Comments for April 11, 2012 at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 10 out of 10 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:29 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20366 Dear Dobber ! I have been a regular reader of yours for years and I have trade for Yandle early this fall in my keepers league , cost me Giroux . You were so high on him and you still list him second best behind Karlsson , I thought about you all year :-) . My question is should I trade Yandle next year or you believe I should stick with my trade and hope for the best . Thank you ! - Denis Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:26:11 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20363 On the Kreider signing: Kreider is 20 years old (born 30 April 1991), which means that his ELC isn't eligible to slide (that rule only applies to players who sign their ELCs at 18 or 19 years old). In addition, if Kreider is eligible to play this year, then his contract must cover this year -- that is, it must cover 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14. So, as far as I can tell, NYR is not "burning" a year of his contract because a) his contract can't slide and b) the first year of his contract must be 2011-12. - rooneypoo Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:14:44 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20362 Happy Playoff Day!!! Let the games begin and the trash talk spew!!!!! - mick Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:05:10 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20361 I am betting the oilers trade their first overall. MPS, Gagne or Omark are not going to land what they need. I agree with Stunaman in regards to durability, by the end of next year Hall could replace Hemsky on your Bandaid list. the guy just has bad luck. - mick Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:02:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20360 Stunaman, why are you talking about Letang when he played a grand total of 7 games in the 06-07 season when Pitt surprised everyone and finished with 105pts? They had Gonchar and then the addition of Whitney, who had 59pts that year, helped them finish 3rd in the East in goals scored. Fleury did not have a great season (2.83 and 0.906SV%) but good enough so it really was the draftees that Dobber mentioned who really stepped up and carried the team. - Alex Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:40:14 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20359 pens have a top D and G in Letang and Fleury. Then got Goligoski out of nowhere, and they had Gonchar at the time. Goli shot the lights out and they got Neal out of him. Oil have a lot of assets to trade so they can fix the D and the G. But to get elite players might (actually "will") take more than Gagner, Paajarvi, Omark (all unproven). Other issue I see is durability... Hall has not played more than 65 games in a season. RNH is small. We all know Hemsky = glass. Yakupov won't have the size either, but I can't really see the Oil passing on him and taking Grigorenko first...although maybe they should. But I guess eberle is small (5"11).. hopefully Yakupov is as durable. I guess they're all young and need time to fill in. - Stunaman Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:52:05 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20358 I own him so he's relevant to me ;) I also own Kreider ;D things are almost always positive and relevant when you have excessive youth in a deep deep league - krisco Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:13:42 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20357 I think Ottawa can give Edmonton a run for their money in regards to excess assets, especially considering how they look this year and then examining who they have in the pipeline. I am very happy the Oil got the #1 pick though, a lot of great highlights ahead, and a lot of options for their team to take steps forward. - Ross The Boss Palmer Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:13:57 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20356 Nice, dobber. Question: did you have to lock Angus out of the site so you could get your Oilers ramble in there? Because I'm sure he would have been chomping at the bit to get his anti-Oil rant in here. ;) - Darcy S Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:08:40 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/home-mainmenu-1/24-rambling/4558-april-11-2012#comment-20355 Is there enough market for MPS, Omark, and Gagner to get a top notch goaltending prospect, or an above average goalie, AND a top 4 dman? While the goalie market is a bit glutted, top 4 dmen (and really, they need a top 2 dman to emerge to stabilize the D - Whitney's ankle is just too unreliable) come at a huge cost. Was thinking a trade of #1, Gagner for #2, R. Johansen, #31, and a future #1 is something that makes sense for both sides. They get a forward further along, and the bigger centre they could use, and can pick the dman Murray/Dumba/Reinhart that they prefer. Use #31 to pick a second-tier dman this year, and use MPS and Omark and a future #1 to go get a top 4 dman. Am i undervaluing Yakupov? - yyc Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:04:52 +0100