Hockey Rambling

Fantasy Guide can be found here.   The Hurricanes have signed Stephane Yelle to a one-year deal worth just over half a mill. This puts in doubt the chances of Boychuk cracking the roster.   The fact that Patrick Marleau has been stripped of his captaincy tells me that he will remain with San Jose. [...]

Fantasy Guide, updated through yesterday, can be found here.   Just (finally) received my copy of THN's Ultimate Pool Guide. I have a nice, big ad on page 5, a nice quote in Ken Campbell's feature article on the right side of page 8, as well as my article in its usual spot on the [...]

Fantasy Guide can be found here.   Angus here - Shirokov's contract is two-way, so he is not a lock for the roster by any means. It is a standard ELC (entry level contract).   Thanks to a suggestion in the forum, I have added in the "other features" section a link to all of [...]

I won't be putting up a new ramblings today until there is something to ramble about. These August days can be tough for us fantasy fanatics. The Prospal analysis will be up shortly, and I hope to have a big update in the guide up for this evening. As well, the French version of the [...]

Fantasy Hockey Guide found here. Next update will probably be Monday - middle of the day.   Matt D'Agostini signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Habs yesterday. For a (soon to be) 23-year-old with promise, coming off a 53-game NHL appearance, I'm surprised he went for two-way. Brass probably pointed to his minus-17 and [...]

TSN just reminded me that Tomas Kaberle's no-trade clause kicks in this weekend.   The Caps are publicly saying (in the Post) that Jose Theodore will be their No.1 goaltender. It is not surprising that they are saying this. But in the end it won't be factual. His large contract makes the team say this [...]

Fantasy Guide can be found here.   Drew Miller and a third rounder for Artyukhin. Analysis to come...   The Lighting have just sent a message via Twitter that they are making a trade today and getting a player and a draft pick in return. More to come. Brian Lawton, the GM, often is the [...]

The Oilers have signed Ladislav Smid to a two-year deal. He is too far down the depth chart to offer fantasy value at this time.   The Oilers also signed Gilbert Brule and Ryan Stone - both to two-way contracts. For Brule, this means he will have to really earn his spot - which will [...]

A little bit of backtracking from several sources - Zherdev has reportedly not signed, but plans to. Perhaps the agent floated the rumor to drum up a bit of interest for his client? Unless he's willing to sign for $3.5 million or less - the interest is nil.   TSN/RDS is reporting that Nik Zherdev [...]

Login/download problems are fixed. Sorry, we were trying to eliminate the recent influx of spam in the forum. Try it now, and email me with any problems via the contact link at the bottom.   The fantasy guide is updated right up to the minute - Shirokov news added, Kane news added, and the article [...]