Hockey Rambling

  I'll throw my hat in the ring here. No "insider sources," just me and my keyboard.   Kaberle gets traded to San Jose for Ryane Clowe and a draft pick.   Kevin Bieksa gets traded toWashington for one of Fleischmann/Chimera/Steckel and a pick or prospect.   Sheldon Souray ends up with the Ducks, and [...]

  The Fantasy Guide is updated as of August 10. You can buy it here!   The Canucks, Oilers, Flames, Sharks, and Ducks will take part in a five-team prospects tournament in September in Penticton, BC (home of Duncan Keith, and about 30 minutes south from Kelowna). Edmonton's star-studded roster has been released.   Waiting [...]

  Belanger fantasy breakdown coming as soon as the signing is confirmed. Sounds like Washington.   I'm going to get back to my Top 10 Keeper lists this weekend, as I'm just about set to unveil my goaltenders.   Back in April/May, I compiled lists for my top 10 centers, left-wingers, right-wingers, defensemen, and combo [...]

  The Fantasy Guide is updated as of August 10. You can buy it here   The Flames got their fourth-line center - Craig Conroy. He signed a one-year deal, but no longer holds any fantasy value at all.   Chris Pronger, per TSN, will not be ready for training camp. His knee/leg still need [...]

  Fantasy Guide is updated as of today.   Salak signing with Farjestad is a good thing. He needs to play games. It's not on an NHL surface, but the competition in Sweden is solid enough to make it a positive learning experience. He will get very good coaching from Erik Granqvist as well (Gustavsson, Karlsson recent students). Overall, [...]

  Interesting data on back-to-back games from our friends at On the Forecheck. Florida has the favorable schedule, playing 15 sets of back-to-back games, yet facing 24 opponents on the tail-end of their own back-to-back set.   The Preds have signed Mark Dekanich to a one-year deal. It's a two-way agreement, meaning he is not [...]

Buy the 2010-11 Pool Guide here!   Keep an eye on the Brad Richards situation in Dallas. He could very well be on the move this season, for a few reasons:   1) He's on the last year of his current deal, and the Stars may want to get something for him if they don't [...]

  In some very unsurprising news, it sounds like Vesa Toskala is headed to Sweden to play in the SEL next season.   I'll be away at a wedding most of today, but I'll pop in for an hour or so to update the ramblings. Any players/teams/situations you want me to talk about? Comment below! [...]

  The Oilers have signed Martin Gerber to a two-way deal. I guess Edmonton isn't confident they will be seeing Khabibulin any time soon...   For all the flack Gerber gets, he actually has pretty decent career numbers. Clear upgrade on Deslauriers and Dubnyk, in my eyes.   Sounds like Teemu Selanne is returning for [...]