For the first time in over two years, we have a NEW No.1 fantasy hockey league player. Interesting conflict of info on David Booth, who left yesterday's contest with a shoulder injury: the Sun/Sentinel reports that coach DeBoer calls Booth "doubtful" for Tuesday. The Miami Herald reports Booth saying it is "minor" and that he'll be [...]
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So how does a defenseman go from eighth on the depth chart on one NHL team to second on another? Every season, there seems to be a defenseman who is discarded either via waivers or as a throw-in in a deal and that rearguard ends up performing fairly well on his new team.
The Tennessean is reporting that Sully has now been skating with teammates. His progress is encouraging - his goal has been to get back into practices by Christmas. If he plays games again, it will likely start to happen in January, but don't expect him to play more than 30 of the last 40 games [...]
It's one of the tightest divsions in hockey year in and year out. Not only is this true on the ice, but the same can be said for the pipelines that fuel the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche. Who is the division champ when it comes to prospects?
Petri Kontiola is reportedly unhappy with his lack of NHL opportunity and would like the Blackhawks to do something about it. If nothing happens, I am afraid he will be off to the SEL, where several teams are rumored to be interested. Kontiola has over a point per game in the AHL and has little [...]
Did you pay attention to all my John Curry talk over the last few months - particularly the last couple of days? Curry will get the start for the Pens tonight. To play it safe, the Flyers will probably hold Briere out of tonight's game. He could play Saturday and avoid the back-to-back situation. Tomas Holmstrom [...]
The Boston Bruins are one of the hottest teams in the league right now. Are they for real? We’re a quarter of the way into the season, so you better believe it. Heading into last night’s action, the Bruins were tied for second in points in the NHL and tied for first in the Eastern Conference with the New York Rangers who had played three more games. Before Boston’s loss to the Sabres last night, the Bruins were an impressive 9-0-1 in their previous ten games.
Jokinen's iron man streak will end at 397 games. Mueller's production should rise now, and obviously Turris will be used in more situations. I actually think this could spark the team The Coyotes have announced that Olli Jokinen will be out 2-4 weeks with a shoulder injury. Janne Pesonen has been recalled by the Pens. Look [...]
Marcus here: Here is some trivia for those on the west coast. What stat are Joe Pavelski and Brian Campbell tied for? First person to respond to the "west coast trivia" thread in the NHL discussions sections of the forums will receive Karma. Tom Gilbert is seeing time on the top PP unit in Edmonton and has [...]
For your listening pleasure - put it on your Ipod or just listen in on your computer on the 25th of every month. Let's talk some fantasy hockey! This month, host Andrew Walker interviews Carolina prospect Zach Boychuk, J.P. from Japer's Rink and DobberHockey's Justin Goldman. You can download the file in our Dobber Nation [...]
