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Five Former Firsts En Fuego

By |2011-01-13T07:55:59-05:00January 13th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Weiss

 

Where a player was drafted does not guarantee NHL success. There are many, many factors that determine how well a player performs on hockey's highest stage. First round picks typically have the talent, but don't get a free pass. They still need to put in the effort and show elite hockey sense if they are to be successful at the NHL level.

 

Many readers like to belittle Scott Gomez for his lack of production, but more so for that grossly bloated compensation package compliments of Glen Sather.

 

It’s all in the Numbers

By |2015-07-24T10:24:59-04:00January 11th, 2011|The Wild West|

Toews

 

 

 

Last week, Brett Lemon wrote an article regarding Bloom’s simple hierarchical system of categorizing cognitive learning and how it related to the process we all need to go through in order to experience success in fantasy hockey. By surfing TSN.ca, the Dobber website, Yahoo! player blurbs or Rotoworld, you’re being exposed to the “remembering” level. By consistently following DobberHockey and reading the mid-season guide you’re introduced to the “understanding” level. (Still love the “Ma’s Laws” by the way)

 

Buy-Low Bargains

By |2015-07-24T10:25:01-04:00January 10th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Brodeur

 

Buy-Low Goaltenders

 

With the weekend acting as the NHL season’s midway point, the time has come for fantasy managers to dissect their teams and make adjustments for the second half. And if you’re one of the many managers looking to improve your goaltending stats, finding a buy-low bargain can set you on a course for late-season surges and playoff success.

 

 

15 Points to Consider

By |2015-07-24T10:25:04-04:00January 9th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Ballard

 

Elliotte Friedman’s weekly 30 Thoughts column on the CBC website is the best read in hockey. Friedman is insightful, articulate, knowledgeable, fair, and most importantly, interesting. He has sources and contacts in the hockey world that most could only dream of. Most importantly, has an ability which is rare in this day and age - providing a balanced and reasonable opinion on the league, the players, and all 30 of the clubs.

 

Each week I will post my own observations (I couldn’t completely steal Friedman’s idea so I’ll pick a number other than 30) with a heavy emphasis on the fantasy side of hockey, of course. Prospects, goalies, sleepers, busts, it will all be covered each week.

 

Under-17 Championship Recap

By |2011-01-09T17:18:51-05:00January 9th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Henrik Samuelsson

 

The U17 is a great tournament to follow to see who just might make an impact in future World Junior Championships. Team Ontario allowed the fewest goals in the tournament's round robin rounds with 7 GA in 5GP. Clearly, they played a strong team system and had good goaltending from their starter Daniel Altshuller.

 

Saturday’s Picks – January 8th

By |2015-07-24T10:25:07-04:00January 8th, 2011|NHL Picks/Props|

Kesler

 

Happy New Year Poolies!

 

Here’s to hoping that the first column of 2011 will enable me to continue to better my record for the fourth straight week (albeit by increments of one pick each time). Last time around I went seven-for-11, and I intend on continuing this upward direction. Without any further greetings, let’s get to it!

 

Looking Ahead – Week 14

By |2015-07-24T10:25:12-04:00January 7th, 2011|Looking Ahead|

Malkin


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.

 

The Sharks find themselves at the top of the Best Bet section for the first three weekly schedules this week; they play Nashville, @Anaheim, Toronto and Edmonton.

 

No Need Getting All Defensive

By |2011-01-07T04:51:13-05:00January 7th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

Bergeron ICON SMI

 

I was going to write about how Ovechkin has fared since his suspension, but apparently I've been living in a protective plastic dome (please don't call it a bubble, it opens the door for those mean bubble boy jokes) for the last little while because apparently that topic has already been covered by Sports Illustrated and Yahoo! Sports.

 

Instead, I will talk about something near and dear to my heart, defensemen. There are some interesting situations playing out or about to play out in a few Eastern Conference cities.

 

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