Dobber, Ian Gooding, Mike Clifford, Alex MacLean and Brennan DeSouza take turns providing daily ramblings. They cover a wide range of topics including the latest hockey developments as well as some deeper thoughts to help you with your fantasy hockey teams. You can be assured that when you wake up in the morning there will be a new rambling on the main page ready for you to indulge.
Ramblings: Predators/Ducks, Hurricanes Performers, Brady Skjei – May 13
Playoff recap, going through some of the top Carolina fantasy performers, and thoughts on Brady Skjei. **** Nashville-Anaheim Nashville took Game One on the road by a 3-2 margin in overtime off the stick of James Neal. It was a game the Predators likely deserved to win, and they were rewarded. The first period was [...]
Ramblings: Rick Nash, Richard Panik, Rangers Blue Line, Caps Collapse (May 12)
Rick Nash had a solid postseason. He skated well, as both his speed and power were on display. There were a couple nice goals, and he finished with five points through 12 games. Not impressive, but Nash also played with an injured right knee. He's no longer a go-to scorer, but he's still capable [...]
Ramblings: Pens/Ducks Move On, Tanner Pearson Signs, Bishop in Dallas – May 11
Penguins and Ducks, Tanner Pearson signs in Los Angeles, and Ben Bishop is traded to Dallas. **** Pittsburgh-Washington Despite an early flurry from the Caps, the first period was probably Pittsburgh’s best since going up 3-1 in the series. That isn’t saying much, but they had Evgeni Malkin in alone once, Carter Rowney had a [...]
Ramblings: If a team loses a Game 7 that’s too close to call – should we say they choked? (May 10)
Ramblings: If a team loses a Game 7 that’s too close to call – should we say they choked? (May 10) *** First I would like to address the Sidney Crosby concussion issue for which many fans and media are pounding the league, the Penguins, and Crosby over. Puck Daddy in particular is really taking [...]
Ramblings: Burakovsky Breakout Helps Caps Push Series to Game 7 (May 9)
Before digging in, here is a quick run through some of the latest fantasy happenings. […]
Ramblings: Bye-Bye Blues. Also I think the Oilers scored a goal or two (May 08)
Ramblings: Bye-Bye Blues. Also I think the Oilers scored a goal or two (May 08) *** So the Oilers’ strategy was to stake themselves to such a big lead that they couldn’t possibly blow it. Great strategy – worked like a charm. I watched a 3-0 lead evaporate in each of the previous two games, [...]
Ramblings: East Playoffs, Getzlaf, Expansion Team Scoring (May 7)
East playoffs, Getzlaf, expansion team scoring […]
Ramblings: Playoff Recap, Darling, Shipachyov, Monahan, and More – May 6
Recapping Friday's games, Shipachyov in Vegas, Darling signs, Monahan's production, and more. **** Nashville-St. Louis St. Louis lives to fight another day, as they won Game 5 by a 2-1 score over Nashville. It was a game that the Blues controlled pretty much from start to finish, with the lone Predators goal coming with a [...]
Ramblings: Good bye Ottawa, Jonathan Drouin, Vadim Shipachyov and more (May 5)
The Senators are done. […]