Atlanta acquires Ben Maxwell
Fantasy Impact: The Atlanta Thrashers have traded defenseman Brent Sopel and forward Nigel Dawes to Montreal in exchange for prospect Ben Maxwell and a draft pick.
The Hurricanes trade for Cory Stillman
Fantasy Impact: The Carolina Hurricanes have reacquired Cory Stillman in exchange for Ryan Carter and a draft pick.
Saturday’s Picks – February 26
While you’re deciding whether to spend your weekend working on a six-pack of Labatt suds or still somehow striving toward your NY’s resolution of sculpting a six-pack of abs, here’s my NHL Saturday Night Six-Pack Special for you to chew on. With a new precedent set by Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke since I last spoke to you, the glorified madness of Deadline Day has seemingly lost a bit of its lustre. A monkey-see monkey-do reaction by eager GMs league-wide has resulted in an early and frankly unprecedented frenzy in the market in the weeks prior to the traditional deadline caving. Thus, with tonnes of new faces zipping off to strange settings and meeting new teammates all over the league, new chemistries will be abuzz, making for an interesting weekend for sure.
Let’s cut to the chase...
February 26, 2011
Angus here - the Rangers have acquired Bryan McCabe in exchange for Tim Kennedy and a 3rd round pick. Not much value for a decent top four defenseman - nice move by Sather. I'll have the fantasy breakdown up tonight. Dobber: Interesting waiver movement today. Washington has claimed Marco Sturm, which is nice [...]
El Niño On the Way
Shaquille O’Neal. Alfredo Pacino. Esperanza Spalding. Some names are destined for greatness. And Nino Niederreiter is proving that he’s got the game to match the name.
Bryan McCabe to the Rangers
Fantasy Impact: The Rangers have traded for defenseman Bryan McCabe. They sent winger Tim Kennedy and a draft pick to Florida in return.
February 27, 2011
I have to wonder how Chicago thinks they can afford to sign another high-salary player? Seabrook may be worth $5.8 million (I would have kept it down to $5 million, were I the GM, but it's close enough), but on this team that has been fighting the cap for almost a year - doesn't [...]
Deadline Day – Pacific Division
In the final part of this six-part series, we’ll take a team-by-team look at the Pacific Division – the toughest division in hockey. Buyers? Sellers? Who’s available? How can you prepare your fantasy roster for the upcoming address changes for some of these guys? Everything you need to know as a fantasy hockey owner about the 2011 NHL Trade Deadline is right here. Hell, I’ve already nailed a few of the speculated players moving. All you need is a bit of research…and I save you that trouble.
Trade Deadline Chat – 2011
Join us for LIVE chat - 11am ET through 4pm. Panelists include Dobber, Angus, other DobberHockey writers and Gus Katsaros from McKeen's Hockey will be dropping in to give his thoughts from time to time. {source} <iframe src="http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=24db4f80da/height=550/width=470" scrolling="no" height="550px" width="470px" frameBorder ="0" allowTransparency="true" ><a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=24db4f80da" >DobberHockey Fantasy Hockey - Trade Deadline 2011</a></iframe> {/source} [...]
Boyes to Buffalo
Fantasy Impact: The Buffalo Sabres have traded for sniper Brad Boyes from the St. Louis Blues. In exchange, the Blues will receive Buffalo’s 2011 2nd round draft pick.