Goings On Over The Last Few Days

The last time we left our pool update, we saw that Samsonov had gone to the Habs... that was the only real pool-worthy note five days ago. Let's see what has happened since.

It was really quiet there for a few days... mostly Restricted Free Agents returning to their clubs, a few depth guys changing spots for minor league rosters... just little bits. But the next pool worthy signing came from Dallas when Eric Lindros signed a 1-year deal to play behind Mike Modano in the Stars' depth chart. In only 33 games last season, Lindros accumulated 22 points, putting him in the 400's in pool rankings. It's been a 4-year decline for Lindros in my pool rankings, now seeing him at his lowest from a 35th place spot in 2001/'02. The West actually became more of a free flowing system of play last season and may suit Lindros a bit better, but I'm pretty sure I won't take him in the draft.

This morning, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that they signed checking centre, Mike Peca. Peca, not much better offensively than Lindros last season, only scored 23 points in 70 games... actually worse in the PPG column. That isn't to say he had a poor playoffs with the Oilers, but for the hockey pool purpose, he was shit in the regular season. When you're looking for players with a serious offensive upside, you won't come looking at Peca for your pool team. Even his -4 last season is enough to turn you off of those large scaled pools that take into account all the stats.

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