There are numerous strategies that you can employ to win your hockey pool. One of them is to load up on a specific team. This strategy works better in rotisserie or points-only leagues, as having multiple players from the same team may hurt you during weeks with only a game or two in head-to-head leagues .
A few predictions for 2010-11: Lubomir Visnovsky leads the Western Conference in defensive scoring. The Bruins win the Eastern Conference title. Love the mix they have both at forward and on defense. Washington takes a slight step back because of improvements made by Tampa Bay and Atlanta. Carolina will be better as [...]
Dobber here: Kaberle has been traded! No, wait a minute. The other speculative item... what was it? Um... oh, right - the new Shopping Cart is live! This impacts everyone as you have a new Downloads section. Please comment here if any issues. You can now purchase quickly without going through Paypal. Thanks for [...]
If I were drafting in a one-year, points only league, I'd take Letang over Goligoski. This is a bit of a change in opinion from earlier in the summer. I'll explain why: Letang is a shooter. Gonchar was a shooter. The Penguins love to spread out the penalty kill and use the point [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Thrashers have signed Swedish winger Fredrik Modin to a one-year contract.
Fantasy Impact: The Penguins have signed Mike Duff (er... I mean Comrie) to a one-year contract worth the league minimum ($500,000).
The Pool Guide will be UPDATED and re-released tomorrow with the Comrie signing and the Kovalchuk signing. Per Darren Dreger, the NHL and NHLPA have struck a deal with regards to long-term contracts. I'll have more when it is released. The Kovalchuk deal WILL be approved. Welcome to New Jersey (officially, again), Ilya! [...]
Will Crosby score 51 goals again in 2010-11? Don't count on it. The Penguins have confirmed that Jordan Staal will miss the start of training camp with his foot injury. Dobber: The D-man List is a day late, but it is up now. The new DobberHockey shop was waiting on the [...]
I have a few general rules when it comes to building a team in a fantasy hockey keeper league. One of the more important ones is to not plan beyond a two or three year window. You are not building a real NHL club, and too often fantasy hockey poolies place an emphasis on youth and prospects over proven veterans with gas still left in the tank. So using my general rule, take a look at your team(s). Can you realistically say you will have a shot at winning the league at some point within the next two or three seasons? If not, time to scrap the rebuild and start adding proven NHL talent.
Fantasy Impact: The Maple Leafs have signed winger Clarke MacArthur to a one-year contract worth $1.1 million.
