Here are the individual and averaged predicitions for the third round of the NHL playoffs from Dobber, Angus, Bugg, Ma, Miller, and more! The panel's consensus picks were 12-3 last year, and we boast an impressive 34-11 record over the past three seasons! However, this season the panel has struggled a bit. Matt Bugg has been the most successful, going 9-3 through the first two rounds.
DobberHockey member mister_mcgoo breaks down the intangibles of the four remaining teams - Montreal, Philadelphia, San Jose, and Chicago. Future Oiler Taylor Hall scored a slick, slick goal last night as the Memorial Cup kicked off in Brandon. Video evidence below. His goal came very soon after he was absolutely leveled by Islanders [...]
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.
Keeping my rule in mind, I have compiled a list of the top 10 keeper league centers to own (assuming standard keeper league rules and scoring categories). Using the two or three season scope, I had to balance proven production with young players on the verge of breaking out. I hope you enjoy!
Jordan Eberle today - one goal (I believe he scored another but they haven't changed it yet), four assists, five points, plus-6. In one game. Two questions for you guys/gals today: how much does Halak get this summer (presumably from Montreal), and were does Carey Price end up? My guesses? $4-5 million per [...]
Goldman here - it only took me a year to realize I can add ramblings ;) Did you know Harri Sateri was re-signed by the Sharks a few days ago? Also Sergei Bobrovsky's deal - a $900K base NHL salary with $850K in potential performance bonuses. Yes, he's that good. How does Halak handle adversity? With the [...]
Better late than never! The final part of the Prime Cuts 2009-10 article series is here! Check out the Prime Cuts rosters from 2007-08 and 2008-09. The thinking process that goes in to selecting the team is similar to Pierre McGuire’s “Monsters” for TSN (I promise that is the first and only time I will compare my thinking process to Pierre’s). Since this is a fantasy hockey site, the selection process favours players that have had strong seasons on the score sheet, obviously. However, not just goals and assists are weighted – perhaps a player has started to shoot the puck more, or play better defensively. Intangibles like heart, grit, and determination factor in to the selection process as well. It is far and away my favourite article to write each year, and I hope you will all enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it!
Part 5 of the article series names the starting goaltender.
Jamie Benn is fourth in AHL playoff scoring with seven goals and 13 points in nine games. He is the only non-Hershey Bear in the top five in scoring. Fantastic article on Barrie forward Alexander Burmistrov. Barrie coach has some high praise for him, comparing him to Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin (Burmistrov [...]
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.
Keeping my rule in mind, I have compiled a list of the top 10 keeper league right wingers to own (assuming standard keeper league rules and scoring categories). Using the two or three season scope, I had to balance proven production with young players on the verge of breaking out. I hope you enjoy!
Tampa Bay is interested in 26-year-old Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev. Now that name is a mouthful. Hopefully some of our Russian faithful can fill us on this guy - type of player, upside, how to pronounce his name, the typical stuff. Every Friday I am going to open the floor up (so to speak) to [...]
Flyers fans give Laperriere a well-deserved standing ovation last night. My top ten right wing keepers list is almost complete. Expect it to be posted in a few hours. I was browsing the leading AHL playoff scorers, and came across a name I hadn't seen in a while. Mike York is playing [...]
