Hockey Rambling

  An interview with Peter Mueller by Adrian Dater. Mueller has so much offensive upside, I really hope he can get the concussion issues behind him. He’d likely skate on the top unit with Duchene and Hejduk/Jones.   I’d put Landeskog with Stastny. Colorado’s top six has the potential to be pretty good, but aside [...]

  I have done some recent interviews with a few of my favourite sites– Fear the Fin, the Copper & Blue, and RLD Hockey. Check ‘em out.   Fantasy Guide was updated yesterday. The Goalie Rankings will be updated as soon as Goalie Post subscriptions go on sale – which should be by the end [...]

  Fantasy Guide was updated yesterday. The Goalie Rankings will be updated as soon as Goalie Post subscriptions go on sale – which should be by the end of this week or Monday at the latest.   My offseason fantasy look at the Devils, Isles, Rangers, Sens and Flyers over at The Hockey News.   [...]

  In fiddling with the new shop, we accidentally disable the forum briefly. Sorry about that! It said "Do Not Press Button" and I couldn't resist.   Fantasy Guide update coming later today…remember, I update all summer long, including projections and new content.   Craig Adams underwent an unsuccessful appendectomy. His life is grave danger. [...]

  Blast from the past: David Aebischer has been invited by the Jets to come and try out. That’s where Ray Emery should have went. Sure, Aebischer will probably sign on as the No. 3 goalie, but I think Pavelec gets hurt often enough to ensure that he’ll get a recall or two.   I [...]

  The Sharks will receive a second rounder as compensation for not signing prospect Patrick White (a first round pick by the Canucks) by the deadline last week to sign college players.   How burnt out does the release of the Guide on August 1 and the ensuing one or two weeks of fallout thereafter [...]

  Thanks to one of my Twitter followers (Blaine Robinson) who mentioned that Eric Fehr will miss the first six weeks of the season after recent shoulder surgery (alarm bells should be ringing regarding Fehr and injuries). Blaine’s source is Eric’s brother, and I couldn’t find a corroborating source – I'll confirm when I can. [...]

  The 2011-12 Guide is now out, and will be updated on a regular basis right into October. We’d always appreciate feedback. If you have questions or concerns, fire us an email at admin @ dobberhockey.com   Some cool trick shot attempts from the NHL R & D camp that was held this past week [...]

  Zajac is out for eight-to-10 weeks with a injury. A huge hole at center, and also a huge opportunity for Josefson to play a lot of minutes. Similar situation to Hodgson in Vancouver with the Kesler injury.   I also think this means we see Elias at center, at least for the duration of [...]

  Fantasy Guide is updated, including more deets on the 3-Tiered Invitational and my team-by-team goals-for analysis.   Here's an interesting one - the Flyers have announced that Michael Nylander has accepted a pro tryout offer for training camp. The Jagr - Nylander stuff never dies, eh? I think he would have to beat out [...]