NCAA Report Card
The Canadian Hockey League has reached the double-digits in games played, but the college ranks are just catching up. Who gets an A+ so far, and who is failing the grade.
October 27, 2007
Want an easy win for your goaltenders? Try Chris Osgood for the time being, as Hasek's hip irritation will likely keep him out of the lineup for at least a week yet. The Red Wings have allowed just 26 shots in their last two games. That's TWO games. San Jose only had 11 shots on [...]
NHL Shift Charts For Each Game
Having a website dedicated to fantasy hockey that has grown to be quite large over the past year - well, that certainly has it's benefits.
NHL.com has decided - allegedly under the instruction of the NHL's Board of Governors - to remove their shift charts that were very helpful to poolies, and replace them with TOI charts, which lists the shift length and times, but requires tedious analysis to find out who played with whom. I started an email campaign to get them back, but to no avail. After all, bringing back the shift charts would be fan friendly - and the NHL can't have stuff like that...
Thanks to the resourceful people in the DobberHockey Forum , we have found a source for these charts once again. In fact, it's better than last year.
Statistically Speaking
I thought I’d start off this week with a quote from former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics”.
You can bend and twist statistics to suit almost any argument. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some interesting ones:
October 26, 2007
Wow, this is something - you know a team really likes you when... The Kings have signed Dustin Brown to a contract extension. Two years? Three? Nope. Six years. Terms were not disclosed. Thanks to Kukla's Korner for digging this gem up. I missed this in the ramblings this morning, but I have to give credit [...]
The Keenan Factor
Now that we are a few games into the regular season, it is much easier to get a read on what is happening in Calgary and what kind of impact new coach Mike Keenan is having.
In September there were some very key questions being asked by fantasy poolies – now we have some answers.
October 25, 2007
Give your take on the John Tavares situation here . The Leafs, via the Marlies, are trying to get John Tavares signed to a pro contract. Their logic is pretty smart, actually, and this would definitely sell tickets for their minor league team. Here is the link with all the info - Leafs make overtures on [...]
October 24, 2007
Ryan Callahan may have sprained his knee, or worse. Indications are that it is a mild sprain, but he is going for an MRI today and will likely not dress tomorrow. Greg Moore or Alex Bourret will be recalled to take his spot. To make room for another forward, Thomas Pock had to be waived. [...]
October 23, 2007
TSN is reporting that Joni Pitkanen will be out of the Edmonton lineup for the next two weeks. They did not say why, only that he has not skated for a few days. Ladislav Smid is expected to be recalled. But expect Tom Gilbert to finally get some PP time. Bryan Berard will be out 2-4 [...]
Is This the Year for Carter?
Everyone believes it is coming. It just hasn’t happened yet.
Jeff Carter was one of the premier prospects in the game and when he made the NHL at age 20 he showed enough flashes of brilliance to convince most pundits that somewhere inside that 6-foot-3, 200-pound frame was a star in the making.