The cold streak for Carter Hart is extending longer than many people expected – especially on my end. Rookie goalies like Alex Nedeljkovic, Kevin Lankinen, and Kaapo Kahkonen are all making their mark, further reinforcing two points that I believe in. First, goaltending is not somewhere to spend a lot of money, and second, younger goalies should [...]
Going into Thursday night, the St. Louis Blues had been on a bit of a skid, losing six of their previous eight games. Their top defenceman, Colton Parayko, has been out of the lineup and the team really doesn’t look the same without him. They got a positive update on Parayko yesterday though: https://twitter.com/jprutherford/status/1375129476485505030 That [...]
This trade deadline will be like no other. I know sports networks will use that tag line often. The bachelor/bachelorette uses it for every season finale (I only know because my wife watches it). The North division complicates things immensely. The 14-day quarantine period the Canadian teams require all players coming from the United States [...]
Last chance for those of you who have stocked up on Quinn Hughes and the rest of the 2021 RFA class, before they re-up with new contracts this summer. Included in that group is rookie Kirill Kaprizov, who is set for a big raise. A comparable situation led to a two-year deal for Artemi Panarin, and didn’t work [...]
The big news from Wednesday was that referee Tim Peel will not be officiating any more NHL games. This comes on the heels of Peel being mic’d up in a game and explaining he’s not actually calling penalties, but more managing the game, as it were. That led to this: https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1374716621978238977 That Peel admitted [...]
Tuukka Rask – Has a lingering back injury and he was close to return prior to Boston having games postponed due to Covid. I would expect him back once Boston resumes playing. Trent Frederic – Blocked a shot and x-rays were negative so he has been labeled day-to-day with a lower body injury. He is another [...]
Recently I decided to check out who were the top scorers of the last decade, i.e., 2010-11 through 2019-20. The thing I found most interesting is each of the top 24 was active for all ten years of the decade, with #25 (Nikita Kucherov) being the highest ranked player to have played in fewer than [...]
How are everyone’s March Madness brackets doing thus far? Surprisingly my two brackets on the mens side have a combined six of eight semifinalists left, but that’s about the only green on them. Good thing I’m not paid to write about basketball. Let’s get back to the stuff you really want to hear about. * [...]
The second half of the NHL season is upon us, and it seems time has flown by. But we have to keep our eye on the prize: top spot in our respective fantasy leagues. Below are a few players to help down the stretch. For more even information, pick up our Dobber Midseason Guide! TAYLOR [...]
Welcome to another week of ‘Lining Up’. Over the past few days, we’ve learned that the Penguins are quietly playing really well, that the Panthers aren’t going away any time soon, and that Colorado can make you look like a beer league team on any given night, or two. Looking at you Minnesota. OK, let’s [...]
