Viktor Arvidsson, a restricted free agent, signed a seven-year deal with the Nashville Predators totalling just under $30 million. This contract will carry him through his Age 30 season. The 24-year-old had a breakout season in 2016-17 with 31 goals and 61 points. He added 13 points in 22 playoff games during Nashville’s Stanley Cup [...]
Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Calgary Flames […]
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". […]
Arvidsson signs long term, other signings, the St. Louis defense debate, plus more… […]
The Journey examines Dobber’s Top 50 Prospect Defensemen List, and assesses the fast risers in the July rankings. This month’s edition will focus on the newcomers to the Top Prospect Defensemen list who were drafted in the 2017 NHL Draft. Find out where they slot in below. Miro Heiskanen – Dallas Stars – Debuts [...]
The Detroit Red Wings avoided an arbitrator’s ruling with winger Tomas Tatar by signing him to a four-year deal carrying an average annual value of $5.3 million. That is the same AAV as the recently-signed Ondrej Palat from Tampa Bay. Tatar had 25 goals and 46 points for the Wings in 2016-17. While those 25 [...]
In an effort to continue the trend of alternating week to week coverage between forwards and defenders, this week we take a look at yet another stud dealt away by the Boston Bruins by the name of Dougie Hamilton. If you’ve never taken the time to compile the potential line combinations traded away by [...]
Clayton Keller is likely to be a polarizing player this draft season. While he's not a sure thing to be drafted in all settings, the rookie projects to be a popular late-round target. The undersized pivot is coming off a dominant season with 45-point campaign as a freshman with Boston University, which also included [...]
The madness has died down, and teams are starting to get a little more frugal with how they spend their money. The UFA pile is also down to much smaller pieces, but that doesn’t mean what’s left isn’t useful. There are plenty of intriguing names remaining, and these later signings can generally be negotiated at [...]
