With the opening of NHL training camps, comes high hopes for many young players. When you hear a list of New York Islanders prospects, names like Tambellini, Bergenheim and Okposo come to mind. One name that should be added to that list is college hockey stand out Sean Bentivoglio. He was bypassed by every NHL team in his draft year and signed with the Isles as a free agent in May 2007.
Following Angus’ lead, this week I’ll offer eight players from the East that bear watching this season. The differences of opinion on how many points these players will produce are many. Here are eight nuggets for you to sift through (in order, lightest to heaviest), you decide whether or not they’ll be fantasy gold or fools gold:
Inspired by my latest holiday.
It’s late July and I’m enjoying a nice cruise on the Baltic Sea. As usual, my mind begins to wander, but my thoughts never stray too far from hockey.
I started thinking about how different the trip might have been if I was there as a hockey reporter/writer as opposed to just being a tourist.
Here’s the second of two articles covering the Eastern Conference goaltending. A look at what to expect in the upcoming season. Let’s go:
I thought I would wait until after the Free Agent frenzy was over before addressing the Eastern Conference goaltending. Here are the first of two installments:
Several of the players listed below are no-brainers for a points increase. That said, if their current owners in your keeper pool are down on them even a little bit, now would be a good time to try and pry them away while their value is low.
This week we take a look at the North East Division teams and try to identify players that have a decent chance to put up larger points totals next season:
