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Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild

By Dobber Sports|2007-08-07T22:24:43-04:00August 7th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

13 April 2007: #10 Marian Gaborik fires off a shot during game two of the NHL Anaheim Ducks 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild during the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.

As keeper league hockey 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.

(Originally posted by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca)

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The Penguins of 2009?

By Dobber Sports|2007-08-05T23:10:23-04:00August 5th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

29 March 2007: NHL Los Angeles Kings sign 20 year old rookie defenseman Jack Johnson to a multi-year contract. #33 Johnson played in his first NHL game tonight during a 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Johnson was the third overall selection in the 2005 NHL entry draft. Johnson seen here with Anze Kopitar during warmups infront of fans.

Long-time readers know that in the summer of 2005 I was strongly pushing all keeper league owners to scoop up as many Penguins as possible, because by 2007 it would be almost impossible to land one. Especially if your keeper league carries a second competition for the playoffs (as mine do).

Well, here we are in August of 2007 and acquiring Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin is a pipedream at this point. Landing a Ryan Whitney or a Marc-Andre Fleury is, while still possible, requiring a ton of assets in return. Two years ago you could have drafted them or had them for a song.

There is a new team to stick on your fantasy radar this summer and while the Los Angeles Kings are a Crosby and Malkin short, they still have the makings of an offensive dynasty.

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New Jersey Devils and Nashville Predators

By Dobber Sports|2007-08-01T14:14:08-04:00August 1st, 2007|The Dobotomy|

12 April 2007: Buffalo Sabres right wing Dainius Zubrus skates behind the net during game one of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals versus the New York Islanders at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY. Sabres won, 4 - 1.

As keeper league 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, we 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.

(Originally submitted to and posted by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca on July 25)

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Dobber’s Radio Appearance – 1067 The Drive in Red Deer

By Dobber Sports|2007-07-30T13:56:13-04:00July 30th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

Talking some fantasy hockey with Andrew Walker... Here's Part I Here's Part II

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Fantasy Hockey Guide 2007-08

By Dobber Sports|2007-07-30T11:01:41-04:00July 30th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

{wmv}PoolGuide{/wmv} This is the best fantasy hockey site on the Internet. Sure, there are dozens of fantasy hockey sites out there, but the smaller ones shut down for the summer and/or let too many things slip through the cracks. The big ones? Well, they don't focus on fantasy hockey. They focus on fantasy football and [...]

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NHL Free Agent Frenzy IV

By Dobber Sports|2007-07-29T12:22:41-04:00July 29th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

01 Nov 2005: Left winger Paul Kariya of the Nashville Predators during the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim in Anaheim, California.

Some big moves in early July completely changed the face of your fantasy squad. In final portion of our four part series, we’ll take one last look at where some of these guys fit in with their new teams and, by extension, your fantasy league.

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NY Rangers and NY Islanders

By Dobber Sports|2007-07-26T14:11:48-04:00July 26th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

Rangers Jaromir Jagr chases Sabres Chris Drury in the third period at Madison Square Garden in New York., November 26, 2006.

As keeper league hockey 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.

(Originally posted by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca)

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NHL Free Agent Frenzy III

By Dobber Sports|2007-07-22T16:35:24-04:00July 22nd, 2007|The Dobotomy|

3 February 2007: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov (79) of Russia warms up prior to facing the New York Islanders at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The Islanders defeated the Canadiens 4-2.

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.

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Philadelphia and Ottawa

By Dobber Sports|2007-07-18T14:20:44-04:00July 18th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

07 April 2006: Simon Gagne of the Philadelphia Flyers during the game versus the Buffalo Sabres at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY. The Flyers defeated the Sabres 4 - 2.

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)

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