Niko Dimitrakos has signed to play in the SEL next season. Yep, the hockey world is as slow as it gets right now. The Rangers have re-signed Greg Moore to a contract. Duvie Westcott and Mark Hartigan have each signed with Dinamo Riga of the KHL for next season. Former NHLer Ronald Petrovicky has signed with [...]
The Bruins have avoided arbitration with Dennis Wideman, locking him up to a four year deal worth over $15 million. They are now over the salary cap. Joffrey Lupul's four year extension has been confirmed as a $4.25 million cap hit per season. Corey Crawford has signed a one-year deal with Chicago. It is likely a two-way, [...]
Logan MacMillan, ranked 264 on my Fantasy Prospects List, has signed a three-year entry deal with the Ducks. Stephane Veillieux must have come to his senses (see yesterday's ramblings) because he signed a one-year contract with the Wild. Aaron Portzline interviews Alexander Medvedev about Nikita Filatov. You can read the interview HERE .
It was another frenzied first week of July in the NHL. Let’s ignore some of the insane dollar amounts that we have seen and look at things strictly from a fantasy-hockey standpoint. Using the “buy low” and “sell high” strategy, here are some key changes to the fantasy value of some of the players who have moved.
(Originally published by The Hockey News on July 4, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
The Blackhawks have named Jonathan Toews their team captain. The Penguins have locked coach Michel Therrien in for three more years, ripping up the contract that had one more year left on it. The Sabres have signed Mark Mancari and Clarke MacArthur to their qualifying offers. Funny story in the Star Tribune. Stephane Veillieux, representing himself in negotiations, [...]
As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Detroit and Edmonton.
(Originally published by The Hockey News on June 27, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
The Buffalo Sabres re-signed goaltender Ryan Miller to a five-year, $31.25 million contract extension on Friday. TSN is reporting that the IIHF has suspended Alexander Radulov, Jason Krog, Nikita Filatov, Fedor Fedorov and Viktor Tikhonov from all international play pending investigation. Some of these players will be allowed to play, and some will have contracts [...]
This week we’ll take a break from the team-by-team off-season look. It only makes sense, since the NHL Entry Draft is upon us. We’ll also take a break in early July to discuss the impact of the July 1 free agent frenzy.
(Originally published by The Hockey News on June 20, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Columbus and Dallas.
And don't forget, if you have an off-season hockey question, send it to the Fantasy Mailbag.
(Originally posted in The Hockey News on June 13 - Dobber archives all his THN work here in case you missed it there!)
As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Chicago and Colorado.
(Originally published by The Hockey News on June 6, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
