The Province writing contest is wrapping up this weekend. My latest - Cody Hodgson and failing successfully. Give it a read and a thumbs up! The Kings are going to have one of those "good problems" with Slava Voynov, once everyone gets healthy. Voynov is filling in for the injured Alec Martinez. In [...]
Steve Mondator had a goal and an assist last night and how has six points in his last four games. He's been a solid point producer in the past, and playing on a strong even strength team like Chicago is going to help his production a lot. Slava Voynov played for the Kings [...]
I stumbled upon the website for a new hockey book a few months ago, and I wanted to share more information with the DobberHockey community about it. The book, titled Behind the Moves: NHL General Managers Tell How Winners Are Built, piqued my interest right away. I was familiar with the author (Jason Farris) from a few of his previous books, but it was the subject and description of this book that interested me the most.
Jason spent a lot of time talking with and learning from countless past and present NHL general managers about the complexities of their jobs. Since fantasy hockey is primarly a way for us as fans to play the role of a general manager, I figured this book would interest a lot of you, as well.
This column is a part of the Province newspaper's "Replace the KB" blogging competition. Give it a thumbs up here!
There are few certainties in the world of hockey each and every season. Daniel and Henrik Sedin will be near the top of the scoring race. Tim Connolly, Ales Hemsky, and Sami Salo will keep their respective team doctors busy. Teemu Selanne will continue to defy father time, and Pierre McGuire will remind us why every single young Canadian is the next Bryan Trotter/Joe Sakic/Steve Yzerman/all of the above.
There will always be disappointments, and this year is no different. Some proven stars are off to brutal starts, and some inconsistent players are unsurprisingly struggling. Let’s get to the first quarter LVP’s (Least Valuable Players) at each position.
Paul Byron played 11 minutes last night in his season debut with the Flames. He was originally acquired in the Robyn Regehr trade. He's got some offensive upside, but it remains to be seen if he'll stick around in the short term. Ray Emery got the start for the Hawks and was very [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Blue Jackets traded defenseman Kris Russell in exchange for defenseman Nikita Nikitin.
This article was originally published at the Canucks Army. It also was submitted to the Province newspaper for their writing contest this month - please go to this link and give it a thumbs up.
How many franchise defensemen are there in the league right now? I count five (Zdeno Chara, Nick Lidstrom, Duncan Keith, Shea Weber, and Chris Pronger). There are a few more right on the cusp, like Drew Doughty, Keith Yandle, and Kris Letang. Each of the 30 NHL clubs carries anywhere from six to eight defensemen, meaning there are approximately 200-220 defensemen in the NHL at any given time. Less than three percent of the total defensemen are by my definition franchise material at this moment in time.
This month, I take a look at Mason Raymond’s recovery, Josh Harding, Henrik Zetterberg’s struggles, why I hate the shootout, and more.
This column is a part of the month-long contest the Province newspaper is having. Please go to this link and give it the thumbs up!
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More on the Oilers - so impressed and so surprised with their strong defensive play. Great goaltending helps, but they, as a team, are really making it easy for Khabibulin and Dubnyk to shine. The Gilbert-Smid pairing has been fantastic (who knew Tom Gilbert and fantastic would ever be in the same sentence). Not [...]
