Dobber Sports

It was nice of the league to continue the tradition of three nominees for the Bill Masterton Trophy. And Sidney Crosby and Adam McQuaid had some tough moments. But for Josh Harding to pick himself up after the crushing news informing him that he has MS, and then later returning from treatment to play in [...]

From J.P. of Japer's Rink - Henrik Lundqvist's save percentage for Games 5-7: 0.979. Jaroslav Halak's for Games 5-7 in 2010: 0.978.   * Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero, Montreal GM Marc Bergevin and Anaheim GM Bob Murray were named finalists for the GM of the year award. I love the idea of this award, as [...]

Regarding my note below on Juhamatti Aaltonen, I had a source read that and contact me - he has inside information that Aaltonen has received a one-way contract offer from the Dallas Stars. Glean from that what you will.   *   With $9 million likely needed for the Red Wings to re-sign pending UFA [...]

  *   I found it a bit unnerving that there was only a single NHL game on Saturday. Thankfully game six of the Islanders/Penguins series (a series affectionately referred to on Twitter as the Penislanders series) delivered, and then some, with a 4-3 overtime thriller. Still the single game slate served as a reminder [...]

  *   Hart finalists - Crosby, Ovechkin, and Tavares. I'd have put Toews in there, but you could make an argument for any of the three of them.   *   The NHL is heading to Sochi next year, as the league and the IOC have reached an agreement (finally). Here's my roster projection [...]