I’m the first to admit that there’s no real argument to make against the lack of prized goalies available in this year’s NHL Entry Draft. But since it is my sworn duty to help you uncover some of the lesser-known goalies that are draft-eligible and thus capable of transforming into fantasy gold in three or four years, I’ll at least die trying.
Il y a quatre ans (avec The Hockey News, car DobberHockey est né en novembre 2005), j’ai fortement incité mes lecteurs dans des pools à vie de commencer à acquérir des jeunes Penguins. J’affirmais qu’en obtenir en 2008 serait quasi impossible.
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Four years ago (over at The Hockey News, since DobberHockey wasn’t born until November of 2005) I strongly urged my readers in keeper leagues to start acquiring some of the young Penguins. I warned that trying to get one in 2008 would be next to impossible.
Two of the OHL's top four offensive defenceman, including the first one to reach 90 points in almost a decade. A 16 year-old phenom destined for a top spot in next year's Draft. Six 20-goal scorers and three 30-goal scorers. The Windsor Spitfires were a dominant force during the regular season, and continued that run through the OHL playoffs. But things almost turned sour on the national stage.
A little late, but hopefully you share the mindset of “better late than never.” As always, there were quite a few surprise players who bear watching for your fantasy hockey league.
The second round of the Western Conference playoffs are over and another two Western Conference teams have joined four others on the golf course early this summer. Similar to the columns from two weeks ago, we’ll do a quick assessment of their players with fantasy significance and take a look at what could be in store for them next season.
Thanks to the Beast Tracker , which can personally assist you in analyzing post-season goaltending, I’ve uncovered some awesome trends through the first two rounds. Beyond getting a better grip on how each goalie is performing statistically, a number of other in-game aspects have enriched my understanding of what it takes to win the Stanley Cup. Two of these trends that are of utmost importance, experience and exhaustion, will be discussed in this week’s School of Block lecture.
La quatrième partie d’une série de quatre des joueurs qui ont possiblement joué leur dernier match pour leurs équipes respectives et ce qu’un déménagement pourrait signifier d’un point de vue de pooler.
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Part 4 in a four-part look at those players who may have played their last game for their respective team and what a move will mean from a fantasy hockey standpoint.
As a group, the panel was 2-2 last round. Ironically, the only person to choose Chicago was Mapletree Marty - who got the other three series wrong! Chris Boyle (Top 100 roto-rankings), Tom Reeve (Looking Ahead) and Justin Goldman (School of Block) lead the prognosticators with a 9-3 record. As a group, the DobberHockey Panel is 9-3.
For the third round, so far no expert is stepping up and saying "Chicago" and most of those who choose Carolina can only meekly proclaim "seven games"!
