This was submitted to and published by The Hockey News, ESPN.com, and MSN.ca on Monday the 12th.
Like all fantasy poolies, something happened on Saturday that turned my head. Jeff Hamilton of the Chicago Blackhawks tallied five points.
Who?
Long-time readers of DobberHockey already know how I feel about this guy, and will also know that he was my second ever Clown (after David Frost and before the American Press).
We are starting to see a little bit of the potential from a handful of solid fantasy blue-chip defensemen these past few weeks. Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Gonchar and Scott Niedermayer won’t be around forever you know.
Martin Gelinas is not a player that I would normally recommend for your fantasy squad. In fact, taking the season as a whole, Gelinas’ 37 points are not exactly eye-catching. Why should it be? That is a 45-point pace, which is useless in most pools.
The good part about that is – your competitors probably haven’t noticed him.
Notch won for the first time in several weeks last Saturday, but the biggest surprise was the excellent showing of the quarter. Statistically, a coin toss accurately predicting whether the home team or the road team would win is under 50 per cent. This is because there are overtime and shootout losses to consider - those count as ties...
The quarter actually beat several forum members who dared challenge it.
There is still six weeks of hockey left to play this season, but I have seen enough to name my fantasy dark horse of the year. Yes, Carolina’s Ray Whitney has been a pleasant surprise, but his production has slipped a little and he is now on the shelf with a sprained ankle.
(This was originally submitted to and published by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca on March 5)
A ton of deals on Tuesday and it is time to analyze the fantasy impact of some of the player movement, starting with the biggest changes (not necessarily for the better, either).
(This article was originally submitted to, and published by, The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca on February 28.
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Some thoughts and other odds and ends in the wonderful world of fantasy hockey…
The race continues on the re-launched DobberHockey site - Burnsy vs. Notch. As a bonus, we have a special guest going head-to-head with these guys...
