Hockey Rambling

The short-term fantasy outlook for Beaulieu; Thoughts on Grigorenko, Dubnyk and more...

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As Gooding touched upon yesterday, Buffalo prospect Mikhail Grigorenko is reportedly considering a return to the KHL (CSKA).  Not exactly a shocking development, given that all Russian prospects carry a 'flight' risk to some extent. And in the case of Grigorenko, he was handled very poorly during his first two seasons with the club. That did improve in 2014-15, but perhaps not enough to keep him happy. Allowed to play in the AHL, he flourished there - tallying 14 points in the last 12 games he played at that level. He was starting to come into his own at the North American pro level 

Blackhawks one win away, Manchester wins Calder Cup, Sabres stumbling with prospects, and more… Thanks to their 2-1 win in Game 5, the Blackhawks can win their third Stanley Cup in six seasons on Monday night in front of their home fans. But really, someone has to hold a 3-2 advantage in this series. Here [...]

Looking ahead to Game 5, Tuukka Rask's fantasy value next year, Patrick Sharp, and more.  **** Tonight is Game 5 of the Cup Final. The series is tied 2-2 with the scene shifting back to Tampa Bay. Chicago won Game 4 to avoid facing an elimination game (for now). The big kerfuffle (is it a [...]

    Let Steven Stamkos loose already and stop overpaying mid-tier players …     ***     There are a few newsworthy quick hits worth noting to kick things off. A little housekeeping run through the happenings we'll call it.   Then, there were a couple things on my hockey mind, and we can [...]

Chicago wins Game 4, offer sheets galore, and looking at Silfverberg's new potential fantasy floor.  **** As always on Thursdays in the Dobber Hockey Forums, I’ll have an open thread for any fantasy hockey questions that Dobber readers may have. Whether it be trades, projections, keeper selections, or otherwise, I’m happy to answer any and [...]

Rambling about LeBrun's Rumbling; Why the Oilers would be smart to offer sheet Hamilton; and more... *** So one of the hockey feeds that I subscribe to is Pierre LeBrun's 'Rumblings' on ESPN. (And yes - the 'Ramblings' were a thing looooong before the 'Rumblings' were even a twinkle in his eye). I haven't subscribed [...]

    Game 3, Victor Hedman's ascent and more ...     ***     It doesn't seem necessary to dig too deep into Game 3. The Lightning, and perhaps most significantly, Ben Bishop, weathered the storm when needed and found a way to score one more goal than Chicago. In a game that could [...]

Competition committee's recommendations, Soderberg to get the Leino treatment, MSL should retire; and more... *** I'll kick things off just by letting you know that yesterday I stuck in another update to the Fantasy Prospects Report, just simply re-download your document and you'll have the updated one. (buy it here). This update includes Brendan's Top [...]

Tampa ties Stanley Cup Final, Calder Cup Final begins, Mike Reilly, and more… There were numerous storylines surrounding Game 2, but the one that seemed to receive the most attention was Steven Stamkos’ icetime (or lack of icetime) during Game 1 in particular (17:17) and during the playoffs in general (18:01). Even if John Cooper [...]

    Tyler Bertuzzi, James Wisniewski, PIMs-format targets and oodles more ...     ***     Things were relatively on course for this rambling, as I pieced together a thought daily since my last session Tuesday. Then Cliffy's ramblings added a few more nuggets, and then there have been a few interesting tidbits popping [...]