The Contrarian: Picky Picky

The Contrarian takes a look at "draft pick theory"

The Contrarian takes a look at "draft pick theory"
Presuming you're just waking up, Team Canada is playing their final game of the preliminary round at noon (EST, 9 am PST). They'll face their stiffest test of the tournament in Team Suomi; but, we should probably mention that Finland is so bruised and battered that Jarkko Immonen is going to center their top-line. [...]
There has been a lot of talk about how the Olympics could slow down teams and players that were on hot streaks leading up to Sochi. However, we also must consider that the opposite could turn out to be true as well. Players that were struggling during the first four months of the NHL season [...]
Attention: if you are, or have ever been, a regular user of the Forum, there is an important announcement here. But the long and the short of it is, I will be bringing back the old forum for a day, and then upgrading it to version 4 (old version was version 3 and new version [...]
Attention: if you are, or have ever been, a regular user of the Forum, there is an important announcement here. * Time is running out to join the DobberHockey Olympic fantasy hockey pool. Sign up now! * It appears far from certain that Russian forward Pavel Datsyuk will be participating [...]

The Eastern Edge looks at five players that could either make or break your heart
Morning updates - Aleksander Barkov, in my opinion, will be an 80-point player in this league. Perhaps more. But that's where I have him pegged. Whereas I think a lot of pundits figure him for 70 at some point down the road and an excellent two-way player. But I also think he reaches that big [...]

The Contrarian reflects on some November Alex Steen articles, including Puck Daddy, Bleacher Report and others...
Yeah it's winter and it's miserable outside (in most parts of North America), but who cares: get in the pool! I'm talking about Dobber’s Olympic Hockey Pool, of course! It’s free and fun to play, so sign up now! * Following Saturday's slate of games, the National Hockey League is now officially on [...]

Despite not being named to Team Canada, Claude Giroux has the Flyers winning and that should continue on Saturday