The Buffalo Sabres began life without Ryan Miller and Steve Ott on a positive note Friday night, picking up a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. Jhonas Enroth got the start and looked strong in a 36-save effort. I grabbed Enroth earlier in the night once I heard the Miller trade was imminent, as I [...]
Breaking Pekka Rinne has been assigned to the AHL on a conditioning stint. his return to the NHL is getting closer... * Morning updates - Carey Price re-injured himself during the Olympics and will miss the next two games. Beau Bennett apparently suffered a setback (per Josh Yohe on Twitter) and will need another four [...]
If you're a Drew Doughty owner you are probably hoping Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter was watching the Olympics. Doughty's 59-point season in 2009-10 seems to be a distant memory as the Kings continue to employ him in a shutdown role more regularly. In Sochi, however, Doughty proved he can still provide significant [...]
This week the Eastern Edge looks at the Conference's most fearsome foursomes
A couple of New Jersey notes from beatwriter Tom Gulitti - Eric Gelinas has been recalled. And Damien Brunner is on a line with Patrik Elias and Adam Henrique *** On Friday I hosted an event in Toronto for DobberHockey readers and Dobber Sports writers. Among those in attendance, besides myself, were fellow ramblers Steve [...]
The five best foursomes (defensemen) in the Western Conference
Why NHLers have to go back to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games...
It's a gold medal edition of the Dobber Ramblings, which is pretty damn exciting. I hope you're having an early beer and enjoying what should be a pretty good game. I previewed the game exhaustively if you're looking for some late night/breakfast pregame reading. * Essentailly Canada is the favorite thanks to their [...]
Canada is off to the gold medal game after defeating the United States 1-0. The game really wasn’t as close as it looked and even though the Americans did have 31 shots, they didn’t have very many quality scoring chances. Especially after the first period. As much as Canada has been criticized for lack of [...]
Here it is folks! For the first time in two years, Dobber Sports is having an event in Toronto. It's going down…TODAY! Tonight at 6pm, actually. At the Sports Centre Café (Yonge/St.Clair). Details here. But come sit down with me, let's talk some fantasy hockey. Also meet Steve Laidlaw, Michael Amato, Gates Imbeau, possibly Thom [...]
