There will be no morning ramblings on the morning of Tuesday, June 16, but I will be back around in the afternoon to post thoughts on any current hockey events. Arizona bankruptcy court has rejected Jim Balsillie's play at buying and moving a team, citing time constraints as the main reason it wasn't feasible. If [...]
French version up. One small change to the Prospects Report - we added a pick for 112 in the Mock. That's uploaded now. Sorry about that, fortunately, it only affects the handful of people who have uploaded so far. Fantasy Prospects Report - fully updated and available for download now (English only). The update to [...]
Three players, three different positions, the same junior league. A trio of French-Canadian players drafted and developed by the Pittsburgh Penguins were key to their first Stanley Cup since the early 90s, and each had their own special motivation.
Washington prospect goalie Michal Neuvirth was the AHL's Calder Cup MVP. Man, the Neuvirth vs. Varlamov battle has been everything we hoped it would be a couple of years ago. Varlamov still has the edge as the next starter, but - don't count out Neuvirth. I put the Cup-related ramblings in its own article, found here [...]
Some observations on the Stanley Cup Final series - fantasy relevant or otherwise...
The blogosphere is going nutty about a possible deal involving Pronger going to the Kings in exchange for JJ and the fifth overall pick. The Kings are flush with picks and young talent so they can pay this price, but I think they should stay the course. If it pans out, I'll give you my [...]
Dallas has indeed hired Marc Crawford as a head coach. From a fantasy standpoint, I don't see this helping the offense too much - but it will a bit. Between the pipes, however, I think this could hurt. Turco owners should consider investigating the market for him. I'm starting to think that Jim Balsillie will [...]
RDS is reporting that Anaheim goaltending coach Francois Allaire has been hired by the Maple Leafs. Given his reputation, this should dramatically help Toskala's game, and perhaps get Gustavsson to sign. Dallas has fired coach Dave Tippett. A good coach, who had to lead a team decimated by injuries into the playoffs. The rumor is that [...]
Puck Daddy, a recent guest on Dobber Nation , discusses the Dany Heatley rumor that he wants out of Ottawa. There is a chance that you will see a very hungry Petr Sykora in the lineup for Game 6... This rumor may be bad news for Parise, Elias et al if true - Jacques Lemaire [...]
The Flyers have reportedly signed goalie Ray Emery to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. He makes an excellent third goalie for most fantasy teams, but if you count on him as your No.1 or No.2, you are taking a huge risk. Given the Flyers' salary situation, it is entirely possible that they sign an [...]
