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Battle of the Scouting Departments – Part 1 of 5.

By |2015-07-24T10:53:41-04:00June 6th, 2009|The Journey|

Kessel

 

With the draft coming up, most people tend to focus on who is being drafted and have considerably less knowledge about who is doing the drafting. Many of the organizations have changed over the last few years, however, I plan to single out the decision makers on each team and see how they've done recently. I'm going to focus on the most recent drafts (2005-2008) only. The teams will be listed in alphabetical order and ranked from A+ to F. The Top 15 teams are graded between an A+ to a C+, while the bottom 15 receive a C to an F. The teams are presented in alphabetical order with four articles each to be published prior to the draft. Please note: This is not an assessment of each team's current prospects but an examination of the people currently doing the drafting and how well each of those people have done in recent drafts.

 

Where Will Jay-Bo Go?

By |2015-07-24T10:53:43-04:00June 5th, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

jbo

 

The most sought after free agent this summer is far and away Jay Bouwmeester. He is the new-age UFA. Only 25 years old (he doesn't turn 26 until September), Bouwmeester is just starting to scratch his potential, and he already is one of the most dominant two-way defensemen in the league. Where will he end up next season?

 

Dobber’s Three-Tiered Pool Recap

By |2009-06-04T16:54:20-04:00June 4th, 2009|Eastern Edge|

dobberhockey

 

It’s been so long since the end of the regular season, you may have thought that I had forgotten about writing a summary of what transpired in Dobber’s top tier of his three-tiered pools.  Not so.  I don’t take losing well and just received clearance from my doctor to finally take a look back and analyze what went so horribly wrong.

The Fat Lady Has Sung IV

By |2015-07-24T10:53:45-04:00June 2nd, 2009|The Wild West|

Kane

 

The Stanley Cup Final is well underway as it appears that the Red Wings are looking like they will repeat as Stanley Cup champions once again. We still have some unfinished business to take care of, so we’ll do a quick assessment of the Blackhawk players with fantasy significance and take a look at what could be in store for them next season.   

 

Two Steps Away

By |2015-07-24T10:53:47-04:00June 1st, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

 

 Huet

Cristobal Huet seemingly took a giant step forward last summer when he signed a deal with the Blackhawks that is set to pay him 5.625 million each of the next three seasons. That led many of us to draft him higher than usual, and for good reason. He was a late-season stud in Washington butting heads for ice time against a feeble, somewhat banged up Russian. Expecting Huet to win 25 games and start close to 50 was completely realistic.

 

Pittsburgh Penguins Penultimate Playoff Push

By |2009-05-28T07:59:59-04:00May 28th, 2009|Eastern Edge|

kunitz

 

Pittsburgh really schooled Carolina in playoff hockey this round. Okay, it helps when you have two of the top players in the game today and they are both lighting it up. Carolina simply ran out of gas.  When Crosby and Malkin rack up seven and nine points respectively in the four games against your team, you just aren’t going to win.

 

Where Will Vinny End Up?

By |2015-07-24T10:53:49-04:00May 27th, 2009|z-Archives (other articles)|

 

 lecavalier

One of the more intriguing stories this summer is the situation in Tampa Bay with Vincent Lecavalier. The Lightning’s financial problems have been no secret for a while now and Lecavalier’s monstrosity of a contract (he signed an 11-year, $85 million contract last summer) makes him an ideal player to trade to help alleviate some of these issues. As good a player as he is, his contract will make it tough for the Lightning to find full value in a trade.

 

Projections, Projections, We All Love Our Projections

By |2015-07-24T10:53:51-04:00May 26th, 2009|The Wild West|

Eriksson

 

Littered in the forums are plenty of questions regarding projections for next season. Does so and so have 65-point upside? Or between these two players who has the higher point potential? For those who have followed my columns in the past year, they would know that I’m a big stats-oriented guy, so this week I’m going to try to rationalize some projections by attaching some numerical values along with them.

 

Chris Mason, Dobber, Jay Zawatski and Regin Bartel

By |2009-05-25T17:51:29-04:00May 25th, 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 Chris Mason about some of the players on Team Canada at the Worlds, as well as some Blues' kids (Backes, Oshie, Perron, Berglund) and Alexander Radulov; The voice of the Kelowna Rockets - Memorial Cup Finalists - Regin Bartel discusses Jamie Benn, Mikael Backlund, Tyler Meyers and others; Jay Zawatski from 670 the Score, host of the Blackhawks postgame show in Chicago talks of his biggest surprise 'Hawk - Kris Versteeg, Niemi vs. Crawford, as well as other young Hawks like Dave Bolland; and Dobber jumps on to give more insight on his latest Pens' article, as well as three of his favorite prospect dark horses. You can download the file in our Dobber Nation page (click HERE) or on ITunes .

 

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