Scottie Upshall is on pace for 27 goals – if he ever plays 75 or more games (which is unlikely), I could see him scoring 30. Very streaky, but he has a nose for the net and a pretty good shot. Nice to see Bouchard finally make his return to the Wild lineup. [...]
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.
Your award winners (Hart, Norris, Vezina, Selke, etc) at this point in the season are... Nick Backstrom on Semin: "I don't know if I've seen anyone more skilled than him, to be honest with you. He can shoot from every angle. That's pretty impressive. I'm just glad he's on our team." Uh… [...]
Saturday's ramblings will be posted at 11AM EST. Sorry for the delay! Nikita Filatov's days in Columbus are numbered, in my opinion. He isn't fitting in, and the Blue Jackets could use him as trade bait for a legitimate top four/five defenseman as the trade deadline approaches. Is it time to cut [...]
Dobber's THN column on some home-ice performers who are notably weak on the road so far this year. Tomorrow - the Road Warriors. Also, here is his bi-weekly mailbag, posted Wednesday. Only one game on the schedule tonight - flip me an e-mail or a tweet if you want me to discuss a [...]
The updated goalie rankings will be posted tomorrow. Mike Knuble will miss a few games after taking a puck to the face. It doesn't sound like the Capitals will call anyone up to replace him (cough*Perreault*cough). Sad news with the passing of Pat Burns - definitely one of hockey's most colorful characters [...]
Dobber here with a few things. I'm looking into the Twitter issue - the autofeeds work for the columns, but for the Ramblings it leads to a second click, which is annoying. Also - this Monday, DobberBaseball is releasing the Baseball version of the Fantasy Prospects Report. I invite you all to go and [...]
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.
Goldie: Was asked about Halak's struggles, so here's my full-blown answer. Brodeur re-aggravated his elbow tonight. Rask pitched a 41-save shutout and Gustavsson was also brilliant. I have been stressing to owners to be patient with Rinne and he notched a shutout tonight. How does the White trade affect McBain/Corvo? I am not sure, at this point. White is [...]
Jeff Angus was on the Team 1040 on Monday evening. He discussed Claude Giroux, James van Riemsdyk, John-Michael Liles, Keith Ballard, the St. Louis Blues, and more!
