Brock Trotter has signed a one-year deal to go play in the KHL next season. He had a fantastic 2009-10 campaign in the AHL with Hamilton, but was a longshot to make the Habs. Fantasy mailbag time! Ask me your questions all day today on the forums. Even with Sami Salo’s injury, [...]
Reports out of Finland have been comfirmed - Sami Salo has suffered an achilles tendon injury and will miss the next 3-6 months. Does this change Vancouver's plans with Kevin Bieksa? Ondrej Pavelec’s contract is very, very nice for the Thrashers. Two years, $1.15 million cap hit. He’ll learn a lot from Chris [...]
Robert Nilsson is off to the KHL. He has always struck me as a solid 'tweener' (a good player without a role). He has fabolous hands but was often overmatched physically at the NHL level. Pool Guide 2010-11... Nine days and counting. Get excited. Not a peep about Marek Svatos so far... [...]
I’d like to formally welcome Mike Colligan (my co-author for this article series) to DobberHockey. You can read more about Mike at the bottom of the page. For the past month we have been trading e-mails back and forth about fantasy hockey strategies for trading and player valuation, and how these strategies directly relate to many key concepts in the business world. We both possess business backgrounds from an education standpoint, and I was interested to see that Mike was using many of the same ideas and strategies from and applying them to fantasy hockey as I was. Today we will introduce the topic of value investing to you.
Today I'll take a look at a team in a league with some complex scoring categories and rules.
We all enjoy trying to find the next great sleeper in fantasy hockey. Every year there are at least a half dozen players who rise from relative obscurity to NHL (and fantasy hockey) stardom. How many of you can say that you expected Craig Anderson to be one of hockey’s best goaltenders in 2009-10? How many saw Patric Hornqvist score 30 goals, 15 times his goal output in 2008-09?
I will be profiling many of my favourite sleeper picks in the DobberHockey Fantasy Guide. (Out August 1st, in case you haven’t heard!) I have decided to share my (unofficial) favourite sleeper for the 2010-11 season with you all today. Peter Regin, Ottawa’s 3rd round draft selection from way back in 2004, played three full seasons in the SEL before making the trip over to North America. His first season in North America saw him record 47 points in 56 games for the Binghamton Senators. Regin only scored once in 11 games at the NHL that season, and he was considered an afterthought in Ottawa Senators heading in to the 2009-10 season.
Another simple audit. Points-only, no goalies. Some interesting keeper questions, including the likes of Frolik, Vanek, Gagner, Wolski, and Derek Roy. Thanks to DobberHockey reader Andy for sending this one in.
A pretty straightforward audit - helping to pick keepers as the 2010-11 season approaches. Niclas Bergfors or Michael Frolik? Erik Johnson or a forward? DobberHockey reader Jarret wanted some help, and I was glad to oblige him!
I have been reading last year's guide for reference, and it has been interesting to look back at all of the projections. I was astounded after reading Justin Goldman's "Goalies to Watch" section - he was on the money. Dobber here - I'll be taking your fantasy hockey questions throughout the day in [...]
DobberHockey reader Justin sent me his team to be audited. Upon first glance, I wondered why he was asking about the likes of Nigel Williams and Keith Aucoin, until I saw the size of rosters in this league (60). I find a bench of five or six is more than sufficient, so needless to say this was an interesting audit to conduct.
