The 2007-08 NHL season is fast approaching. Many of you are getting ready for your fantasy hockey seasons. Besides getting player knowledge, there is a lot to do to prepare.
Whether you are a commissioner of a fantasy hockey league or just a team manager you should be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of having an automatic draft and a live draft.
The Top 100 Fantasy Defensemen have been updated for September. The Top 300 Fantasy Players have been updated for September. The Sharks have signed Patrick Marleau to a two-year extension, thus putting to rest any and all trade rumors involving him. Thanks to "Pete" for the link. By the end of today, I will have 560,000 page [...]
Of course - the day I say that Jussi Jokinen may be waiting if he wants more than $3 million (source: The Hockey News), he turns around and signs for ... $3.6 million...good thing it was for over two years, or both THN and I would have a little egg on our faces. Henrik Zetterberg bowed [...]
DobberHockey introduces a new a feature column into the fold. School of Block will give you the fantasy spin on the latest goaltending news from around the league. Justin Goldman of the Hockey Guild will pen the piece.
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO BLOCK, WE SALUTE YOU!
Let's take a look at the Western Conference situation between the pipes...
Once again I was very impressed by the checking line of Team Canada this morning. Milan Lucic, Brandon Sutter and Stefan Legein were fantastic. Not seeing a whole lot of fantasy value, with the exception of Lucic who could be a 70-point and 120+ PIM player in six years. New Jersey prospect Alexander Vasyunov was used [...]
There is no shortage of players to talk about in the Western Conference for this upcoming season. There are several notable rookies, injury-prone stars, and aging superstars that could be the key to you winning your pool. Here are 10 to keep in mind on draft day (in no order):
I have had three emails bounce back today to people who have ordered the pool guide. Double check the email that you gave PayPal! The Kings have signed J-S Aubin. He will likely replace Labarbara in Manchester, or will be the backup if and when Cloutier gets hurt. Mark Giordano, unhappy with a two-way contract offer from [...]
The Ducks have signed Chris Kunitz to a four-year, $14.9 million extension. I always considered Burke one of the smarter GMs. The smartest, in fact. But that's just garbage. If Kunitz is worth over three and a half per year...than Penner would be worth 20 million per year. Talent-wise, Kunitz is not even close to [...]
In an analysis of all the teams and how they fared offensively last season, the changes they have made this summer, as well as the predictions made in the DobberHockey Pool Guide 2007-08 , I have put together a team-by-team projection of their goals for in the coming season.
As you can probably imagine, the Penguins wind up on top of the scoring heap, the Chicago Blackhawks are most improved team (offensively) and the Buffalo Sabres will take the biggest goal-scoring freefall.
Teemu Selanne's children have apparently been enrolled in school in the Anaheim area, indicating which direction Selanne may be leaning for his decision (which we should hear about early this week). Ditto for Scott Niedermayer, although with either one of them it could be about a possible role in management. Who knows? It's Sunday, August [...]
