* A look at some of the better UFA options for Vancouver's second line - David Clarkson would be at the top of my list. * Great move by the Pens to lock up Evgeni Malkin (for a below market value contract). Malkin could have hit the open market next summer... [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired defenseman Mark Streit from the New York Islanders in exchange for prospect Shane Harper and a fourth-round draft pick.
Some Stanley Cup notes - it's starting to look as though Viktor Stalberg will be out… and Bryan Bollig will be in. Tim Sassone tweeted the line combos in practice, for the Blackhawks: Sharp - Toews - Hossa Bickell - Handzus - Kane Saad - Bolland - Shaw Bollig - Kruger - Frolik So Coach [...]
Which NHL players are the biggest bargains? Read on to find out.
The term best contracts may be misleading, as it depends on what perspective is taken. Players and agents want to maximize their earnings, while general managers usually have opposing interests. For this column, the perspective of the general manager is taken. The 10 players selected with the best contracts are all outperforming what they earn significantly.
Back from taking the family on a mini-vacation for four days... * Andrei Kostitsyn has signed to play next year in the KHL as well now. * Interesting theory on Carey Price floated by his former goalie coach Rollie Melanson (via TSN.ca) - he opines that Price's game has grown steadily worse due to bad [...]
The 2013 Fantasy Prospects Report will be the seventh annual production from DobberHockey. And it's out now! What better way to celebrate than to take a trip down memory lane at past prospects and profiles? For the next few weeks, we will unveil a different biography each day. Enjoy!
The Experts weigh in with their picks for the Final - Chicago or Boston? And why?
This year’s playoffs have showed the power of momentum shifts and perhaps the shortened season has had a lot to do with that. It seems like teams have struggled with consistency and could have rounded into form easier during the post-season had they gone through a full 82-game campaign. The Boston Bruins are a [...]
* With Patrick Kane's overtime hat-trick, which powered the the Blackhawks past the defending champs and into the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night, the ultimate matchup of the lockout shortened 2013 NHL season is set. Though neither the Pittsburgh-Boston or Chicago-LA series ended up being closely contested, like at all, there was some [...]
Some young Lightning players to keep an eye on...
The Tampa Bay Lightning had a stellar outing from the club’s crop of rookies this season. Even when counting out the contributions of deadline-dealt Cory Conacher, Lightning rookies scored a combined 46 points, putting them in the top 10 in rookie scoring upon the completion of the truncated season.
