It is Sidney Crosby's birthday today. He turns 21. Sometimes we forget that. Adam Perry, Corey's brother, has signed with Phoenix as a UFA. He was never drafted. He has good instincts, great hockey sense and decent hands, but his skating is somewhat poor and so is his strength. The Caps signed David Steckel to a one-year [...]
I alluded to this a couple of weeks ago in the forum, and now the official news is released. Rogers has acquired PoolExpert Inc. Details can be found here. I had written their draft kit back in 2006 and I got Jeff Angus to do up their draft kit last summer. With the sale, there [...]
FYI the August Fantasy Rankings will be up later today. With the all the Guide hubbub, this fell by the wayside... Ryane Clowe has signed a one-year extension with the Sharks worth $1.6 million. If healthy, he could get 55 points this season. Or more, given his first-round production in the playoffs. The Tennessean is reporting that [...]
Former Blue, Hab, Coyote, Leaf and Lightning Mike Johnson has signed to play in Germany next season. Mathias Tjarnqvist has signed to play in the SEL next season. SPECTOR , one of our guests in the upcoming Dobber Nation (up Thursday, August 7), is reporting that Milan Hejduk plans to retire after his current contract expires in [...]
Rumors persist that Andrej Meszaros is considering a move to the KHL. The Sens have been hesitant to give him the money he is after. The Boston Globe is reporting on some changes to goaltending equipment that is to come, based on the "Goalie Equipment Working Group" decision: The group concluded that the knee pad could [...]
The Preds are making preperations in case Radulov goes. They are speaking to Glen Murray, Mark Parrish, Martin Gelinas and Jan Hlavac. They are also talking trade. The NHL is hoping that the IIHF bans Radulov's KHL team from participating in the Champions Hockey League, an IIHF-sponsored event for the best teams in Europe. According [...]
French Guides are UP NOW. Sorry for the delay. Today is International Dobber's Guide Day! The Fantasy Guide will be available around 3pm ET today. Don't get left behind! The draft list (i.e. Top 500 player points predictions) should be available in your Downloads by 1pm ET. The Preds have signed Jerred Smithson to a two-year extension. Jaroslav Modry [...]
Correction below - Filpulla's deal was for five years, not three as I originally wrote. The Sens have signed Antoine Vermette to a two-year deal worth $5.525 million In a funny slap in the face to Leafs management, Scotty Bowman will be a Senior Advisor, Hockey Operations for the Chicago Blackhawks. His son Stan is the [...]
Nashville rearguard Ville Koitinen was awarded a one-year deal worth $700K Because of the Bouchard signing, the Wild are able to buy out contracts for 48 hours and they decided to buy out Mark Parrish, placing him on waivers yesterday. Tomorrow is decision day (apparently) for Mats Sundin. I'm thinking Vancouver or retirement. He has a good [...]
En 2007, l’équipe qui a subi la plus grosse transformation était Philadelphie – et de loin. Beaucoup d’experts ont quand même dit qu’ils manqueraient les séries (en fait, dans le Guide des Poolers de Dobber de 2006-07, j’avais dit qu’ils y seraient), mais nous avons tous vu ce qui s’est passé. Ils n’ont pas seulement réussi, mais ils ont été en demi-finale.
Cette année l’équipe qui a fait le plus gros progrès est le Lightning de Tampa Bay. L’équipe a pris la formule de succès de Philadelphie et, bien, ils l’ont complètement ratée.