According to Chris Botta, Mark Streit left the arena with his left arm in a sling today. Not good news for anyone who owns any Islander players. Cody Hodgson will play in Edmonton tomorrow. He'll center Sergei Shirokov and Billy Sweatt. Jeff Tambellini is playing with the Sedin twins on Vancouver's top [...]
People love being right, and I am no different. I have had my share of swings (Zach Parise the most notable) and misses (Steve Bernier, Paul Kariya) over the past few seasons. Making bold predictions before the season starts is something I enjoy doing, and I know many of you do as well. Last season I posted 10 Fearless Forecasts on my section of the hockey forums. I’ll review those below, as well as list off 10 more Fearless Forecasts for the 2010-11 season.
Column on the way for tonight - Five Teams to Invest in For the Future. St. Louis is in the mix, as are the Oilers. Can you guess the other three? Factors used for evaluation - star quality, prospect quality, coaching philosophy, scoring depth quality, and prospect readiness. Goldie says: Why Deeper is [...]
The 2010-11 DobberHockey Pool Guide is updated through September 22nd. Pick it up here. Goldie Says: "Learn about four different goalie dynamics to watch for during these pre-season games!" Stand-outs so far include Bernier, Lack, McKenna, Lehner, Hiller, Desjardins and golden boy Tuukka Rask. Three veterans in Turco, Luongo and Kiprusoff also stood out in their first pre-season action. Anaheim has made [...]
I am currently in five fantasy hockey leagues, and yesterday kicked off five drafts in 12 days for me . The Ultimate Fantasy Pool is a head-to-head league, and all of the league’s members are readers of DobberHockey (a few of them are regular contributors on the hockey forum as well). The team (The Crosby Show), was audited by the HockeyPoolGeek crew back in August (you can read the in-depth analysis here).
I went in to the draft with a few goals, and in the end I think I accomplished what I set out to do.
I'll be running a live blog during my first draft this afternoon. I'll keep it going at the bottom of the ramblings. A significant shift in team building philosophy has occured over the past few years in the NHL. Many teams have gone from two scoring lines, one checking line, and one energy line [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Hurricanes have signed winger Patrick O’Sullivan to a one-year, two-way contract. He was a member of the organization for about five minutes during the 2008 trade deadline. Carolina moved Justin Williams to Los Angeles for him, but then he was quickly flipped to the Oilers for Erik Cole.
Dobber: Fantasy Guide updated with all of the blue highlights removed from the previous updates. Includes the O'Sullivan signing is in the Guide (try and find that anywhere else!), the Cormier news (broken foot) and Enver Lisin is trying out for...Atlanta. It's all there! Goldie: I posted a Top-10 Training Camp Battles piece on [...]
Justin Bourne with a must-read article today on Puck Daddy - steroids in hockey. DobberHockey's 2010-11 Pool Guide - updated through September 15th and available here. Dobber - Breaking: The Penguins have announced that Jordan Staal underwent a procedure in his foot to cure an infection. Recovery is five to six weeks, meaning [...]
The first three parts the Business of Fantasy Hockey series focused on engaging in a passive analysis of fantasy hockey leagues, the concept of market value, and how to properly value player intrinsically. Part IV, we're going to explain how you can actively manipulate the market price of players for trading and drafting (or any other way you can improve your club).
