Avery to the Rangers
The Los Angeles Kings have traded centre Sean Avery and junior prospect John Seymour to the New York Rangers for right winger Jason Ward along with prospects Marc-Andre Cliche and Jan Marek.
Sturm No Band-Aid Boy?
Some thoughts on Briere, Drury, and Morozov signing next summer...a defensemen ranking list?...Semin gets no recognition...an under-the-radar PIM defenseman...Rick Nash...and props to Frolov...all in this week's edition of Letters...
NHL Trade Buzz Fantasy Impact, Part I
By Dobber - also posted by Dobber's Affiliates. For the next three weeks, let’s take a look at some of the trade buzz, which players are available, and what you should do in your hockey pool to prepare for these moves that may or may not happen.
Bochenski in Boston
The Bruins picked up 24-year-old winger Brandon Bochenski from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Kris Versteeg and a conditional draft pick.
MEN OF POWER
Originally posted Jan. 31 by The Hockey News, ESPN.com, and MSN.ca. There may have been seven players ahead of San Jose’s Joe Thornton in the NHL scoring race, but heading into Tuesday’s action there was nobody ahead of him in power play production.
I Give Up!
Originally posted on January 29 by The Hockey News, ESPN, and MSN.ca After waiting and waiting for Kevin Bieksa to stumble, it is time for me to face reality – his production is no fluke.
Conroy…Back in Calgary!
The Calgary Flames reacquired Craig Conroy in a trade that sent Jamie Lundmark, a fourth-round pick in 2007 and a second-round pick in 2008 to the Kings.
Phan-tastic!
By Dobber - Originally posted Jan. 24 by The Hockey News, ESPN.com, and MSN.ca.
At every position there are players that immediately come to mind as a poolie’s dream. Left wing: Alex Ovechkin. Center: Sidney Crosby. Right Wing: Jaromir Jagr. Goaltender: Martin Brodeur. Defenseman: Chris Pronger. There is turnover at every position. With these examples, the first two will be there for awhile, whereas the latter three have been there awhile.
Oh Those Masked Devils
We have a new guest columnist today - Gus Katsaros, McKeen’s Hockey - Fantasy Hockey Expert.
It takes a special personality, character and mental make-up of an individual to willfully allow someone to blast a piece of galvanized rubber directly at them.
It takes an even more special person to keep coming up with ways to keep the disk from getting passed them.
Bulin Wall Crumbling?
By Darryl Dobbs - also posted by Dobber's affiliates. A month ago, the Blackhawks seemed to have everything under control again. Injured players were filing back into the lineup and the team was winning games. One 0-8-2 run later and the team seems to be in trouble.