The IR: Playoff Edition 2013 – Round 2
The carefully guarded secrets of NASA? The CIA? Nope, it's NHL player injuries, and our spy Mike Schmidt digs up what he can for you, the good DobberHockey reader.
May 15, 2013
It was nice of the league to continue the tradition of three nominees for the Bill Masterton Trophy. And Sidney Crosby and Adam McQuaid had some tough moments. But for Josh Harding to pick himself up after the crushing news informing him that he has MS, and then later returning from treatment to play in [...]
Glen Gulutzan Fired!
Fantasy Impact: The Dallas Stars have fired their head coach, Glen Gulutzan. The team's new general manager, Jim Nill, wants his own man in place. Assistant coach Paul Jerrard has also been let go.
Players to Watch – East Non-Playoff Teams
Roos takes a look at non-playoff teams and gives suggestions on which players will improve and who will disappoint in 2013-14. First up - the Eastern Conference
This time of year, most fantasy hockey enthusiasts are either closely following their guys in the playoffs or taking a break until free agent signings begin during the summer. The problem is that both approaches ignore the players on the 14 teams which didn’t make the NHL playoffs, and risks an “out of sight, out of mind” situation where you won’t be able to remember enough about these players when the time comes for retentions or offseason deals.
Here is the first of a two-part column about players on non-playoffs teams (this week covering the Eastern Conference teams, next week the Western Conference), focusing on two players from each team – one who I think is a good bet to improve next season, and another who I feel will disappoint.
DobberHockey Experts Panel – 2013 Round 2 Picks
The Experts weigh in with their Round 2 picks
May 14, 2013
From J.P. of Japer's Rink - Henrik Lundqvist's save percentage for Games 5-7: 0.979. Jaroslav Halak's for Games 5-7 in 2010: 0.978. * Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero, Montreal GM Marc Bergevin and Anaheim GM Bob Murray were named finalists for the GM of the year award. I love the idea of this award, as [...]
Ryan Suter Thriving On His Own
Minnesota defenseman Ryan Suter doing just fine without Shea Weber
When the Norris Trophy nominees were revealed last week, three first time finalists had made the cut. P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens and Kris Letang were on the list after tying for the league lead in points among defenseman, and perhaps the biggest surprise of the group, Ryan Suter. Not necessarily because he didn't deserve to be there, but Suter certainly had his doubters after signing that huge $98M contract last off-season.
May 13, 2013
Regarding my note below on Juhamatti Aaltonen, I had a source read that and contact me - he has inside information that Aaltonen has received a one-way contract offer from the Dallas Stars. Glean from that what you will. * With $9 million likely needed for the Red Wings to re-sign pending UFA [...]
May 12, 2013
* I found it a bit unnerving that there was only a single NHL game on Saturday. Thankfully game six of the Islanders/Penguins series (a series affectionately referred to on Twitter as the Penislanders series) delivered, and then some, with a 4-3 overtime thriller. Still the single game slate served as a reminder [...]
May 11, 2013
* Top five trade values on the Canucks (with some trade thoughts regarding Kesler, Edler, the goalies, and more). * Here's an interesting read on Phaneuf, and a bit more support to my thought that he is incredibly underrated as people tend to focus on solely the negative aspects of his game. Phaneuf isn’t the [...]