The 2010-11 DobberHockey Pool Guide is updated through September 22nd. Pick it up here. Goldie Says: "Learn about four different goalie dynamics to watch for during these pre-season games!" Stand-outs so far include Bernier, Lack, McKenna, Lehner, Hiller, Desjardins and golden boy Tuukka Rask. Three veterans in Turco, Luongo and Kiprusoff also stood out in their first pre-season action. Anaheim has made [...]
Column on the way for tonight - Five Teams to Invest in For the Future. St. Louis is in the mix, as are the Oilers. Can you guess the other three? Factors used for evaluation - star quality, prospect quality, coaching philosophy, scoring depth quality, and prospect readiness. Goldie says: Why Deeper is [...]
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If Steve Downie can make it in the NHL and be a valuable contributor to a team – then there is hope for any prospect who has been involved in what has become known as an “off-ice incident.” Often, the term “off-ice incident” is a euphemism for a pretty serious offence. In many cases, though, the ominous sound of the term doesn’t fairly reflect what in many cases is a minor transgression.
People love being right, and I am no different. I have had my share of swings (Zach Parise the most notable) and misses (Steve Bernier, Paul Kariya) over the past few seasons. Making bold predictions before the season starts is something I enjoy doing, and I know many of you do as well. Last season I posted 10 Fearless Forecasts on my section of the hockey forums. I’ll review those below, as well as list off 10 more Fearless Forecasts for the 2010-11 season.
According to Chris Botta, Mark Streit left the arena with his left arm in a sling today. Not good news for anyone who owns any Islander players. Cody Hodgson will play in Edmonton tomorrow. He'll center Sergei Shirokov and Billy Sweatt. Jeff Tambellini is playing with the Sedin twins on Vancouver's top [...]
Three weeks ago I listed off the five best teams to draft multiple players from for the 2010-11 season (Five Teams to Invest In). This column will take a longer-term approach to the same issue. Below are the five teams to invest in over the next five years. My ranking system isn’t perfect, but I have tried to identify five of the most important factors when it comes to evaluating both a team’s offensive ability and potential.
Hodgson will actually be lining up at right wing with Kesler and Raymond, according to a recent tweet from Dan Murphy. Patrick O'Sullivan has all but sewn up a top six spot in Carolina. Riley Nash has been sent down. The Leafs have cut 17 players today, including Marcel Mueller, Jerry D'Amigo, [...]
Fantasy Guide and Preseason Draft List are now both updated through to today. I also changed the bottom of the draft list to get some PIM guys on there rather than 18-point players. Thought that would be more useful. Francois Bouchard was among Washington's cuts this afternoon. Riley Holzapfel and Spencer Machacek [...]
Over the weekend, all three live drafts in the third-annual Guild Fantasy Challenge took place. As you would expect, goaltending was at the forefront of each draft, as our Yahoo! Fantasy head-to-head setup had the rare three starting goalie slots this year. Why the crazy change from the normal two-goalie setup that you’ll see in 99.9% of other leagues?
