Hockey Rambling

  Michael Frolik took a massive hit from Jordin Tootoo, that may have been shoulder to chin. I stuck the clip at the end.   Anders Lindback earned his first career shutout, and he'll still be posting the big numbers for another two weeks or so, as Rinne recovers.   Evgeni Malkin is targeting Tuesday [...]

  The Sturm-to-LA trade is finally official. Anze Kopitar must be jumping for joy (sarcasm).   Sturm is not an upgrade over anything on LA's roster - another overpaid veteran winger. The cost is low (future considerations), so I guess Dean Lombardi views the move as a low-risk, high-reward one.   If you are drafting [...]

  Dobber took some pictures of the event and he will post them up tomorrow. He's flying back to Toronto right now.   Biggest surprise about Jeff Tambellini - his physical play. He isn't big, but he finishes his checks. In leagues that count hits, his value is pretty good. He's been a great surprise, [...]

  Tonight is the DobberHockey event at the River Rock Casino Lulu's Lounge. Deals on food, lots of hockey talk, you get to meet Dobber, Angus, and others who are known in the community here. We also have a lot of give-aways including an autographed hockey stick (Canucks' entire team). Starts at 6pm Thursday - [...]

  Stamkos has no goals in his past six games.   Johan Harju has two points in his past two games for the Lightning. He was dominating the AHL before getting recalled by the team.   He isn’t seeing much ice time right now, but if he continues to produce, that will change.   An [...]

  J.P. From Japer's Rink (@JapersRink) Tweeted the exact numbers - Perreault has seven points in four "first game after recall" opportunities.   Let's kick things off with my buddy Mathieu Perreault. Two goals, no power-play time, and 13 minutes of ice time. If he's been recalled five times in his career (not sure), I [...]

  There we go - the Caps have finally recalled Mathieu Perreault. Hopefully he sticks around for awhile, but look for continued progress (maybe three points in six games - to me that is nice progress).   Billy Guerin has officially retired. A solid fantasy player who extended his worth by signing for that final [...]

  Corey Crawford will get the start today for Chicago. A big start from him will solidify his claim as the No.1 guy. He's won five in a row.   The issue with downloads and the ultimate/keeper league packs is still being worked on, I expect it to be solved this week. Sorry for this, [...]

  Valtteri Filppula has six points in his last four games.   Jeremy Morin played almost 13 minutes last night (three of which was on the PP). He was pointless. Look for him to get a shot to produce while Hossa is out.   Dobber here. Brent Lemon and I whipped something together for Puck [...]

  Goldie: Remember a School of Block piece from 2 years ago called Of Slumps and Shadowers about backups that mimic their starters? Here's an in-depth piece I wrote that expands on the subject called The Science of Shadowing. Also note that Niemi looked terrific last night against the Sens.    Last week, Brent Lemon did a column on [...]