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AHL to NHL: The Transition

By |2015-07-24T10:51:53-04:00September 5th, 2009|The Journey|

purcell

 

Over the last half decade most teams have developed a three season program for transitioning their AHL scoring stars to NHL top-six forwards. It's a fairly simple formula but it's amazingly consistent.

Once a player proves they can score at the AHL level, usually among the top-20 scorers, the team will sign the player to a two-way contract. This second, transition year gives teams a chance to get a better read on a player's development. It can mean anywhere between six to sixty NHL games, but almost always sees the player contribute in both leagues. The final year is the one-way contract year, where the player gets every opportunity to crack the top-six and produce in the NHL.

 

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Big Opportunities East

By |2015-07-24T10:51:55-04:00September 2nd, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

Gerbe

 

Time to look at a few fantasy-relevant situations in the East. Sometimes all it takes is for the right opportunity to come along for a certain player to have a breakout season. There is a big difference between lining up with established scoring-line players instead of playing defensive minutes on a checking line, just as there is a big difference between receiving first-unit power-play time compared to skating with the second unit.

 

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Take Advantage of These Hot Starters

By |2015-07-24T10:51:57-04:00September 1st, 2009|The Wild West|

Iginla

 

It’s not hard to judge a player’s fantasy value based on an overall yearly performance, but if you break it down further while taking advantage of trends it might just give you enough of an edge to push you over the top at the end of the season. This week we’ll take a look at eight hot starters that you may be able to take advantage of early on in this upcoming season.

 

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Clad in Shadows

By |2015-07-24T10:51:59-04:00August 31st, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

Quick


When it comes to drafting goalies in a simple one-year fantasy league, ranking your top goalies of choice is a routine tradition. It’s fairly easy to slot guys like Roberto Luongo, Marc-Andre Fleury and Martin Brodeur high on your pre-rankings. But with all of the unproven and relatively unknown “starters” this season, what direction do you take for the second and third goalie on your team?

 

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Taking Advantage

By |2009-08-30T17:56:08-04:00August 30th, 2009|The Dobotomy|

filatov

 

Poolies are always trying to find that edge. We’re always looking for that new angle to look at statistics and twist them to our liking. We can make a player who had 15 points in 46 games look like a gem by drilling down into his ice time and pulling out his points per minute played. Or if that doesn’t work, how about his points per shift? Or his points per second of power-play time? Or his points on so-and-so’s line versus off of it? So many ways to look at it and if you find the right one, you can ‘prove’ that your guy is a future stud. Encouraging this dream world, DobberHockey now has the Frozen Pool section, where you can manipulate stats to your heart’s desire. Start analyzing and you become lost, as I was with my latest findings.

 

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Ferguson, McDonald and a New Feature

By |2009-08-26T22:27:05-04:00August 26th, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

Dobber Nation

 

For your listening pleasure - put it on your Ipod or just listen in on your computer on the 25th of every month. Let's talk some fantasy hockey!

 

Walker talks with Carolina scout Ron Ferguson about 'close' prospects Drayson Bowman, Zach Boychuk, Jamie McBain among many others, and their chances of making an impact this year in the NHL; DobberHockey's Stu McDonald, who pens Stu's Slant, jumps on to discuss prospects such as Cal O'Reilly, Jiri Tlusty (bold prediction here!), Bowman and more; A new feature on fantasy hockey keeper leagues is introduced.

You can download the file in our Dobber Nation page (click HERE) or on ITunes

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