After poring over second-half statistics for the 2008-09 season, as well as this season so far, not to mention polling the members of DobberHockey’s forum, I have whittled the list down to 15 events of the past year that had the greatest impact on fantasy hockey in 2009.
For all of the times that I pat myself on the back with good predictions… there are (nearly) as many bad ones. I thought Chicago made a huge mistake drafting the undersized Patrick Kane over Joe Sakic 2.0, Kyle Turris. Through 37 games, Kane has 13 goals and 39 points for the Blackhawks. Through 31 games, Turris has seven goals and 22 points. In the AHL. Swing and a miss!
It’s Christmas day and I am working 24 hours. I am fresh off a 10 day cruise that saw my buddy get married for the 2nd time. I got hypnotized on the boat and made a complete fool of myself. What an amazing trip! I have been on fire with my bookie recently and have won roughly $2900.00 in the last 5 days of NHL action. I made a posting in our forum before Wednesday’s games previewing my picks. I went 10 for 11 and was two Florida goals away from a perfect night. If that had happened, I would have won $1600, but instead I only won $600. Either way, I am on fire and I hope it continues for you all on Boxing Day, here are my thoughts and picks:
Marcus delivers the goods once again for Week 13 of the NHL season! Happy Holidays!
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The Americans are heavy underdogs at the World Juniors this year, while the Russians boast their usual offensive arsenal. Who are the key players to watch for? Anyone you should try and nab in your fantasy pool? Read on to find out.
Fantasy hockey is an exercise in decision making. Successful fantasy GMs are separated from their less decorated peers by virtue of their decisions. That’s not to say that plain old dumb luck isn’t a factor – we all know it is. But despite this, we bravely do our best to anticipate trends, or at worst, we try to react effectively to unforeseen events.
Fantasy hockey is an exercise in decision making. Successful fantasy GMs are separated from their less decorated peers by virtue of their decisions. That’s not to say that plain old dumb luck isn’t a factor – we all know it is. But despite this, we bravely do our best to anticipate trends, or at worst, we try to react effectively to unforeseen events.
For your listening pleasure - put it on your Ipod or just listen in on your computer! Dobber Nation appears on the 25th of every month, except December (Christmas). Let's talk some fantasy hockey!
Andrew Walker has a conversation with Sportsnet's Peter Loubardias about some players to keep an eye on in the upcoming WJC tournament, such as Nikita Filatov, Mattias Tedenby, Tomas Tatar and more; Alessandro Seren Rosso is an expert on Russian hockey players and he discusses the status and skills of various well-known Russian hockey personalities; Dobber discusses the offense situation in Nashville and Phoenix, as well as players such as Marc Savard, Mathieu Perreault, Nathan Horton and who he will be watching at the WJC; Top 2010 potential draftee Mark Pysyk jumps on with his experiences going through an NHL draft year.
You can download the file in our Dobber Nation page (click HERE) or on ITunes
