Every Sunday until the start of the 2018-19 regular season, we'll share 20 Fantasy Thoughts from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's "Daily Ramblings". Writers: Michael Clifford, Ian Gooding, Cam Robinson, and Dobber 1. Vegas extended Marc-Andre Fleury for three years at seven million per. The club just [...]
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In the game of fantasy hockey, it’s always satisfying to be ahead of the curb when it comes to prospects. So here are a few options for you to consider grabbing now before they become established and highly sought-after commodities. Denis Malgin - FLA Looking at the top scorers from the 2016 WJHC [...]
Let’s ease into this a bit. What the hell is Marc Bergevin doing? The Habs’ GM has basically announced to the world that Max Pacioretty won’t be offered an extension and will be traded. This reeks of a whole, “You can’t quit, because you’re fired!” scenario. {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" [...]
Why does nobody talk about Tyson Barrie when discussing elite fantasy defenders? On a Colorado Avalanche squad that is quite honestly devoid of high-end offensive talent beyond the top line, Barrie posted an impressive 0.84 pts/GM in 68 games played. Pro rate this to a full 82-game campaign and the Victoria native would have [...]
The Winnipeg Jets have some young restricted free agents left to sign on the blue line, namely Jacob Trouba and Josh Morrissey, but they locked up their young goaltender for six more years at $37-million total. That means Connor Hellebuyck should be in Winnipeg through his age-30 season. It’s really hard to peg goaltenders. [...]
The Chicago Blackhawks have managed to unload another big contract as they moved the three years remaining on Marian Hossa’s deal to the Arizona Coyotes. This wasn’t like others they’ve done before, or others around the league, as Hossa’s career is legitimately over. This is more like Pavel Datsyuk’s contract, which the Coyotes also [...]
In years past, once the free-agent market cools down, teams turn to their own players, and look ahead to who needs an extension before next summer. Last year, we saw some big names re-signed soon after they were eligible for contract extensions. Connor McDavid, Carey Price, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Jaccob Slavin, and Martin Jones to [...]
Here are the Top 50 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper league - July edition! This month the new draftees are in! This year's crop was heavier in terms of high-upside defensemen so they really made waves today (as opposed to the list of forwards posted Wednesday). As always, players within +/- 5.0 [...]
In just three weeks, the 2018-19 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide will be released. Be sure to head to the Dobber Shop to grab your copy! The guide is updated periodically until the season begins to reflect trades, injuries, and new line combinations, so even if you’re early, you won’t miss out on up-to-date information. [...]
