Now that the season is all but over, I thought it would be fun to go back and look over my draft list and see how my predictions fared. I’ll warn you now; my predictions tend to fall on the conservative side. Below is a cross-section of players from the Eastern Conference that I was wrong about in my forecasting:
Final part of the series, final week of this fantasy season, here we go.
What’s better than watching seven days of balls-to-the-wall hockey between teams still relentlessly pursuing the Stanley Cup Playoffs? How about knowing each game is basically a war of trash-talking and attrition in your fantasy league finals, one that could end with you walking away cash money in hand and your opponent left with nothing more than a bloodied ego.
Voici certains gars dans la Conférence de l’Ouest qui méritent un coup d’oeil pour votre prochain repêchage de pool de séries.
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Here are some fellows from the Western Conference worth a look-see in your upcoming playoff pool draft.
The 2009 IIHF World U18s are here, and the rosters set. Get a full country-by-country breakdown in today's Bugg Bytes, starting with Europe.
As NCAA and Major Junior seasons wrap up, players with good seasons are usually rewarded with NHL entry level contracts of varying lengths. Over the next two weeks I'll update you on the recent signings - significant and otherwise. This week it's the Eastern Conference.
My so-called “dominance” didn’t last for very long. Thunder managed to put me back in my place selecting eight of 11 winners, while a couple of inappropriate “+” picks see me at 5-6 for last week. Thunder is seven games ahead on the year, with an impressive record of 36-30. Wow, that’s a lot of ground to make up with only two weeks to go. I’m not overly concerned and usually favour the role of the underdog. Nonetheless, I have a really good feeling about this week... wait, I’ve tried that before and it hasn’t worked. Let’s try this angle - this week is going to...suck, so let’s get going with 11 games on the schedule...
There is just over one week of regular season hockey left but that is still 6% of the season so lots of points to be had. If the NHL continues scoring at the same rate there should be over 400 more goals scored and over 700 more assists awarded.
