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2009-10 Prime Cuts

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:44:54-04:00April 5th, 2010|z-Archives (other articles)|

Prime Cuts

The third annual Prime Cuts roster is set to be unveiled starting Friday, April 9^th. Check out the Prime Cuts rosters from 2007-08 and 2008-09. The thinking process that goes in to selecting the team is similar to Pierre McGuire’s “Monsters” for TSN (I promise that is the first and only time I will compare my thinking process to Pierre’s). Since this is a fantasy hockey site, the selection process favours players that have had strong seasons on the score sheet, obviously. However, not just goals and assists are weighted – perhaps a player has started to shoot the puck more, or play better defensively. Intangibles like heart, grit, and determination factor in to the selection process as well. It is far and away my favourite article to write each year, and I hope you will all enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it!

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April Mock

By Dobber Sports|2010-04-03T19:11:12-04:00April 3rd, 2010|z-Archives (other articles)|

(Tyler Seguin and Taylor Hall in OHL playoff action. Photo Credit: Windsor Star)

The CHL playoffs are getting good with the top two prospects facing off head-to-head in the OHL semi-finals. How is the rest of the top thirty fairing?

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Brand Name Shopping

By Ryan Van Horne|2015-07-24T10:44:55-04:00April 3rd, 2010|The Journey|

Landon Ferraro

Some companies just make quality merchandise. You can trust that you’re getting good value and something that will last. Maybe you own a toaster or a coffee maker that’s never let you down. So when you’re looking for blender to make some shakes or smoothies, you go with the brand that you know. You can apply the same logic to hockey teams. Some scouting departments do a good job identifying hockey players. Even better, some teams do this and do a good job developing players.

One team that does this is the Detroit Red Wings. By necessity, the Red Wings have had to do a good job spotting talent that others haven’t noticed and they’ve burnished that talent with a development strategy that preaches patience. Quick! Name me the last Red Wings prospect that was got rushed to the NHL. Now, you could argue that because they haven’t had a high first-round pick – or any first-round picks in some years – that they haven’t been tempted to rush any prospects to the NHL. That is true of junior-aged prospects, but not so of minor pros.

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Saturday’s NHL Picks – with Steve “Notch” Johnson

By Dobber Sports|2010-04-02T23:48:21-04:00April 2nd, 2010|NHL Picks/Props|

Crosby and Malkin

While I have been picking the winners at a close-to 70 percent clip all season, it is very important for my summer well-being to close out the final two Saturdays of the season just as strong. Intensity each team will put forth due to their playoff picture is a key factor in late season games. Teams already secure in the playoffs and their seed will not be as hungry as a team fighting for their playoff lives. Teams that have been eliminated on the other side of the coin, have players fighting for jobs next season. Intensity is a motivating factor in my late season picks and should be in yours as well. Good luck with your picks, but in all honesty, just mirror my Saturday selections below if you want a happy and winning Easter of hockey prognostication.

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Looking Ahead with Crazynuck – Week 25

By Dobber Sports|2010-04-02T23:34:08-04:00April 2nd, 2010|Looking Ahead|

Jason Spezza

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.

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

By Dobber Sports|2010-04-01T16:53:20-04:00April 1st, 2010|Eastern Edge|

For all of you who forgot what day it is today, Happy April Fools! I hate this day. You just can't trust anything you read or hear about and you are screwed if you wake up and don't recall right away what day it is.

While we are on the subject of deception, how about those Ottawa Senators? Talk about a split personality, they have got to be the streakiest team in the league. It all started very early in January, when they lost five games in a row and then followed that by winning 11 in a row and 14 of 16 games heading into the Olympic break. Ottawa stumbled after returning from the time off, going 1-7-1 and now they have won five straight games. Bizarre.

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Philadelphia – The Quest for a Keeper Continues

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:44:59-04:00April 1st, 2010|z-Archives (other articles)|

Goalies

Another season of instability between the pipes has once again come and gone for the Philadelphia Flyers. After trading for Chris Pronger last summer, the Flyers were forced to go digging in the bargain bin for a starting goaltender, as Pronger’s salary pushed them very close to the cap. They signed Ray Emery, hoping that a year in exile playing in the KHL would make him a better goalie on the ice and a more stable person off of it. Emery started the 2009-10 season very well, winning 10 of his first 14 starts. However, his level of play dipped in December and January, and his season (and potentially career) was abruptly ended early in February when he suffered a severe hip injury.

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A Brief Note Re: Rankings

By Dobber Sports|2010-04-01T04:27:41-04:00April 1st, 2010|The Dobotomy|

After giving it a lot of careful thought, I have decided to no longer make the rankings a part of DobberHockey. There were a multitude of factors that went into this decision.

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Down the Stretch Contest – The Final Week

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:45:02-04:00March 31st, 2010|z-Archives (other articles)|

Roberto Luongo

The final week of NHL action is almost upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with a contest? The entrant with the most points at the end of the week running from April 5 until April 11 will receive a signed 8x10 photograph of Dallas Star captain and Team Canada gold medalist Brenden Morrow. To reward our loyal DobberHockey members, those with over 1000 posts on the forums will be given a slight advantage in winning. However, if you make a shrewd selection this week, it won’t matter if you don’t even post at all.

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Lessons Learned: If Gretzky was a Hockey Poolie

By Dobber Sports|2010-03-31T03:27:10-04:00March 31st, 2010|z-Archives (other articles)|

gretz

Even after all these years, I still love Wayne Gretzky. While I certainly have no complaints about today’s stars, Gretz occupies a special spot in my hockey heart. One of my favourite descriptions of Gretzky’s hockey prowess was uttered by, of all people, a Russian. “He appears out of no where. He passes to no one. And a goal is scored.” We can thank urbane Soviet coach, Igor Dmitriev for that haunting, and accurate piece of hockey poetry.

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