Oh Canada! Team Canada’s Junior Camp
Team Canada’s try-outs for the World Junior Championships. What 2009-eligible players should you look out for, and who from the ’08 class is making a surprising impact?
Calder Contenders for 2008 Part One
Patrick Kane winning the Calder last year was not much of a surprise, as the Black Hawks didn’t hesitate to make him the first overall selection in 2007. Many are predicting the same outcome this year with first-overall pick Steven Stamkos in Tampa Bay. While Stamkos is the odds-on favorite to win the Calder, he will have to beat out a fantastic rookie crop to join Kane as back-to-back top pick winners. Here are some of the other rookies...
Le Nouveau Look du Lightning « Ils ne sont pas les Flyers »
En 2007, l’équipe qui a subi la plus grosse transformation était Philadelphie – et de loin. Beaucoup d’experts ont quand même dit qu’ils manqueraient les séries (en fait, dans le Guide des Poolers de Dobber de 2006-07, j’avais dit qu’ils y seraient), mais nous avons tous vu ce qui s’est passé. Ils n’ont pas seulement réussi, mais ils ont été en demi-finale.
Cette année l’équipe qui a fait le plus gros progrès est le Lightning de Tampa Bay. L’équipe a pris la formule de succès de Philadelphie et, bien, ils l’ont complètement ratée.
The New-Look Lightning They Arent the Flyers
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In 2007 the team that underwent the biggest transformation was Philadelphia – by a long shot. A lot of experts still picked them to miss the playoffs (for the record, in Dobber’s 2006-07 Fantasy Guide I picked the Flyers to get in), but we all saw what happened. Not only did they get in, but they also went to the semi-final.
This year the team that has made the biggest strides is the Tampa Bay Lightning. This team took Philadelphia’s formula for success and, well, they butchered it.
Minnesota, Montreal off-season report
As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Minnesota and Montreal
(Originally published by The Hockey News on July 18, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
Panthers, Kings off-season report
As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Detroit and Edmonton.
(Originally published by The Hockey News on July 11, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
Jack Johnsons Time to Shine
Jack Johnson has gone from promising rookie to “the man” on Los Angeles’ back end without even playing a game. The Kings have parted ways with Rob Blake (signed by San Jose), and Lubomir Visnovsky (traded to Edmonton), who were both above Johnson on the defensive depth chart. He is now positioned as the top defenseman in Los Angeles. What does that mean for his fantasy value?
Buy, sell or hold?
It was another frenzied first week of July in the NHL. Let’s ignore some of the insane dollar amounts that we have seen and look at things strictly from a fantasy-hockey standpoint. Using the “buy low” and “sell high” strategy, here are some key changes to the fantasy value of some of the players who have moved.
(Originally published by The Hockey News on July 4, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
Detroit, Edmonton off-season report
As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Detroit and Edmonton.
(Originally published by The Hockey News on June 27, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)
Can the Blue Jackets Finally Sting?
Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson has had a very busy off-season so far. He has made a big splash on both the free agent market and the trade front. Rick Nash finally has some legitimate linemates to play with, and Nash has shown what he can do with good linemates while playing internationally. It is put up or shut up time for the potential 50-goal scorer.