Backup goalies are usually an afterthought in fantasy drafts, relatively speaking. They aren’t guys who singlehandedly win you a league like, say, Sergei Bobrovsky could have last year (unless the starter gets hurt and the backup is otherworldly, but those instances are few and far between). They are players, however, that can help sustain your [...]
For the last 14 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. This year, due to Dobber’s battle with cancer, he recruited Cam Robinson (of Frozen Pool Forensics fame) to pinch hit. The 15th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. [...]
We begin our summer Cage Match Tournament with skaters that peaked early. […]
Goalies on the move and why I might not like them as much as you do… […]
For the last 14 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. This year, due to Dobber’s battle with cancer, he recruited Cam Robinson (of Frozen Pool Forensics fame) to pinch hit. The 15th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets just had their most successful season in franchise history, finishing third in their division (and the Eastern Conference) with 50 wins and 108 points. It was a surprising result, considering that the team finished 15th in the conference the previous season. It would be hard to talk about the Blue [...]
The Ottawa Senators avoided arbitration with Jean-Gabriel Pageau by signing him to a three-year deal with an average annual value of $3.1 million. That is a significant jump for the 24-year-old, who had never managed an AAV of at least $1 million in either of his first two contracts. He is now signed through his [...]
The NHL offseason is nothing if not fun for fantasy owners. Pretty much every NHLer starts over with a clean slate, and it’s even better if the player is on a new team. Hopes are high and their fantasy values can soar. Until the season actually begins and we realize we were fools to [...]
The free-agent market brought both surprises and predictable signings, along some salary cap adjustments and a few related trades and other transactions. In the second of a two-part piece, let’s take a look at how new free-agent additions have altered the Pacific Division, emphasizing points-only pool production with some peripheral considerations. [...]
This is a really interesting read about star power in the NHL. There are obviously many ways to approach it from a fantasy perspective, but like over analyzing a single advanced statistic, it's probably just best to keep game score and the importance of elite talent in mind. Of course, we're already doing that. [...]
