My Stan Bowman Nostradamus prediction from 2009, bodog props, TB injuries, general hockey notes; and more... *** Duncan Keith won the Conn Smythe Trophy and it wasn't even close. A group of Hawks fans (or temporary fans, given it was Toronto area) were watching and midway through the game the one guy loudly blurted MVP [...]
My Stan Bowman Nostradamus prediction from 2009, bodog props, TB injuries, general hockey notes; and more... *** Apologies. Due to site issues, I was forced to post the Ramblings here.
The short-term fantasy outlook for Beaulieu; Thoughts on Grigorenko, Dubnyk and more...
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As Gooding touched upon yesterday, Buffalo prospect Mikhail Grigorenko is reportedly considering a return to the KHL (CSKA). Not exactly a shocking development, given that all Russian prospects carry a 'flight' risk to some extent. And in the case of Grigorenko, he was handled very poorly during his first two seasons with the club. That did improve in 2014-15, but perhaps not enough to keep him happy. Allowed to play in the AHL, he flourished there - tallying 14 points in the last 12 games he played at that level. He was starting to come into his own at the North American pro level
Rambling about LeBrun's Rumbling; Why the Oilers would be smart to offer sheet Hamilton; and more... *** So one of the hockey feeds that I subscribe to is Pierre LeBrun's 'Rumblings' on ESPN. (And yes - the 'Ramblings' were a thing looooong before the 'Rumblings' were even a twinkle in his eye). I haven't subscribed [...]
Competition committee's recommendations, Soderberg to get the Leino treatment, MSL should retire; and more... *** I'll kick things off just by letting you know that yesterday I stuck in another update to the Fantasy Prospects Report, just simply re-download your document and you'll have the updated one. (buy it here). This update includes Brendan's Top [...]
Thoughts on Kirill Petrov; Bishop vs. Crawford; Isles goalie of the future; Jeff Petry and more...
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Wow - another year has passed. And so, for the ninth consecutive year, I have released the Fantasy Prospects Report. The release was Monday, but I already gave it an update.
Yesterday's update consisted of fixing a few minor errors (the wrong arrow in front of some player names, etc.). But I also did three new profiles, bringing the total to 489 prospects profiled. Kirill Petrov (NYI), Maxim Letunov (ARI) and Eetu Laurikainen (EDM). I also moved two of the profiled players into a new UFA section because their teams did not re-sign them and they go back into the draft - Brendan Burke and Chris Clapperton.
Here are my biggest potential UFA busts for the coming summer; Ladislav Nagy to return?…and more... *** It was the Nash line versus the Triplets - and the Nash line won. I always kick myself when I don't place a bet after I'm so sure of the outcome. We all knew that the Rangers was [...]
Here are my favorite unrestricted free agents; Also thoughts on the Leafs…and more... *** Being a fan of the Leafs, I find that it's killed my sense of…I guess "hope" would be the best describer. And this realization was never more clear than on Saturday during the Blackhawks - Ducks game. When Chicago scored to [...]
Fantasy Impact: The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Mike Babcock to be their new Head Coach.
Thoughts on Babcock, McLellan, Babcock, Nash, Babcock and more Babcock ... *** A tight game, so it's telling when you see the players with low ice time at the end of regulation. Those are the players who are trusted the least, and in the case of Chicago there are some interesting names. (Not that it [...]
