Prospal to the Flyers for Picard
The Lightning have shipped Vaclav Prospal to the Philadelphia Flyers for defensemen Alexandre Picard and a second or third round draft pick in 2009.
Brad Richards: Where Does He Go?
With the final confirmation that Richards’ list of teams he would waive his no-movement clause for is Dallas, Vancouver, and Columbus, I’ll break each team down as to why he wants to go there and why they would want him.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Amidst the intoxicating highs of Colorado’s arduous 12-round shootout win in Phoenix on Friday night was a scathing low for Jose Theodore. It happened when Paul Stastny accidentally tipped a shot past him with only 2.8 seconds left in what should have been a regulation win. This series of unfortunate events was just one of many experienced by goalies over the weekend, proving that the level of intensity in games and their overall importance truly elevates right before the trade deadline.
NHL Deadline – The Fantasy Lowdown Pt. 2 of 2
The trade deadline is February 26 and DobberHockey will have the instant fantasy breakdown of all moves that go down. Who does it impact? What will be the impact?
In part two of two, we’ll take a look at some of the Western Conference players who are on the block and why a trade will help or hurt them fantasy-wise.
Hockey Prospect Awards
The Oscars are upon us, and three quarters of the hockey season are up. If the Academy gave out a trophy for Best Starting Goaltender (QMJHL) who would it be?
NHL Picks – Saturday, Februay 23, 2008
Notch is back again with his winners. Maybe his tips will help you with some tough decisions on your Saturday ticket.
There’s a good Ladd
Carolina lost Justin Williams for the season and quickly replaced him with Sergei Samsonov. Later, they decided to trade Cory Stillman to Ottawa rather than let him walk away as an unrestricted free agent in the summer. Days later, captain Rod Brind’Amour’s season came to a sudden close when he tore his ACL in a game against the Penguins.
(Originally in The Hockey News on February 18)
Better late than never for Dumont
J-P Dumont was a very valuable prospect in the fantasy world. With more than 300 points in his final three Quebec League seasons and an astounding 46 points in 19 playoff games for Val d’Or en route to a playoff MVP award, the third overall pick from 1996 had a lot of potential.
(Originally in The Hockey News on February 15)
The dynasty begins in Pittsburgh
After watching the young Penguins perform above and beyond expectations last season - not only getting into the post-season, but getting in with authority - conventional thinking was the team would pick up where they left off.
(Originally in The Hockey News on February 11)
Acquire. Gagner. Win.
All three words can carry the same meaning, yet when put together, they do a good job of describing what Sam Gagner has done for those teams that snagged him. For many recently associated with this youngster, including the Oil, this just translates to… Win. Win. Win.