Its's official - 11 years and $58 (sorry for the typo earlier) million for Jeff Carter. Not sure what to think of this contract... Goldie: If you didn't think Hiller was elite before today, he's proved it in the last week. Bryzgalov continued to show signs of energy drain vs CGY last night. Fleury FINALLY heeded my advice and displayed an intense/desperate [...]
Goldie says: Pavelec wasn't overly tested vs MIN last night, but it was a huge win and I feel good about his value springing forward. Massive win for Rinne in a SO, so IMO he's back on track. Quick is blowing me away and watch for Ward falling back from energy drain. Once again, Dwayne Roloson [...]
It looks like Keith Ballard will be a healthy scratch again tonight. I am not really concerned, just a string of bad luck. He had serious hip surgery in the summer and was unable to skate and train until late into August. He was obviously a bit rusty and his minutes were limited. [...]
Correct answer was Bernier/Wellwood. Congrats and thanks for all of the entries! Enjoy the games tonight! Contest 3 - Fantasy Tools once again - Taylor Pyatt's most common linemates for the 2008-09 season were... (winner gets a shirt/hat from the DobberHockey store). First one to post the correct answer at the bottom of today's ramblings [...]
Goldie: November Scouting Journal is posted! Read it here. Top-100 Prospects Rankings is here. NHL Depth Charts is here. Cory Schneider scouting chart from last night is here. Enjoy! Your reads keep it all free! Correct answer - Bobby Ryan. Steve Laidlaw is on the ball once again! Stay tuned for more contests [...]
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Lundqvist will start for the Rangers tonight. This isn't normally news, but he was hit in the neck by a shot in practice yesterday and his status was questionable. Latendresse is on the IR with a groin injury. The Wild need to make some new lines once he returns - sticking Koivu with [...]
The St. Louis Blues are a team rich in offensive talent. They lack a high end superstar, but they have seven or eight quality top six forwards. As a poolie looking to draft or trade for a St. Louis forward, the depth is both a good and bad thing. The positive aspect is that the quality of linemates is high for the top three lines. The negative aspect is that there is only so much ice time to go around. If there are two or three equal offensive units, no player on the team is going to see the kind of minutes required to produce at an elite level in the NHL (19+ minutes with ample power play time). For those of you who either own Blues forwards or are looking to acquire one, figuring out how the lines and roles break down is the key.
How have the top seven forwards faired to date?
Angus here - Jeff Carter listened to me! Two goals tonight. Also, Kimmo Timonen has a goal and a helper. Buy low window just about closed... Dobber here- today's THN column - does Stamkos make the Big 4 in fantasy hockey? And what's happening to Vinny? Also some news from Twitter: Bryan [...]
Angus here - just as I predicted, the Predators have called up Linus Klasen. And I just added him in two of my leagues. Kris Versteeg may need an MRI on his back, according to Ron Wilson. Uh oh... Goldie: Posted a scouting report on Dubnyk's 39-save OT loss. Grahame recall is a brutal decision, but [...]
