Angus here - it is time for another Q & A topic on the messageboards. Got a fantasy hockey question on your mind? Fire it my way! The Isles have signed defenseman Calvin de Haan to an ELC. de Haan is ranked 24 on my prospect list. I don't expect him to make [...]
Cristobal Huet made his postseason debut last night as he stepped in for Antti Niemi in the third period. Niemi had allowed five goals on 25 shots. Huet faced the big three shots in that period. He stopped them all. I think they will come back with Niemi, but he will be on a shorter [...]
I mentioned the Jiri Hudler news about three weeks ago, but didn't really get into my thoughts and expectations on the matter. Obviously, with him on board the Red Wings won't need to re-sign Jason Williams or Todd Bertuzzi. Hudler is ready for the next step and barring injury I believe he will clear 65 [...]
What the #%& is up with the New Jersey Devils?
While the NHL playoffs are always frustratingly/awesomely capricious in nature, a full dozen of the13 experts on Dobber’s Expert’s Panel selected New Jersey to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers (props to Ryan Ma, the sole dissenter). And while excuses are for sissies, one can perhaps forgive those who thought the Devils would prevail.
The third annual Prime Cuts roster is here! Check out the Prime Cuts rosters from 2007-08 and 2008-09. The thinking process that goes in to selecting the team is similar to Pierre McGuire’s “Monsters” for TSN (I promise that is the first and only time I will compare my thinking process to Pierre’s). Since this is a fantasy hockey site, the selection process favours players that have had strong seasons on the score sheet, obviously. However, not just goals and assists are weighted – perhaps a player has started to shoot the puck more, or play better defensively. Intangibles like heart, grit, and determination factor in to the selection process as well. It is far and away my favourite article to write each year, and I hope you will all enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it!
Part 4 of the article series will name the top forward line.
Oops, I got the two conferences mixed up. Boston is not actually locked in to play Pittsburgh at all (unlike San Jose playing the winner of tonight's game). I didn't mean to imply that the Habs would lose. I wouldn't put money on that at all. I stand corrected. Not for the first time, [...]
Patric Hornqvist will be a gametime decision, but it sounds promising. Drew Stafford will be the one who is scratched, and not Gerbe. At least, that is the indication. Elliotte Friedman's weekly 30 Thoughts is the best read in hockey (outside of DobberHockey, of course). Jacques Lemaire has announced his retirement from [...]
The fat lady hasn’t sung yet in every series this round, but we’ve seen enough to make some interesting observations that could give us an edge in offseason deals.
There is a problem for SOME people who try to load the DobberHockey shop in that it does not load the complete shop, but actually stops just after the first item. So these people are unable to order the Keeper League Fantasy Pack. Anyway, we should have this problem fixed at some point today. The [...]
