Future Jet (D) Paul Postma
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Next Wednesday (Oct. 5) is the deadline for all teams to submit their *23-man rosters to the NHL, and at present, there are 36 players remaining in camp. The list includes 3 goalies, 10 defencemen, and 20 active forwards (three are currently injured). That means there will probably be about two more rounds [...]
Monthly archives for September, 2011
Thoughts on Jets Camp
Future Jet (D) Paul Postma
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Next Wednesday (Oct. 5) is the deadline for all teams to submit their *23-man rosters to the NHL, and at present, there are 36 players remaining in camp. The list includes 3 goalies, 10 defencemen, and 20 active forwards (three are currently injured). That means there will probably be about two more rounds [...]
2012 Fantasy Hockey Preview (Forwards...
Best Fantasy Defencemen
Best Fantasy Goalies
Projected League-Wide Forward Lines
Fantasy sports are a wonderful thing. Not only do they create an electronic world which affords us a small sense of control over our favourite athletes, but they also allow us to mock, harass, and ridicule our friends and colleagues when our fantasy roster overw [...]
The Ballad of Mark Scheifele: Slow an...
Scheifele all smiles at Jets camp
If Jets fans didn’t love Mark Scheifele before, they sure love him now. After a dominant performance in rookie camp, Scheifele scored 2 goals and 2 assists in his NHL exhibition debut, showing great skill and poise along the way. Off the ice he is about as likable as can be, and has wooed Winnipeg hocke [...]
Getting to Know Your Winnipeg Jets
It’s probably safe to say that the Winnipeg Jets 2011 training camp has been the most well-attended NHL camp of all-time. The air of excitement is palpable, as waves of fans that descended upon the MTS Iceplex beginning at 7:30 am for an event which didn’t begin until 9. And while Jets fans have eaten up every opportunity to see the Prodigal [...]
Jets News: Rookie Randoms, Winning wi...
Cheveldayoff, Scheifele, and Noel
Rookies Update
The Jets’ inaugural rookie camp kicked off Saturday at the MTS Iceplex in front of hundreds of fans eager to get their first taste of Jets action. Overall the practice was a bit anticlimactic, as the coaches merely ran the rookies through a series of intricate drills, but Mark Scheifele [...]
2012 NHL Standings Forecast
Standings forecast on a divisional basis
Might want to check out the FULL SEASON PREVIEW first, but here’s a plain old forecast of the NHL’s 2011-2012 regular season standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
1WASHINGTON CAPITALS
2BUFFALO SABRES
3PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
4BOSTON BRUINS
5PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
6TAMPA BAY LIGHTING
7NEW YORK RANGERS
8NE [...]
2012 NHL Preview: Western Conference ...
SJ's summer catch, Brent Burns
See the following for a comprehensive NHL Season Preview
Yesterday I previewed the top teams in the Eastern Conference. It was not only a long and impressive list, but filled with uncertainty due Sidney Crosby’s injury, the roster overhaul in Philadelphia, and the potential of up-and-coming clubs in Bu [...]
2012 NHL Season Preview: Eastern Conf...
Washington's FA steal: Tomas Vokoun
Relevant links:
Comprehensive NHL Season Preview
Western Conference Contenders Preview
There are a number of good teams in the NHL today; in fact, there are so many that you’ll often hear analysts say that you can’t rule anyone out. Once the playoffs begin, anything can happen. They point to Philadel [...]
Winnipeg Jets Rookie Camp
Jets rookie camp begins this Saturday at 2 pm at the MTS Iceplex. It represents the first opportunity for management to evaluate their prospects first-hand, and will help them determine which of these young players may have NHL talent. There’s no doubt that the new franchise’s first ever selection, 7th overall pick Mark Scheifele, will garne [...]