The NFL draft is today, and Sam Bradford has a great shot at going #1 overall to the St. Louis Rams. What does this have to do with hockey? Bradford, who grew up in Oklahoma, is a diehard Canucks fan, thanks to Pavel Bure. Check out an interview with him here. Per Michael [...]
The third annual Prime Cuts roster 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 2 of the article series will name the second defensive pairing and third line.
Kirill Petrov WILL report to the Islanders prospect camp this June. It remains to be seen if he will be willing to play next year in the AHL, though. Andy Sutton's priceless interview with a reporter after the game is below. Priceless. Who does that reporter think he is, an expert or something? [...]
Putting the finishing touches on Part 2 of my Prime Cuts article series. Should be out this evening! Michael Grabner is drawing in for Matt Pettinger in Game 2 tomorrow night. Ovechkin or Crosby? Another hockey question on your mind? Ask me here! Jarome Iginla recently went on record stating that [...]
Milan Michalek is out for the playoffs with a torn ACL. This will be his FOURTH major knee surgery. Puck Daddy chats with Wayne Gretzky. The Maple Leafs re-signed Jonas Gustavsson this morning. He signed a two year deal worth about $1.3 million per season. Look for him and Giguere to split [...]
Here are the individual and averaged predicitions for the first 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!
*Note: charts will be updated as the crew submits their responses, so be sure to check back!
Tom Gilbert has 18 points in his past 15 games. He had 12 in his first 66. Alex Kovalev is done for the season and playoffs with a torn ACL in his left knee. Keith Tkachuk had a great final NHL game. He recorded two assists for the Blues, as they won [...]
The third annual Prime Cuts roster 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 1 of the series will name the backup goaltender, the bottom defensive pairing, and the fourth line.
Dobber's weekly Puck Daddy piece is here. The Canucks are reportedly close to signing 2009 second-round draft pick Anton Rodin out of Sweden. He was very impressive at the WJC back in December. Use Twitter? Follow myself (@angus_j) and Dobber (@DobberHockey) on there. Dobber’s Interactive 2010 Playoff Draft List is now [...]
The 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are set to begin only a few short days from now, and what better way to celebrate than with the 2010 DobberHockey Playoff Challenge! The fine folks over at PickUpHockey are hosting the pool this spring, and it is completely free to enter! Playoff pools require quite a bit of luck (or intuition, whatever you may call it) to win compared to regular season pools, thanks to the fact that the success of the players you pick is heavily dependent on how long their teams stick around.
Don't forget to pick up the 2010 DobberHockey Interactive Playoff Draft List! You check off the boxes of the teams you feel will come out of the first rounds and who will meet in the Final. Click "GO" and this MS Excel spreadsheet will auto-sort for you, ready to print, your draft list. Includes updated injury news, playoff studs and duds, as well as Dobber's own draft list for you to refer to. This is all you'll need to win your playoff pool!
