Marcus here, Sanford injured himself during practice and was replaced by Schneider after the first period. The Canucks have traded a 7th rounder for Jason Labarbera. Schneider will go back to Manitoba and Labarbera will be the starter until Luongo returns. Pick up Labarbera NOW!!! I should add that - until my newborn settles into a [...]
Erik Cole's three points last night were a good sign. He played with Sam Gagner and Robert Nilsson and he saw over 19 minutes of ice time. Still, even a turnaround to his season won't make him a 65-point player in Edmonton. Evgeny Artyukhin scored and had 20 PIMs on Friday and the coach rewarded him [...]
Matt Stajan was hit in the eye yesterday by a soccer ball while warming up. His vision in that eye is blurry and he could miss as much as a week. Grabovski should fill this void and this could snap him out of his slump. Back from a little baby break - thank you to [...]
Marcus here. It seems like the Holidays have finally brought out the fighting spirit of Artyukhin. He had 2 fights and 20 PIM's last night. Now is the time to pick up a cheap PIM/SOG guy. Angus here. Great win for Canada over the Czechs last night. The Sabres called up Tim Kennedy from the AHL to [...]
Once Team Canada's only match, Russia has underwhelmed in recent years. But can a younger, smarter, and more skilled entry than previous years bring Russia back to the recent glory days of Ovechkin/Malkin? How will the team respond to the unthinkable tragedy that left them without Alexei Cherepanov?
Marcus here, just wanted to wish the Dobber community a Merry Christmas and happy holidays. Good luck to everyone in the new year and I hope you all win your pools, except for those in pools with me. An hour to go til the WJC. Congrats Dobber on the new baby girl!!! I'm on top of [...]
Me and the gang at DobberHockey.com wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday and a Merry Christmas. Try and clear your mind of fantasy hockey for 36 hours or so and come back here with a new and fresh perspective on how to extend your lead in your league, or how to close the [...]
Finally, Paul Kariya will practice with the Blues Friday. TJ Oshie will also practice on that day. Expect Oshie back in a week, and Kariya in about 10-14 days (my opinion). Tough game for Cory Schneider - he allowed five goals on 15 shots last night. Sanford gave up zero in 16. This speaks volumes to [...]
Peter Mueller missed last night's contest with a sore leg and is doubtful for tonight's contest. Scottie Upshall has a sprained knee and will be sidelined for a couple of weeks. The team will probably recall Andreas Nodl, although given Claude Giroux's hot play he may get a look. Pekka Rinne is expected to start today. He [...]
Tyler Bozak, a 22-year-old who was never drafted, tore the meniscus in his knee and will be out until March according to TSN. All 30 NHL teams were reportedly going after this guy, who has 21 points in 18 games for the University of Denver. This injury will keep him out of the headlines, thus [...]
