool can simulate an office job with a city view, while working for your favourite team. The salary cap satisfies the statistic nerd in all of us and increases the difficulty level of running a team.
This offseason edition of the Top 100 Roto Players brings you hockey enthusiasts an excellent new series: “Hockey Analytics” by Doran Libin. Better known as Big_DL on the DobberHockey forums, Doran delivers a quality piece (and introduction) on the benefits of advanced metrics. Under the Poolie Journals title, we are handed a chance to explore a new side of analyzing statistics, giving us a great advantage over our fellow managers and competition. Be sure to check it out on page 19.
A few prospect signings today - Erik Gudbranson (FLA) and Adam Larsson (NJD). Both players have a very good shot at cracking their respective NHL club this season (especially Gudbranson in Florida). Helping Larsson's chances - the fact he signed for an entry-level deal that pays him just under a million (including bonuses). [...]
Now that you got your fill on defensemen, it is time to showcase a few deserving forwards who excel in the combined ‘Hits’ and ‘Blocked Shots’ department. Forwards are a very different breed than defensive defensemen and blocked shots are not very forward friendly.
I might be new to the game in terms of column writing, but I’m well aware of good analysis when I see it. That’s why I’ve decided to bring you, the readers, an Eastern Conference flavor of Ryan Ma’s Earmarked for Success. Ryan does a phenomenal job of breaking down which players should be penciled in for top six or bottom six roles on each Western Conference team each summer.
Colorado signed Shane O'Brien, adding to their collection of 5 and 6 defensmen (Ryan O'Byrne, Ryan Wilson, Matt Hunwick, and Kyle Cumiskey). The top four will likely be comprised of Erik Johnson, Kyle Quincey, and Jan Hejda, and two of the above mentioned defensemen. There may appear to be a numbers game blocking [...]
I’ve had a fairly busy offseason in my head-to-head keeper league. I shipped out Justin Williams for Steve Ott last month, and last weekend I pulled the trigger in a bigger trade, moving out Martin Brodeur, John-Michael Liles, and a draft pick in our dispersal draft in September for Loui Eriksson and a lower pick in the same draft.
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