DobberHockey Fantasy Hockey – NHL Trade Deadline 2012 LIVE CHAT
2012 NHL Trade Deadline - Live, five hour chat with Dobber and some of the other DobberHockey columnists. Join us! Dobber's Fantasy Hockey NHL Trade Deadline Chat
15 Prime Cuts – Deadline Edition
This week, I weigh in with my thoughts on what we can expect to see on deadline day, offering my thoughts on what will happen with the 10 most sought after players.
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Ottawa acquires Ben Bishop
Fantasy Impact: The Ottawa Senators have acquired goaltender Ben Bishop from the St. Louis Blues for a 2012 second-round draft pick.
Wolski to the Panthers
Fantasy Impact: The Florida Panthers have acquired winger Wojtek Wolski from New York in exchange for a 2013 3rd round draft pick, and prospect Michael Vernace.
Salary Caps, Pt. 3: Setting Your Cap Number
Initially in this cap-related series, we considered reasons for and against incorporating a salary cap in your fantasy league. We then examined the two basic types of cap leagues: those which use real NHL salaries and those which assign fantasy salary values to players, whether through a player auction or another mechanism. Choosing between these alternatives is the first step to setting up your cap league.
Dobber Nation – Richardson and Hoag
This month, Brian Kom chats with Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey, as well as Nashville writer Dirk Hoag.
Top 10+ Fantasy-Based Draft Defensemen Rankings
The art of drafting and developing offensive-minded defensemen into responsible players capable of being trusted with NHL ice-time has not been perfected yet. National Hockey League teams continue to juggle and tweak their approach with these potential offensive catalysts in hopes of finding the next Erik Karlsson or Kris Letang. Fantasy leagues that permit drafting of young defenseman often make decisions tough come draft time. Should you draft the defenseman with good odds of become a regular thirty-to-forty NHL rearguard? Or, is the better approach to identify those defensemen with high offensive upside and disregard the risk of them not becoming an NHLer? The answers will depend solely on your team’s draft tendency and comfort level with taking risks but The Dean’s List would chose the latter.
Zidlicky to the Devils
Fantasy Impact: The New Jersey Devils traded defenseman Kurtis Foster, prospect Nick Palmieri, and two draft picks to Minnesota in exchange for defenseman Marek Zidlicky.
Saturday’s NHL Picks – February 25th
Not much of an intro this week. The whole family has been sick, and hopefully the little guy starts turning a corner so the adults can get some sleep. Lots of great games with playoff positioning this Saturday so let’s get right to it.
Looking Ahead – Week 21
A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.