Toivonen to St. Louis For Soderberg
The St. Louis Blues have acquired Hannu Toivonen from the Boston Bruins for prospect Carl Soderberg.
NHL Free Agent Frenzy III
Some big moves in early July completely changed the face of your fantasy squad. In part three of a four part series, let’s take a further look at where some of these guys fit in with their new teams and, by extension, your fantasy league.
Prepare for Departure
After having a great 2005-06 season, the Flyers took a nosedive last season. The nosedive affected everyone from management to coaches to players. This team flat out crashed, allowing the most goals (297) and winning the fewest games (22). There were lots of other lows, too. Only one player played in all 82 contests (Derian Hatcher). Goaltending was inconsistent. Losing became an infection that kept spreading and getting worse. While Simon Gagne managed to remain a serious scoring threat, he alone could not carry his team. The injury to Mike Knuble and other key players did not help. This season the Flyers look to lift themselves up off the ground and turn everything around.
Philadelphia and Ottawa
As NHL keeper pools increase in number each year, fantasy junkies become more active in the off-season as they prepare their team for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players.
Throughout the off-season, FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. Bucking the trend of past years, we will review alphabetically – in reverse. Just to be different.
(also posted at thehockeynews.com, espn.com and msn.ca)
Cullen for Hutchinson et al
The 'Canes have reacquired Matt Cullen from the Rangers in exchange for Andrew Hutchinson, Joe Barnes and a third round draft pick.
Peter Schaefer for Shean Donovan
The Sens have moved Peter Schaefer to the Bruins for Shean Donovan, in an exchange of wingers.
Dobber’s Video Blog
Thought I'd start doing video blogs for my own site - here's my take on Petr Sykora as a Penguin...
Click "read more" to check it out...
NHL Free Agent Frenzy II
Some big moves in early July completely changed the face of your fantasy squad. In part two of a four part series, let’s take a further look at where some of these guys fit in with their new teams and, by extension, your fantasy league.
Summer of ’08
There's no song about it yet, but if the class of 2008 turns out half as good as advertised... it'll still be 200% better than most drafts! Here's your first in-depth look at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, starting with the top 10 players from the eastern portion of the Canadian Hockey League.
Eastern Conference Goaltending A Look Ahead
I thought I would wait until after the Free Agent frenzy was over before addressing the Eastern Conference goaltending. Here are the first of two installments: