Hockey Rambling

Fantasy Hockey Ramblings: Daily Strategic Briefings & Expert Analysis
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October 23, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-23T07:29:31-04:00October 23rd, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

TSN is reporting that Joni Pitkanen will be out of the Edmonton lineup for the next two weeks. They did not say why, only that he has not skated for a few days. Ladislav Smid is expected to be recalled. But expect Tom Gilbert to finally get some PP time. Bryan Berard will be out 2-4 [...]

October 22, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-22T07:17:05-04:00October 22nd, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

The Tucker injury is apparently in his knee - and it looks bad enough to keep him out for a few weeks. Stay tuned... The FAN 590 reports that Darcy Tucker was not in practice. More on that as I hear. Kari Lehtonen's groin injury will keep him out for four to six weeks. Pavelec will surprise [...]

October 21, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-21T11:16:43-04:00October 21st, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

Ondrej Pavelec did not get the start yesterday, but he ended up seeing his first NHl action as the Lightning chased Hedberg out of the net with five goals in 24 shots. Pavelec gave up a goal on six shots and is an excellent goalie to pick up in all fantasy formats, as he will [...]

October 20, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-19T23:49:14-04:00October 19th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

Andrew Ladd was not a healthy scratch for Carolina last night - I just found out he actually mildly sprained his ankle. From Tarik El-Bashir's Blog : Alexander Semin (sprained ankle) skated on his own, but left the ice before his teammates came out. He was able to cut hard, but still looked a bit [...]

October 19, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-19T07:52:10-04:00October 19th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

Note to COOLCUBED - my emails to you keep bouncing back. Send me an email from another account. Jaroslav Spacek's shoulder injury will keep him out of the lineup for at least the next two games. It is a shoulder sprain. Erik Johnson was allowed back in practice. I say 'allowed' because it was management's decision to [...]

October 18, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-18T07:29:25-04:00October 18th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

The Islanders have lost winger Jon Sim for the remainder of the regular season. Sim severely tore some ligaments in his knee, so that's it for him and this season. Robert Esche has signed with Ak Bars Kazan. Looking Ahead has been updated. Quick AHL info: Robert Nilsson was sent back to the AHL to regain his confidence. [...]

October 17, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-17T08:03:34-04:00October 17th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

The Rangers have recalled Nigel Dawes, which indicates that Marcel Hossa will be unable to go tomorrow night. Sheldon Souray has a separated shoulder and will be out of the lineup indefinitely. This will give Gilbert and Grebishkov more time on the power play... they may be worth plucking off the waiver wire. Chicago has announced that [...]

October 16, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-16T01:19:30-04:00October 16th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

Reports out of Los Angeles indicate that Ladislav Nagy will be a healthy scratch tonight. Jaroslav Spacek left the game late in the third last night with a shoulder injury. No information is out on how serious, but the team hopes he will play on Thursday. Thanks to everyone who sent me the link. Thanks to Pete [...]

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October 15, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-15T07:12:13-04:00October 15th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

Jonathan Bernier has been sent to Lewiston of the QMJHL. J-S Aubin has been activated off the injured reserve and will get a shot at the No.1 job for the Kings. A couple of quick notes. First, it slipped past me that Marc-Andre Bergeron was a healthy scratch on Saturday. Nolan still loves him, it was [...]

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October 14, 2007

By Dobber Sports|2007-10-14T09:15:52-04:00October 14th, 2007|Hockey Rambling|

Brian Campbell has an amazing nine points in four games so far this season. Dallas netminder Tobias Stephan had his first NHL start yesterday. He was two seconds away from a shutout, but ended up taking the OTL. He made 38 saves. Jordan Leopold missed his second game with a hip injury, but will likely not miss [...]