Thanks to the NHL Network, I was able to evaluate the four goalies playing in the CHL Top Prospects game on Wednesday night. When scouting 17 and 18-year old goaltenders, projecting their future keeper or dynasty fantasy value may seem a little frivolous, but there is still so much to learn about their long-term potential and upside.
Last season there were 43 players who cleared the 100 penalty minute plateau. Out of those 43 players, 29 cleared ten points, 15 cleared twenty, five hit or cleared fifty and only three players were north of 60. One special player, in a monstrous breakout year, hit a whopping 98 points and was the second-ranked player in Yahoo rotisserie pools last season. His name – Corey Perry.
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Thanks to Dobber for the opportunity to do the Ramblings this week! James Reimer, aka Optimus Reim, got the start in net for Toronto Tuesday evening against Pittsburgh. Prior to that, Jonas Gusstavson had seen action in goal for the Leafs in 11 out of his squad’s previous 2 contests. So naturally Reimer [...]
The NHL All-Star break provided a well received opportunity for some of the NHL’s walking wounded to heal up and make a return to action. The ongoing Sidney Crosby injury saga has literally become a pain in the neck! Here is the latest injury news.
Mike Schmidt makes his debut on the hockey side tomorrow - look for his ramblings each of the next three days. Here's an interesting one - the Pens claimed Cal O'Reilly off of re-entry waivers. I can't think of a worst fit for him. First off, the Pens haven't been the great in [...]
Goldie Says: Here's my first completed Starting Goalie Rating Index. I had a lot of fun doing this for all 13 games tonight and I can't wait to see how everything goes down! Learn about my new free SGRI fantasy tool here. My eyes are mainly on Dubnyk and Varlamov tonight -big games for [...]
Crosby is skating with the conditioning coach, along with Jordan Staal and Simon Despres, who are on injured reserve. No news yet regarding the results of the second opinion on his neck. If you are into fantasy sports, want to help shape it's future and have a few minutes, please fill out this [...]
Marian Hossa, 33, is having a pretty damn good season and would like to play into his 40s like Teemu Selanne and Nicklas Lidstrom. Keeper league owners are always anxious to get a read into their players' mindsets when it comes to predicting future campaigns, so this should give his poolies some peace [...]
As you drive towards the border-town of Sarnia, Ontario you will begin to hear several strange noises. First, Sarnia is the largest city on the shores of Lake Huron and its home to numerous refinery plants lining “Chemical Valley” rumbling throughout the day and night to produce the oil our world craves.
