The Curse of Dobber's Lowdown? First James Wisniewski, and now Tim Kennedy - both profiled in the Fantasy Guide. Both moving onto new cities. Twenty-eight to go! Buffalo has completed Tim Kennedy's buyout, according to James Mirtle. There should be no shortage of cheap suitors for a young, proven NHLer with upside and [...]
Continuing the series started a few weeks ago on the breakdown of each Western Conference team. For the final week we’ll take a deeper look into the Sharks, Blues, and Canucks.
The Bruins signed Tyler Seguin to a three-year ELC for as much money in base and bonuses as they possibly could. Those contracts should just be standard for a Top 3 pick, save them negotiating time. Anyway - Seguin will be on the team this year and as the season approaches the overly cautious [...]
In the first two parts of the Business of Fantasy Hockey series, my co-author for this article series (Mike Colligan) and I have focused on the business principles of Value Investing (Part I) and Intrinsic Value (Part II). In today’s instalment, we focus on further defining the meaning of Intrinsic Value and how it relates to fantasy hockey, and specifically how to correctly value players. The topic is the Psychology of Crowds, and I guarantee you will come away a smarter fantasy hockey poolie after reading this.
Taking questions for my daily Fantasy Mailbag! Calgary unveiled their jerseys for the outdoor game against Montreal this coming season. In one word: barf. In two words: Ronald McDonald. A few fearless forecasts for 2010-11: Vincent Lecavalier leads the Lightning in scoring. Matt Duchene scores the most goals in the [...]
The 2010-11 DobberHockey Pool Guide has been updated as of September 4th, and it will continue to be updated into October. Kovalchuk signing, Torres signing, MacArthur signing, Kennedy signing, we got it all! The beauty of our guide is the ability to update as trades/signings occur throughout the off-season.
Wanting to retain your crown in 2010-11? The will make you a (much) better fantasy hockey player. Guaranteed. Sleeper picks, goalies to watch for, RFA's, UFA's, veterans, breakout candidates, it is all jam-packed into 94 pages of information. No fancy pictures, no full-page advertisments. Simply fantasy hockey gold on each and every page.
Russ is on hiatus for the summer, but don't you worry. I'll be filling in for him, so you Dobberities won’t miss out on the Eastern Conference side of the coin for your fantasy leagues in this column series.
The Oilers have signed Martin Gerber to a two-way deal. I guess Edmonton isn't confident they will be seeing Khabibulin any time soon... For all the flack Gerber gets, he actually has pretty decent career numbers. Clear upgrade on Deslauriers and Dubnyk, in my eyes. Sounds like Teemu Selanne is returning for [...]
In some very unsurprising news, it sounds like Vesa Toskala is headed to Sweden to play in the SEL next season. I'll be away at a wedding most of today, but I'll pop in for an hour or so to update the ramblings. Any players/teams/situations you want me to talk about? Comment below! [...]
The Chicago Blackhawks salary cap struggles could help Kyle Beach earn a spot in the NHL as early as this year.
