I have to tell you… pulling an April Fool’s Day joke is much more difficult when you have such an active forum.
Well this is it. For many leagues, the beginning of the NHL playoffs means the end of the fantasy playoffs and season. Congratulations to those who’ve made it this far.
I have some very exciting news to share with you, the DobberHockey reader. (I'm sure you can guess from the title, read on)
Il y a eu beaucoup de bruit à San Jose à propos de Brian Campbell, et la façon dont il a remis San Jose sur les rails depuis son arrivée à la date limite des transactions. Patrick Marleau a 14 points en 16 parties depuis le 26 février. Jonathan Cheechoo, avant sa blessure au cou, montrait des signes qu’il allait secouer sa torpeur. L’attaquant vedette Joe Thornton a aussi vu sa production augmenter, amassant 20 points depuis que Campbell est dans l’alignement. Par contre, un joueur que personne ne mentionne dans les médias les plus en vue devrait être sur votre radar dans votre pool à vie; de même qu’il fera un excellent joueur cendrillon pour vos pools des séries.
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There has been much ado about the way defenseman Brian Campbell has turned around the San Jose Sharks since his arrival at the trade deadline. Patrick Marleau has 14 points in the 16 games since February 26. Jonathan Cheechoo, prior to his neck injury, has been showing signs of shaking a season-long slump. Superstar Joe Thornton has also seen a boost in his numbers, tallying 20 points with Campbell in the lineup. But one player seldom mentioned in the mainstream media should be on your keeper-league radar and he also makes an excellent dark horse for your postseason pools.
Once again, Notch checks in with his winners. Maybe his tips will help you with some tough decisions on your Saturday ticket.
Most of the harder-core poolies are well aware of the fact Pittsburgh coach Michel Therrien changes his line combinations more frequently than he changes his socks. They are aware of it, and they hate it. But he has settled on one line combo that has really clicked and is one of the primary reasons the Pens are still winning hockey games with Sidney Crosby out of the lineup.
(Originally posted at The Hockey News on March 21)
When Brett McLean signed with the Florida Panthers this past summer, poolies didn’t blink an eye. In fact, fantasy owners still haven’t noticed him.
(Originally posted by The Hockey News on March 17)
Many fantasy hockey expert’s have differing theories of how a player develops. Those that were highly touted could end up being just as they were projected and become superstars in the league. While others seem to be completely the opposite and become big-time NHL busts. Generally speaking, we’ll usually know by their “magical” fourth year whether they have true fantasy potential or not. This week we’ll evaluate five players who are in or going into their fourth season with their clubs to see whether or not they truly have developed to their true potential or are they going to become a bust.
