So the big news prior to Game 2 between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers was that Alex Galchenyuk would be returning to the Habs’ lineup. Oh yeah, and Carey Price was also lost for the series with an injury. Michel Therrien took a bit of a risk in starting youngster Dustin [...]
Should we temper our expectations, or are these four players for real?
I’ve been computer-free for the better part of 12 days and I’ve been really looking forward to these ramblings. But it hasn’t been easy! After a week in Cuba (okay, that part was easy), I was hit with ‘Traveller’s Flu’ on Thursday, the day we checked out. I’ve never experienced anything like this. I remember [...]
A data dump on the utility of rookies when rebuilding in a keeper league.
We've reached that point in every hockey season where the schedule gets lighter, and lighter, until the NHL-game faucet is switched off entirely for the summer. It's a bittersweet time, on the one hand the hockey being played in the conference finals and the Memorial Cup should be rivetting; on the other, hockey is almost [...]
Sadly for the viewers, the third Game 7 of the second round wasn’t as exciting as the other two. This wasn’t much of a contest as the Kings jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back. After a handful of narrow escapes, my two Cup teams are still alive in New York [...]
Three weeks ago I was approached with questions regarding how to assess player value in a very complex fantasy league. The dynasty league in question was a 14-category head-to-head league with deep pro and farm rosters in addition to a salary cap. This led to a long exchange of messages discussing the difficulties in coming up with a system to evaluate players in any particular setup. Basically, the more layers there are to consider, the more difficult the task becomes and it really is league-specific.
I am honored to be making my ramblings debut today as I follow in Gates' footsteps to "John Gibson" myself into the mix. There were no games last night which sucks... but there is no shortage of fantasy-relevant information worth mentioning. Before I begin, hats off to forum member "Axeman33" for posting a bunch [...]
Five guys who have a chance to be a lot better in 2014-15...
With several key DobberHockey members out of office, I had the opportunity to “John Gibson” my way into the rotating line up. Let’s get started. * When I look back at the second round, I think about the article by Sean McIndoe where he showcased the idea of a repeat final four. [...]
