Fantasy hockey question on your mind? Fire away! I'll answer as many as I can today. Dobber jumping on quick - Peter Mueller skated for the first time in three weeks yesterday. We probably won't see him tonight, but there is a slim possibility. Extremely doubtful though. However, if the Avs force a [...]
The best left wingers in Los Angeles Kings history are known for scoring goals and racking up the points. Luc Robitaille and Charlie Simmer had stellar careers with the Kinds and they also had Jari Kurri for a few years, but the left side has always been a difficult spot to fill. When they have found a keeper, he’s been a skill guy, not your prototypical left winger (Gary Roberts, Brendan Shanahan). Alexander Frolov is the most recent example of this, but he might not even be around after this summer.
There is a problem for SOME people who try to load the DobberHockey shop in that it does not load the complete shop, but actually stops just after the first item. So these people are unable to order the Keeper League Fantasy Pack. Anyway, we should have this problem fixed at some point today. The [...]
The fat lady hasn’t sung yet in every series this round, but we’ve seen enough to make some interesting observations that could give us an edge in offseason deals.
Patric Hornqvist will be a gametime decision, but it sounds promising. Drew Stafford will be the one who is scratched, and not Gerbe. At least, that is the indication. Elliotte Friedman's weekly 30 Thoughts is the best read in hockey (outside of DobberHockey, of course). Jacques Lemaire has announced his retirement from [...]
The first round of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs has provided me with more entertainment and topics of discussion than I ever imagined. Surprises lurk around every corner, as goalies have proven their worth in a myriad of different ways. Yes, the Playoff Beasts are emerging, and the sight is a welcome one for all of us fantasy goalie aficionados.
And thanks to the patented Playoff Beast Tracker, we can all follow along and chart some of these inexperienced goalies. So let’s take a look at some key dynamics that have surfaced over the last two weeks and see what we’ve learned so far about goaltending in the playoffs!
Oops, I got the two conferences mixed up. Boston is not actually locked in to play Pittsburgh at all (unlike San Jose playing the winner of tonight's game). I didn't mean to imply that the Habs would lose. I wouldn't put money on that at all. I stand corrected. Not for the first time, [...]
The third annual Prime Cuts roster is here! Check out the Prime Cuts rosters from 2007-08 and 2008-09. The thinking process that goes in to selecting the team is similar to Pierre McGuire’s “Monsters” for TSN (I promise that is the first and only time I will compare my thinking process to Pierre’s). Since this is a fantasy hockey site, the selection process favours players that have had strong seasons on the score sheet, obviously. However, not just goals and assists are weighted – perhaps a player has started to shoot the puck more, or play better defensively. Intangibles like heart, grit, and determination factor in to the selection process as well. It is far and away my favourite article to write each year, and I hope you will all enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it!
Part 4 of the article series will name the top forward line.
The third annual Prime Cuts roster is here! Check out the Prime Cuts rosters from 2007-08 and 2008-09. The thinking process that goes in to selecting the team is similar to Pierre McGuire’s “Monsters” for TSN (I promise that is the first and only time I will compare my thinking process to Pierre’s). Since this is a fantasy hockey site, the selection process favours players that have had strong seasons on the score sheet, obviously. However, not just goals and assists are weighted – perhaps a player has started to shoot the puck more, or play better defensively. Intangibles like heart, grit, and determination factor in to the selection process as well. It is far and away my favourite article to write each year, and I hope you will all enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it!
Part 4 of the article series will name the top forward line.
What the #%& is up with the New Jersey Devils?
While the NHL playoffs are always frustratingly/awesomely capricious in nature, a full dozen of the13 experts on Dobber’s Expert’s Panel selected New Jersey to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers (props to Ryan Ma, the sole dissenter). And while excuses are for sissies, one can perhaps forgive those who thought the Devils would prevail.
