It looks like Keith Ballard will be a healthy scratch again tonight. I am not really concerned, just a string of bad luck. He had serious hip surgery in the summer and was unable to skate and train until late into August. He was obviously a bit rusty and his minutes were limited. [...]
I admit I may overvalue defensemen in my fantasy leagues. In nearly every league I've ever been in, my defence is always at or near the top. I've been called a "defence whore" for my penchant for drafting quality offensive defensemen, even if I may need other positions more.
Goldie says: Pavelec wasn't overly tested vs MIN last night, but it was a huge win and I feel good about his value springing forward. Massive win for Rinne in a SO, so IMO he's back on track. Quick is blowing me away and watch for Ward falling back from energy drain. Once again, Dwayne Roloson [...]
Welcome back to An Expert’s Audit. Every month we’ll take a look at a reader’s keeper league team in the hopes of helping him toward a championship. If you’re interested in getting an audit for your own keeper team you can begin the process by emailing Dobber about it.
A tough decision can be made easier with these charts showing you the best five and worst five schedules for upcoming seven-day periods. Some of you used them last year but for the benefit of new readers here is a refresher. The number next to the team indicates the 'multiplier' to use on a player's point-per-game pace to give you an idea how many points to expect for that week.
If you own any Rangers and are in a Sunday to Saturday league, then you are in luck.
It’s tough to figure out where Mikko Lehtonen is best suited to play. In two-plus years in the SM-Liiga, the Boston Bruins prospect scored just 18 goals and 21 assists in 106 games. Despite being a teenager in the top pro league in his native Finland, his numbers were a little weak for someone with his offensive talents.
Its's official - 11 years and $58 (sorry for the typo earlier) million for Jeff Carter. Not sure what to think of this contract... Goldie: If you didn't think Hiller was elite before today, he's proved it in the last week. Bryzgalov continued to show signs of energy drain vs CGY last night. Fleury FINALLY heeded my advice and displayed an intense/desperate [...]
Last week was a much better week than the opening week, as I was able to pick 7 out of 12 winners, and would have had 8 if I didn’t get so greedy with those damned Sabres. Poor Thunder only managed 4 last week, although I’ll give her mad props for calling the Sabres over the Leafs and in the shootout! Of course as luck would have it each of my proline tickets had a single game wrong as it doesn’t seem to matter which ones you get right, but then you have to get them all on the same ticket! Anyways, only 11 games on the schedule for this Saturday, as the forecast is calling for snow up here in the Great White North. Let’s get right to business:
I found it interesting that the Oilers lost 8-2, yet Taylor Hall played a ton of minutes (20:49) and was a plus-1. Pretty promising if you ask me. How many more games will Khabibulin start? That's 14 goals in his last two starts and he is 1-5-0 in his last six. Dubnyk is [...]
Another week of fantasy puck has nearly come and gone. Here are some of my own musings from the week that was.
