Many fantasy general managers are gearing up for next season now that the playoffs are officially over and the NHL will have its draft, expansion draft, and free agency within the next few weeks. Many fantasy leagues stop trading during the playoffs and others will soon start their own draft. Even as we look to [...]
After days (weeks?) of speculation, the official announcement was made Monday morning that the Florida Panthers had hired former NHLer Bob Boughner as their next head coach. This comes following a season where they had some turmoil both behind the bench in Florida and curbside in Carolina. Simply pegging The Boogieman as a former NHLer [...]
Following the draft lottery, we’ve been examining each Western Conference squad’s offseason priorities, emphasizing points-only pool production with some peripheral considerations and highlighting potential breakout candidates. We started in the cellar points-wise and are moving up as we go. We’ll tackle Vegas shortly after the June expansion draft. Last week was St. Louis and Edmonton. [...]
It was a very tight-checking start to Game 6 of the Cup Final. Both teams were covering themselves defensively very well, and neither was really able to get dangerous looks for most of the first period. The line of Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, and Conor Sheary occasionally got into prime scoring positions but it always [...]
Every Sunday this off-season, we'll share 20 Fantasy Thoughts from our writers at Dobber Hockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's "Daily Ramblings". […]
Where Ekholm Stands, Boughner Expected in Florida, plus more… […]
Each year, NHL draft results vary from prospect drafts in dynasty fantasy hockey leagues because of the emphasis by fantasy owners on offensive and peripheral stat based production. Here are some guys you should slide up your draft list. Nico Hischier – Center The debate continues to rage as to whether the Devils will [...]
A Statement from Darryl Dobbs (Dobber) Regarding His Health Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been around much over the last few weeks. The reason is I’ve been diagnosed with a rare bone marrow cancer called Myelodysplastic Syndrome, or MDS. It is in a high risk, aggressive stage and I will [...]
A few weeks ago, Rob Vollman posted his updated translation factors on Twitter. For anyone unfamiliar, it’s just the rate used to figure out what potential NHL production would look like. It is extremely helpful when trying make projections for the following year when there isn't an NHL track record. This is what it looks [...]
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are generational stars and among the best of all time. Here's a list of players that have won multiple Art Ross Trophies, multiple Stanley Cups and the Conn Smythe Trophy: Wayne Gretzky Mario Lemieux Bobby Orr Guy Lafleur Sidney Crosby Evgeni Malkin Crosby and Malkin also rank [...]
