Hockey Rambling

 The Fantasy Guide and Draft List are both updated to 5pm October 2nd (today).  Andrew Hutchinson was a "big disappointment" according to the St. Petersburg Times. He has been placed on waivers, and has apparently cleared them. His contract is one-way, so TB will still be paying him a million bucks.  The Flyers have cut Claude [...]

 San Jose CUTS: Tomas Greiss, Jamie McGinn, Tom Cavanagh, Steve Zalewski, Jason Demers and Michael Wilson. The Sabres have claimed Matt Ellis off waivers. The Pens traded prospect d-man Michal Sersen to Tampa for a 5th rounder in '09.  NHL.com has a nice new look - I just double checked: all the stats/sheets, etc are still there. Remember [...]

 Buffalo CUTS: Philip Gogulla, Tyler Bouck, Jimmy Bonneau, Colton Fretter, MA Gragnani, Derek Whitmore, Felix Schutz, Colin Murphy, Mike Card, Mike Kostka, Jonas Enroth, Adam Dennis, Tyler Myers.Columbus CUTS: Andrey Plekhanov, Dan LaCosta, Sebastian DahmDetroit CUTS: Kyle Deck and Martin OndrejDetroit also signed to entry level deals forward Brent Raedeke and d-man Brian Lashoff.Florida CUTS: [...]

 Tampa Bay freed up a forward spot by sending Nick Tarnasky to Nashville for a conditional draft pick.  He is currently out with a broken thumb, his presence likely means that Antti Pihlstrom will be cut, and probably Ryan Jones as well.  Sergei Gonchar has decided to go under the knife and have surgery on his [...]

 Dobber back now, thanks Angus for the cover-off. Some recent cuts (LOTS) to list for you:Atlanta: Angelo Esposito, Dan Turple, Grant Lewis, Scott Lehman, Chad Denny, Spencer Machacek, Rylan Kaip, Riley Holzapfel.Boston: Jordan Knackstedt, Kevin Regan, Adam McQuaid, Matt Marquardt, Brad Marchand, Mikko Lehtonen, Zach Hamill, Andrew Bodnarchuk, Ryan Stokes, Mike Egener, Martins Karsums, Byron [...]

 Jakub Voracek has been phenomenal so far in the pre-season for the Jackets. The top two lines there look pretty set: Nash-Brassard-Huselius, and Modin-Umberger-Voracek. If Brassard and Voracek can adjust to the NHL game quickly, the Jackets suddenly look like a playoff contender. Jannik Hansen has all but locked up a roster spot in Vancouver. He [...]

 (Status Here- After much drama on that hockey article, come teach me a lesson in the other sport... check out the DobberBaseball Playoff Pool HERE) Crosby will be back in the PIT lineup tonight against TOR. The Pens have signed Ty Kennedy to a two-year extension. Phoenix has cut Michael Stone. With 49 players still on the roster, [...]

 Info on the Fantasy Guide can be found HERE . Or, don't need to read up on it? Just buy it HERE .  Aaron Portzline is reporting in his blog that Filatov skated by himself today, and will do so again tomorrow and Saturday. Sunday he will practice with the team.  Minnesota cuts: Cody Almond, [...]

 Info on the Fantasy Guide can be found HERE . Or, don't need to read up on it? Just buy it HERE .  Big Phoenix cuts: Nick Ross and Jared Staal have been sent back to junior. Atlanta cuts (no big names): Tomas Pospisil, Myles Stoesz, Matt Siddall, Chris Carrozzi, Danick Paquette, Paul Postma, Scott Marchesi and [...]

 The Fantasy Guide will be updated every three days or so, next update is tomorrow. VERY interesting implications to the Erik Johnson injury below. Steve Wagner and Jeff Woywitka owners benefit for sure.  BREAKING NEWS: Erik Johnson is out for the next SIX to NINE months with a TORN ACL! Huge injury blow...  You can [...]