Erik Karlsson. Neville Guard / USA Today Sports Images Is anyone sick of Christmas music yet? The very first day of December is packed with exciting NHL headlines. Erik Karlsson makes his return to Ottawa. Will William Nylander sign a deal with the Leafs today? What we are concerned with most here [...]
My first month of picks for DobberHockey is in the books, and I’ve had my ups and downs. The last two weeks have seen my record fluctuate back and forth, as last week’s even 3-3 showing closes the month of November with my overall record sitting at a decent 13-11. Not horrible, but [...]
Carolina placed a couple of interesting names on the real-life waiver wire on Thursday. As predicted, Scott Darling, his terrible save percentage and equally ugly contract made it’s way through without a hitch. Valentin Zykov did not. The 23-year-old winger was snatched by the Oilers on Friday morning in a move widely celebrated [...]
All fantasy owners need help in the short term AND the long term. The Looking Ahead feature identifies one player to plug into lineups in the short term, a second to invest in for the long term, a third to bench for the coming week, and a fourth who will struggle to meet expectations [...]
In what was the easiest case of couch analysis this year, Dustin Byfuglien has been moved to the injured reserve with a concussion. Anyone who watched the game or saw the replay saw what this was but he was still inexplicably allowed to play hockey. Anyway, we know that concussion timelines are tricky so [...]
**** With the William Nylander saga ending one way or another in two days, alongside recent signings of Jacob Chychrun, Nick Ritchie, and Alex Tuch, it seems like a good time to review the Restricted Free Agents for the coming season. **** First off, I wanted to touch on Ron Hextall’s dismissal [...]
The long-awaited return of Auston Matthews came Wednesday night. He was just waiting to be cleared medically, which he was, and he was in the Toronto lineup for the first time in 17 games. * Kevan Miller took a puck to the throat in the team’s game Monday night. Official word came down Wednesday [...]
Weber and Boeser Return, Kovalchuk Fading Away […]
