Bruins Acquire Chris Kelly
Fantasy Impact: The Ottawa Senators have traded pivot Chris Kelly to the Boston Bruins for a second-round pick in this summer's draft.
Philadelphia lands Kris Versteeg
Fantasy Impact: The Toronto Maples Leafs have traded forward Kris Versteeg to the Philadelphia Flyers for a first and a third-round draft pick, both in 2011.
Men on an Island
A goalie’s performance is shaped as much by the audience as by the actual goaltender. Each and every game is scrutinized in relation (or in comparison) to the demands and expectations of the viewer. Goaltending, even on a basic level, is a very difficult position to analyze. Therefore the viewer’s ability to understand the goalie’s state of mind will always play a major role in how that goalie’s performance, and thus their fantasy value and upside, is portrayed.
NHL Trade Deadline – 2011
Join the DobberHockey Crew for a Live Chat ALL DAY Wednesday starting at 11:00 ET A message from Dobber about the 2011 NHL Trade Deadline (February 28, 2011 at 3pm ET). I don't claim to be the first to break the trade news. I never have. But I do claim [...]
Deadline Day – Northeast Division
COMPLETELY REWRITTEN DUE TO ALL THE DEALS - In Part 3 of this six-part series (by the way – I have updated the other two parts for any new trade rumors and recent deals that have gone down), we’ll take a team-by-team look at the Northeast Division. Buyers? Sellers? Who’s available? How can you prepare your fantasy roster for the upcoming address changes for some of these guys? Everything you need to know as a fantasy hockey owner about the 2011 NHL Trade Deadline is right here.
The Right Wing Rant
Fantasy hockey is like anything else, if you want to be good at it you need to put in your time.
Making the jump from point only leagues to standard rotisserie is a whole new game of puck. Roto leagues demand a different mindset from poolies when approaching the draft and trade table. There are many cases in which a stud in points-only could easily turn out to be a dud in roto (and vice versa). To your benefit, the Market Buzz series wastes no time in revealing a player’s true rotisserie value and focus on separating the underrated from the overrated.
An Expert’s Audit: February
Welcome back to An Expert’s Audit. I took a little time off to address some other issues but I’m hoping to be back on the horse regularly soon. I’ll be looking for a chump ... er, I mean participant for next month’s audit so if you’re interested in that then you can fire off an email to Dobber about it and leave your league and team particulars in your email.
Saturday’s Picks – February 12th
Rolling along with the new format introduced by Marty last week, I am going to showcase my top six picks of the day. Make sure to check out the links, if you have already fallen in love with the fantastic Frozen Pools Fantasy Tools, you surely will now!
MacLean Getting Close
Brett MacLean has a knack for scoring goals. And since coaches need those to win games, the 22-year old Port Elgin native will no doubt find his way to the NHL one day. It’s just a question of when.
Looking Ahead – Week 19
When do your fantasy playoffs start? Does your league mirror the NHL and have your season run right up until game 82? Or do you end it a week early in fear of having your top guns taking a few games off to rest nagging injuries? Either way (I prefer the latter), if you plan your cards right, your sixth seeded team that barely made it could breeze to the finals, subsequently annoying your entire group of friends and giving you bragging rights for the summer.