Darryl Sutter has stepped down as Calgary's GM. I think we can all agree - he didn't have the vision. The prospect pool was pretty bare when he went in (I'd give it a 2 out of 10) and it's pretty bare now (I'd give it a 3 out of 10). His top centers [...]
James Mirtle reports that the Wings have recalled Jan Mursak. Is this another player who will leapfrog Hudler, or will Hudler get another look on a top line still? Mursak, like all Wings prospects, is being brought along slowly (and properly) so I would be surprised if the doghouse Hudler is in is so [...]
Johnny Cash couldn’t have known it, but he gave first-rate fantasy hockey advice in 1956 when he told us to “get a rhythm.”
Fantasy hockey is a schedule-based activity. There are any number of crucial deadlines – drafts, weekly line-up decisions, waiver-wire windows, trade deadlines – some are only annual affairs, while others are week-after-week events. We neglect these activities at our team’s peril.
Answering some comments below, because I think interactivity is a strength here... We all know I'm a Price backer. In fact, I'm criticized for going too far with it. So if I'm hard on him, that's just me being balanced (or...trying). And yes, Montreal's defense is suspect. But come on. They allowed just [...]
Curious if the same group of dissenters here on DobberHockey and on Twitter are laughing at me quite as much when I say this again: "I would rather own Malkin over Stamkos in a keeper league - it's not even close". The rest did Geno a world of good - eight points in [...]
Interesting analysis by Fear the Fin. He takes a look at Sharks defensemen and what percentage of the faceoffs they are out for are in the defensive zone. Justin Braun leads all Sharks defensemen in the category. Considering he has been an offensive force for the team, the fact that he is doing it [...]
Goldie Says: Report is up on Lawson's NHL debut. Impressive, but smoked in the shootout. I discussed Mike Smith's rise in value last week due to refined technique and Ellis' struggles. Since then he's been a major factor in TB's last two wins. Paul Stastny will play today. The Sens have recalled Mike Brodeur to replace an ailing [...]
Matt Stajan will be back in the lineup to face his former team the Leafs - look for him to step it up. Pekka Rinne is "really close" to returning, according to the Tennessean. He had a solid practice today and I'm thinking the weekend is a possibility. Sergei Kostitsyn was back [...]
As you may have read in the Ramblings, we have a team in our Pro Tier (in the DobberHockey Invitational) that is in dead last. As can sometimes happen when love fantasy hockey so much that you get into far too many leagues, life catches up with you and some of your fantasy squads suffer as a result. This is one of those situations. I have nine volunteers to take the reins of this squad and try and turn it around. If the person who takes the team over, gets it into the Top 5, that person will immediately become a part of DobberHockey lore. A legend, if you will. If the person can somehow win the league - then to me that's instant DobberHockey Hall-of-Fame Induction. No waiting period, no voting, no hurdles - just straight into the HoF for the pure awesomeness of it.
