Brian Burke - the best man for the job in Toronto - The worst franchise that I have ever seen was the 2008-09 version of the Toronto Maple Leafs. They had little in the way of draft picks, their farm system was disgusting, and their pro team was filled with untradeable contracts. There wasn’t one franchise in the NHL that I would swap for the Leafs. They were horrible in every sense of the word.
Through eight March games, Jeff Carter has a point-per-game average with the Kings. Dustin Penner had a couple of points this evening against the Preds, but has just 16 this season. 16. Pavel Datsyuk returned for the Wings and scored, although his team still fell 3-2 to the Sharks in overtime. Valtteri [...]
The worst mistake losing poolies can make down the stretch is to tune out their teams entirely.
The Dean’s List has already previewed the top offensive forwards available for the upcoming 2012 NHL draft class and your fantasy prospect drafts but now it is time to turn our focus to a few player names creeping up the ranks. Examine the past draft boards two, three or four years later and you will certainly find a few names that leave you asking, “how was that player not selected higher?”
The list contains several current NHL star players highlighted by Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Claude Giroux, Shea Weber, Paul Statsny and Milan Lucic to name a few. The 2012 draft class will be no different and it’s important to introduce the readers to potential names that could be occupying future fantasy rosters in the near future. Lets face it, only a select few will have the opportunity to draft the Yakupovs, Grigorenkos, Dumbas and Galchenyuks in your upcoming fantasy drafts, so in Beyond the Elite Names (Part 1) TDL familiarizes the readers with talented players not receiving enough attention but should still become fantasy relevant.
Evgeni Kuznetsov has told KHL TV that he will be staying in the KHL next year. Probably saw the playing style that the Caps have been implementing these last two years... Nicklas Lidstrom has suffered a setback with his ankle. It sounds like he will shut it down for a week. If I [...]
Alright... something is wrong with the auto-mailer over at the Hockey News. Which might explain why I needed more letters this week. But if you submitted your question through THN.com I did not get it. So if you have one today, please email it to me and I'll get them that way. This issue [...]
Last week I posted a couple of announcements on the Dobber Sports Facebook page, basically giving you dates and information about upcoming releases. The Interactive Playoff Draft List is now for sale in the shop. The Keeper League Fantasy Pack will be available on April 17th – when I relaunch the sites (including a [...]
Angus here - I was on the TEAM 1260 yesterday to talk Oilers and Canucks. Check the interview out here. Can we all agree as a society that this whole half-yearly, Daylight Savings Time inspired clock-switching ritual is antiquated, nonsensical and should be taken out back and shot? Marty Turco is seeing [...]
Lots of great playoff races in both the Eastern and Western conference this weekend. The West looks to be the tougher conference as even 11th place Calgary would be tied for the 8th and final playoff spot in the East right now. Plenty of games that playoff ramifications sell let’s get right to the action.
Injury updates: The injuries mount as Jagr, Duchene, Letang, JVR, Howard join the list. Updates on Crosby, Toews, Lecavalier, Markov and more…
