Hockey Rambling

 No.3 ranked draft eligible prospect Matt Duchene paid Long Island a visit yesterday. I think the Isles will go with Tavares, but they could trade down and take Hedman or Duchene. They did a lot of trading down last year. Here's an interesting article on Janne Pesonen . He apparently would like to re-sign with the [...]

 The Canes may have lost both Ruutu and Cole. Both players left the game last night - Ruutu in the first (leg) and Cole in the third (knee). Naturally, we'll get no clue as to the severity until after Carolina is eliminated. Or they win the Cup.  Sergei Gonchar played a team high 21:42 last [...]

 Patrick Roy has apparently been offered the head coaching job in Colorado. Stay tuned...  A great article on the performance of some Preds prospects can be found here. I'll summarize what assistant GM Paul Fenton said: On Mike Santorelli - "was able to score some goals, but he certainly still has some deficiencies in his game. [...]

 Damien Cox has an interesting take on the latest Balls vs. Betts battle, as well as some new information that I didn't yet know.  Erik Christensen will undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. He will be sidelined until September. Manitoba won its ninth straight game yesterday, topping Houston in the AHL [...]

 Jim Balsillie stated in a newsletter today that he would be open to keeping the Coyotes in Phoenix if a quick move would in any way jeopardize NHL scheduling. That addresses one of the NHL's protests that they submitted to the judge.  In the first game of the Memorial Cup, Dallas prospect Jamie Benn and [...]

 Steve Zipay is reporting in his blog Blue Notes that restricted free agent Nik Zherdev is being wooed by several KHL teams. Be forewarned Zherdev owners.  The bad news is...there's no hockey for two days in a row... With Boston shockingly out of the postseason, here are some tidbits we can take from their players...- Michael [...]

 The Lightning have signed Mitch Fadden to an entry level deal. Fadden is ranked 109 on my prospects list - his upside is high, but he is several years away. He is also profiled extensively in the Fantasy Prospects Report. According to the Tennessean, Nashville GM David Poile had several meetings with Alexander Radulov. Poile believes [...]

 The French version of the Prospects Report is now available for preorder in the Shop. The French Keeper League pack will be on there soon...  Erik Christensen was a healthy scratch for the Ducks last night.  Sergei Gonchar skated during an optional practice yesterday. He did nothing strenuous though and frankly I would be surprised [...]

 Petr Sykora continues to be a healthy scratch, although given the fact that the team finally lost last night, he may replace Satan. Satan has been playing well though. The Sabres signed prospect Tyler Myers to an entry-level deal. He is ranked 278 on my prospects list, which is 20th among prospect defensemen. He is profiled [...]

 There are rumblings in the Anaheim area that Giguere could start Game 6. The Ducks are probably trying to play some mind games, I don't see them not starting Hiller.  Scott Walker could possibly be suspended - or at least the Bruins are calling for it - for his punch to the face of Aaron [...]