Fantasy general managers are, by nature, a very optimistic lot. We have a tendency to believe the best in the players we own, and that those players can continue to have huge success even when things are conspiring against them. Nowhere is this truer than during free agency and trading. However, things are not always [...]
Last week I stopped at Montreal. I had already gone half again as long as I usually do in the Ramblings. Let’s finish up the teams this week. First off, an adjustment. A further adjustment. I started off Monday with Chicago being graded an A- when I was reminded of their acquisition of Andrew Shaw. [...]
Every Sunday, we'll share 21 Fantasy Rambles – formerly 20 Fantasy Thoughts – from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. […]
Micheal Ferland signing in Vancouver meant that Carolina would have a roster spot to fill, be it internally or externally. They decided to go with the external route by signing free agent Ryan Dzingel to a two-year deal with an average annual value just a bit under $3.4M. The 27-year old winger had a [...]
Free agent signings have slowed down, but have continued to trickle in over the past week with a few interesting signings. It’s tough to compete with the NBA and what is happening there right now, but we’ll continue to look at a few more bounce-back candidates below. Some of these players are a little [...]
Here are the Top 200 prospects to own in your points-only keeper leagues - July edition! It's here! The first ranking that includes the 2019 draft picks. As always, players within +/- 5.0 ratings points should be considered equal value and at this point become a matter of team needs and personal bias. [...]
The Habs knocked one RFA off the board by signing winger Joel Armia for two more years with an AAV of $2.6M. Armia is coming off a career year of sorts with a single-season high in goals (13) and ice time per game (15:48). There’s no fantasy relevance here. We can all move along. [...]
