My look at some forwards who the Canucks may be interested in at the deadline this year - right here. Rick Nash is a tempting prize, but I'd pass on him if I were the Rangers, for a few reasons: 1) Nash has proven nothing in his career. Sure, he's had some [...]
I have been toying with the idea of a retool (I refuse to rebuild) in one of my keeper leagues all year long. My team was built largely around Sidney Crosby, and his injury has really crippled any hopes I had of contending this year. Like the Tampa Bay Lightning, I also held on to Dwayne Roloson for one year too long. In a goalie-dominant league, having a liability as one of my starting goaltenders wasn’t exactly the best strategy. My other goalies include Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider, who have combined to be a very good tandem for me, but I simply haven’t gotten enough quality starts to do much of anything.
As of late February, I was sitting in 8th out of 12 in my league. I have been in negotiations with some of my veteran forwards, and decided to make a move on a few of them.
This week, I take a look at a few prospects likely to crack the NHL next year, the fantastic and underappreciated Miikka Kiprusoff, and more.
Wayne Gretzky scored 92 goals back in 1981-82. The LA Kings have 120 goals all season. A completely irrelevant comparison, sure, but still pretty funny. The 2012 DobberBaseball Guide is now out - pick it up here. Nicklas Grossman will be making his Flyer debut tonight, playing with Andrej Meszaros. PK [...]
Fantasy Impact: Montreal traded veteran defenseman Hall Gill and a 5th round draft pick to Nashville in exchange for prospect forward Blake Geoffrion, minor league winger Robert Slaney, and a 2nd round draft pick.
Mike Smith has consecutive shutouts, and he has allowed only six goals in a personal six-game winning streak. He's been huge for Phoenix all season. Maybe the Flyers would be interested in acquiring him to shore up their goaltending issues? Ryan Johansen has been a healthy scratch in five of the last seven [...]
Minor NHL trade - Edmonton has shipped out Ryan O'Marra to Anaheim in exchange for defenseman Bryan Rodney. Neither player has any fantasy upside. Rodney had 11 points in 22 games two years ago in Carolina, and he's been a solid point-producer in the AHL for the last while. Frozen Pool analysis on [...]
I had a great 10 day vacation in Maui. I popped on the internet a few times (mostly to check box scores –thought my internet was loopy when I saw Sam Gagner’s eight point performance), but unplugging from my phone, Twitter, and the various blogs I read and write for was a fantastic break.
In this week’s Prime Cuts, I discuss Sam Gagner, Ilya Kovalchuk, cap space – the forgotten trade asset, the future of Rick Nash (again), and of course some potential deadline deals.
My fantasy hockey mailbag is open once again - first time in almost two months. Ask your questions until Monday right here! Jordan Staal is back tonight after missing 15 games. He is going to start the game with Cooke and Dupuis - should help him get off to a blazing start... [...]
In this week's Prime Cuts, I discuss Jeff Carter, the Tim Gleason extension, an OHL sleeper to watch, and more.
