As the 2020-21 season approaches – we may not have a start date but by definition, we’re one day closer to the season starting – it’s worth thinking about what a shortened season will bring. We are lucky in that we had a shortened season seven years ago to refer to, at any rate. One [...]
It was 25 years ago yesterday that Patrick Roy was traded to the Colorado Avalanche, a trade that altered the next two decades of their respective franchises, for better (Colorado) or worse (Montreal). I don’t remember a lot about pro sports from my childhood, but I do remember my dad telling me my favourite player [...]
We have reached December without an agreement between the players and owners. Rather, it should be said that an agreement was reached but, just months after this agreement, the owners are trying to renege on it. (I really wish every news item was framed this way; there was an agreement in place, one agreed to [...]
With it being American Thanksgiving yesterday, there wasn’t really a lot of news to go over. Not that there is usually much to talk about in the middle of the NHL’s off-season, but really not a lot here. I did see an interesting tweet from Eric Macramalla, who is a sports law professor that also [...]
Team Canada, currently in the World Junior bubble in Red Deer, Alberta, will all quarantine for 14 days following two positive tests on the roster. Those positive tests came after another positive test elsewhere in the organization a few days earlier. We will post more once more is known but that's all we have for [...]
Jake DeBrusk signed with the Bruins for two years with an AAV a little under $3.7M per season. His fantasy value in the upcoming season will depend on when the season actually begins. With both Marchand and Pastrnak out of the lineup on a January 1st start, DeBrusk could see a lot of top minutes. [...]
The German junior team announced its prelim roster and though Tim Stuetzle is (obviously) on it, as Chris Peters points out, he may not be ready for the tournament. He suffered a hand injury a few weeks ago and it was a 6- to 8-week timeline from then. That would put him somewhere mid-late December. [...]
If you haven’t picked up your copy of the 2020-21 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide, now is the best time to do it. We have depth charts, lineups, power-play configurations, projections, prospect impact, and a whole lot more. Not only that, but it will be updated until the 2020-21 season kicks off, whenever that is. * [...]
The NHL Board of Governors had a call on Thursday afternoon but there wasn’t a lot of traction. This was not a call to offer a proposal to the players, but rather a call to start sorting out the affairs on the side of the owners before they send a proposal to the players. There [...]
Boston coach Bruce Cassidy did an interview at NHL.com yesterday and Amalie Benjamin had the salient points of his presser. The most important part was probably the update on Marchand and Pastrnak. Both are still on schedule for their returns - mid-January and mid-February, respectively. That there have been no setbacks (yet) is a good [...]
