First of all, excuse the mess. The upgrade for the hockey site went live Sunday, and had about 25 issues that were whittled down to 17 as I post these ramblings. Among them - the mobile version is a little ruined. The only way to access ramblings via mobile right now is by clicking 'features' [...]
The Contrarian debates the merit of the Ducks signing of Dany Heatley.
Hey gang! Steve here filling in for Thomas this Saturday night. Don’t worry, he’ll be taking one of my nights next week so you’ll have your Drance fix. * I’ve started hammering away on my contribution to this year’s Pre-Season Guide. As per usual, I’ll be taking a look at players headed for [...]
Tampa signs veteran winger Brenden Morrow to a one year contract...
It’s hard to imagine anyone, even the world’s most devoted hockey fan, avoiding the news that Lebron James is “coming home” to Cleveland. It was everywhere on Friday – he almost took over the internet. I only have a passing interest in Basketball. I’ll follow when the playoffs are on or if there [...]
Fantasy Hockey League Disputes, they've become the stuff of legends.
A wee bit of action on the free agent market today. Vladimir Sobotka took a look at the whole arbitration process and said, “See ya later!” Sobotka signed with a KHL team, presumably for a fat sack of cash, though we don’t have details on that just yet. It’s hard to really blame him [...]
Five bargain defensemen to consider in your cap league...
A few big contract extensions to talk about from yesterday… The biggest were the matching eight year $84 million deals signed by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. I'm a bit torn on these deals. On one hand I want to scream overpay here simply because they will have the two highest cap hits in [...]
