Hockey Rambling

Fantasy Hockey Ramblings: Daily Strategic Briefings & Expert Analysis
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February 26, 2008 – NHL Trade Deadline Day!

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-26T06:24:09-05:00February 26th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

The San Jose Sharks signed Brian Boucher as a free agent. They want experience in the backupposition and they got it. If Nabby goes down, Boucher will get a shot as the man in SJ. Brandon Bochenski has been traded to the Nashville Predators for future considerations. Once again - there is some upside here, but [...]

February 25, 2008

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-25T07:20:58-05:00February 25th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

Check that. TSN has just been notified that Blake has not waived his NTC yet. Never say never, though. Rob Blake has waived his NTC and there are two suitors in the West (rumored to be Detroit and Anaheim). I suspect Colorado is after him as well. Vaclav Prospal to Philadelphia for defenseman Alex Picard and a [...]

February 23, 2008

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-23T10:41:59-05:00February 23rd, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

Mike Sillinger will have surgery on his hip and he will be out for the rest of the regular season. Patrice Bergeron is hoping to return to the ice this week. That would be huge and certainly opens the door for a return for the final two weeks or so of the season. The Bruins were actually [...]

February 22, 2008

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-22T07:17:19-05:00February 22nd, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

Chris Neil has a knee injury that will keep him on the shelf for the weekend and likely for a lot longer. The knee will be examined after the swelling goes down. Ryan Shannon has five points in his last four games and is a plus-3 in that span. There was a clause in the trade [...]

February 21, 2008

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-21T08:05:18-05:00February 21st, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

I have two new entries in my blog - rants, if you will, and we all love those. Check them out HERE . One is my take on Sundin getting moved. The other is on this talk about Leclaire getting Vezina consideration. Chris Simon will return to the Isles lineup tonight. Kevin Bieksa will return to the [...]

February 20, 2008

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-20T08:17:21-05:00February 20th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

TSN is reporting that Simon Gagne is done for the season. It's for the best. Give his head a chance to heal properly so it doesn't happen again every 10th game that he plays. The Caps returned Eric Fehr to the minors. Washington line combos: Ovechkin- Backstrom- Fleischmann, Pettinger -Kozlov -Semin The results of Lidstrom's exam - [...]

February 19, 2008

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-19T07:15:47-05:00February 19th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

TSN is reporting that Vancouver rearguard Lukas Krajicek will undergo season ending shoulder surgery. He is a Band-Aid Boy, so if you own him you had to figure something like this could happen to him. It looks like Lidstrom will be on the shelf for about 10 days. The Kings traded Modry to Philly for a third [...]

February 18, 2008

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-17T23:39:50-05:00February 17th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

Peter Forsberg is not coming back. Now doesn't the media feel stupid for all the countless articles on where Forsberg may or may not be going? Peter Forsberg: going nowhere. I think we may have seen the last of him in the NHL. Steve Downie's injury is a concussion and he could be out for awhile. The [...]

February 17, 2008

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-17T11:26:44-05:00February 17th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

Carey Price picked up his first NHL shutout last night, stopping 34 shots. There will be many more of those to come in his career. He has given up just one goal in his last 70 shots faced. Seven of Sean Bergenheim's 15 points have come in the last 13 games and he has four in [...]

February 16, 2008

By Dobber Sports|2008-02-16T09:42:20-05:00February 16th, 2008|Hockey Rambling|

Carey Price will get the start today. Alex Kovalev is battling an ankle injury but will be in the lineup. In two starts for Wilkes-Barre, Marc Andre Fleury is 1-1-0, but has an impressive 1.01 GAA and a .966 SV% Braydon Coburn skated yesterday again and is actually probable to get back into the lineup tonight. Sam Gagner [...]