Draft time is just around the corner. Many of you will be looking to draft prospects that can produce right now and most of you will be looking to stock up on players that will produce in a season or two. Seven prospects will be examined this week, three of whom are draftable, but won't produce this season. The other four are to be avoided completely for upcoming fantasy drafts and have a lot to prove before they are considered legitimate prospects again.
In the August 2011 edition, we peek behind the curtain of the mystical projection. How do prognosticators come up with their numbers? And what are some of their fantasy projections for the 2011-12 NHL season?
Fantasy Guide was updated yesterday. The Goalie Rankings will be updated as soon as Goalie Post subscriptions go on sale – which should be by the end of this week or Monday at the latest. My offseason fantasy look at the Devils, Isles, Rangers, Sens and Flyers over at The Hockey News. [...]
In fiddling with the new shop, we accidentally disable the forum briefly. Sorry about that! It said "Do Not Press Button" and I couldn't resist. Fantasy Guide update coming later today…remember, I update all summer long, including projections and new content. Craig Adams underwent an unsuccessful appendectomy. His life is grave danger. [...]
Unprepared for your 2011 Hockey Draft? Dobber's Draft Buddy is here to help! Draft Buddy provides you with an interactive list of players and their predicted performance for the upcoming 2011 season. Predictions come straight from DobberHockey.com so you will be able to compete with even your most hard core pool buddies. [...]
Every season there are players who bounce back from an off year. Among the reasons - injuries, weaker linemates, being in a coach's doghouse, or just not a fit with a new team. Whatever the explanation, some players bounce back, some don't. Here are my top five candidates to mount a comeback in 2011-2012.
Blast from the past: David Aebischer has been invited by the Jets to come and try out. That’s where Ray Emery should have went. Sure, Aebischer will probably sign on as the No. 3 goalie, but I think Pavelec gets hurt often enough to ensure that he’ll get a recall or two. I [...]
The Sharks will receive a second rounder as compensation for not signing prospect Patrick White (a first round pick by the Canucks) by the deadline last week to sign college players. How burnt out does the release of the Guide on August 1 and the ensuing one or two weeks of fallout thereafter [...]
Why is it that some GMs always seem to walk out of the draft with a team that maybe doesn’t blow you away with big names but always performs pretty well? If you’re in a multi-category league, they’re either really lucky or they’re rigorously tracking their team as it unfolds in the draft to make sure they contribute to the categories they want. Meanwhile, you’re looking at your roster and wondering what was I thinking?
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Fantasy Guide is updated, including more deets on the 3-Tiered Invitational and my team-by-team goals-for analysis. Here's an interesting one - the Flyers have announced that Michael Nylander has accepted a pro tryout offer for training camp. The Jagr - Nylander stuff never dies, eh? I think he would have to beat out [...]
