The panel is 9-5 for the posteason and can still pull off a 10-win record. Lanky and Ryan Ma missed a round, but hold a solid 8-2 record to lead the individuals. Check out DobberHockey's predictions for the Stanley Cup Final, including some other things to watch for...
Didn't see this coming, did you? Tony Granato is the new coach of the Avs. It will be his second tour of duty. This will help their offense, in my books. New Vancouver GM Mike Gillis (?) has fired two assistant coaches. Whether he fires Alain Vigneault now, or 10 games into the season, I think [...]
The Blackhawks have signed Dustin Byfuglien, James Wisniewski and Adam Burish. Byfuglien will probably start next season defenseman- eligible in most fantasy leagues, but will essentially be a forward. For 2009- 10 I am sure he will then be changed to a winger for fantasy purposes. Burish had 214 PIMs and makes a great dark [...]
Some former NHLers who have signed to and will continue to play in Europe: Artem Chubarov (RSL), Ville Nieminen (Finland), Dmitri Yushkevich (RSL). Chris Chelios missed last night's contest with a leg injury. Despite a fantastic postseason performance by Brenden Morrow, last night was a very weak game: just one shot on goal and he was a [...]
It sounds as if Radim Vrbata is asking for too much money from the Coyotes. The Yotes are playing hardball, saying - and rightfully so - that they have a lot of great young kids on the cusp and while they would like to have Vrbata back, the price would have to be reasonable. If [...]
La troisième partie d’une revue en sept segments des équipes qui n’ont pas participé aux séries éliminatoires, et le genre d’impact que chacune d’elle aura sur les effectifs de vos pools à vie. Cette semaine, nous examinons les Islanders et le Lightning.
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Part three in a seven-part review takes a look at the teams that failed to reach the postseason and what kind of impact each of them will have on your keeper-league squad. This week, we take a look at NY Islanders and Tampa Bay.
John Grahame will not be in the NHL next year. Omsk got him. He will play in the RSL next season. The Russian League was on fire yesterday - Chris Simon has signed with Vityaz Podolsk Chekhov. The likes of Alexander Korolyuk, Igor Radulov (Alexander's brother), Nathan Perrot and Oleg Kvasha all play there. The Pens signed [...]
Doctors are telling Kimmo Timonen that his blood clot can't get any worse and are giving him the green light to play tomorrow. Wow - talk about a boost for the Flyers. It should be a great game. Braydon Coburn still "doesn't feel right". He did not skate yesterday. Johan Franzen is a no-go for today. As [...]
I started this column by doing research on how players headed into free agency did. The thought being that with the added motivation, they would be primed to do as well as they possibly could in order to have the numbers to support a big contract. What I found were a bunch of players who broke out in their third year. It’s typically been a player’s fourth NHL season that we see them breakout offensively. Is this a new trend developing or just a blip on the screen?
The following are some examples of Eastern Conference pending free agents that had a breakout in their third NHL season:
