Sergei Kostitsyn has an eight game point streak going for the Preds. Marty Erat is flying right now for the Preds – he looks to have shaken the rust off from some early season injury troubles. He’s got 10 points in his past eight games. Shea Weber has points in four consecutive [...]
Goldie Says: I wrote a doozy on Steve Mason's struggles and how he can improve. Time to get him a sports psychologist coach. My eyes are also locked onto Mike Smith - his shootout win over ATL plus Nabby rumors could push him to perform very well over the next week. Jeremy Morin was sent back down by Chicago, but [...]
A few injuries from last night: Paul Stastny was drilled from behind by Bryan Bickell - it doesn't sound serious, though (stiff back/neck). Erik Johnson left the Blues game with a leg injury. It looked a bit more serious and he didn't return. Lecavalier returned last night, to the surprise of [...]
For the Week of December 13th. Elliotte Friedman’s weekly 30 Thoughts column on the CBC website is currently the best read in hockey. Friedman is insightful, articulate, knowledgeable, fair, and most importantly, interesting. He has sources and contacts in the hockey world that most could only dream of. He has an ability which is rare in this day and age - providing a balanced and reasonable opinion on the league, the players, and all 30 of the clubs.
Each week I will post my own observations (I couldn’t completely steal Friedman’s idea so I’ll pick a number other than 30) – with a heavy emphasis on the fantasy side of hockey, of course. Prospects, goalies, sleepers, busts, it will all be covered each week.
The Sturm-to-LA trade is finally official. Anze Kopitar must be jumping for joy (sarcasm). Sturm is not an upgrade over anything on LA's roster - another overpaid veteran winger. The cost is low (future considerations), so I guess Dean Lombardi views the move as a low-risk, high-reward one. If you are drafting [...]
Dobber took some pictures of the event and he will post them up tomorrow. He's flying back to Toronto right now. Biggest surprise about Jeff Tambellini - his physical play. He isn't big, but he finishes his checks. In leagues that count hits, his value is pretty good. He's been a great surprise, [...]
Tonight is the DobberHockey event at the River Rock Casino Lulu's Lounge. Deals on food, lots of hockey talk, you get to meet Dobber, Angus, and others who are known in the community here. We also have a lot of give-aways including an autographed hockey stick (Canucks' entire team). Starts at 6pm Thursday - [...]
Stamkos has no goals in his past six games. Johan Harju has two points in his past two games for the Lightning. He was dominating the AHL before getting recalled by the team. He isn’t seeing much ice time right now, but if he continues to produce, that will change. An [...]
Valtteri Filppula has six points in his last four games. Jeremy Morin played almost 13 minutes last night (three of which was on the PP). He was pointless. Look for him to get a shot to produce while Hossa is out. Dobber here. Brent Lemon and I whipped something together for Puck [...]
Goldie: Remember a School of Block piece from 2 years ago called Of Slumps and Shadowers about backups that mimic their starters? Here's an in-depth piece I wrote that expands on the subject called The Science of Shadowing. Also note that Niemi looked terrific last night against the Sens. Last week, Brent Lemon did a column on [...]
