Hockey Rambling

Has Luongo suffered a setback? He wasn't in practice...   Alex Tanguay has eight points in his last eight contests.   Nigel Dawes has four points in his last two games and is a plus-4 in that span. That improves his dismal plus/minus to minus-4. Sutter stuck with him and he appears to have gotten [...]

Sounds like Jhonas Enroth could make his NHL debut tonight for the Sabres.   Finally some good news on the injury front. Daniel Sedin will fly in to Dallas and practice with his teammates tomorrow (Sunday). This is a surprise as the newspapers were speculating a November 20 return for him. Sounds like he had [...]

Check what I said earlier - now sounds like Cory Schneider is getting the start against Dallas tonight.   Jonas Gustvasson is getting the start tonight for the Leafs.   James Neal is out tonight with a groin pull. I'd speculate one of Brunnstrom/Ott gets promoted to the second line with Richards and Eriksson.   [...]

David Krejci has been diagnosed with H1N1, so expect him to miss a few games.   Dobber's Puck Daddy article from today is awesome. Check it out here.   Both Pavelski and Setoguchi are very close to returning - probably not tonight, but expect Pavelski back for the Sharks next contest.   Puck Daddy has [...]

Some afternoon rambling... first off, here is my having fun with a comparison of the mafia and the monopolies (Rogers, Bell, etc.) who run TV/phone/net.   Next, let's talk some Carey Price. I own him in two of my three keeper leagues, and zero of my two one-year leagues. I went after him hard because [...]

Hockey News FPL - how the top-scoring d-men are suddenly getting younger... http://tiny.cc/gkYLN   Phil Kessel will make his Leafs debut tonight. Matt Stajan and Jason Blake will be his linemates to start. His presence will likely see Tlusty sent back down. As for Stajan - it all depends on the chemistry. This is boom [...]

Breaking news - finally...I'm BACK! - Dobber   Simon Gagne will be out 6-8 weeks after electing to undergo surgery to repair his two hernias.   Although the Blues have been struggling, their two young defenseman haven't. Glowing reviews of both EJ and Pietrangelo here.   Shea Weber is out 1-2 weeks with a foot [...]

T.J. Galiardi is out four to six weeks for the Avs. He is in a walking cast and has an ankle injury. Ryan Stoa is a team-worst minus-4 in the AHL, so don't look for him to be recalled at all soon.   Nashville has sent Cal O'Reilly down. Where is the O'Reilly that impressed [...]

Lots going on in the world of fantasy hockey, but I've really been out of touch this week. By this evening I should be back on track.   Valterri Filpulla is out six to eight weeks with a broken wrist. Remember in the preseason when I said that the Red Wings were a Henrik Zetterberg [...]

Jason Blake is a classic case of "streaky", and his three points last night indicate that he's heating up. I think he makes a great pickup as a depth guy - and ride him for a few weeks.   When a player plays 40 games with Sidney Crosby and scores just his second goal in [...]