21 Fantasy Hockey Rambles
Every Sunday, we’ll share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week’s 'Daily Ramblings'. Wrietrs/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Cam Robinson, and Dobber […]
Ramblings: Top Plus Minuses – Slavin, Nichushkin, Chara (June 1)
In case you missed it, be sure to check out the fantasy impact of the NHL’s return to play plan. I’m not just promoting it because I wrote it, but also because we at Dobber Hockey would like you to look at it if you have to make a decision about your fantasy season. If [...]
The Journey: Top Rising And Falling Forward Prospects in May
It finally feels as if there is some light at the end of the tunnel. No dates are set in stone, but folks, hockey is coming back sometime in the near future. While this is surely a breath of relief for all hockey fans, it sadly puts a confirmed end to all fantasy. To learn [...]
Ramblings: Top Frozen Tools Searches – Fiala, Nugent-Hopkins, Thomas (May 30)
Hello, hope you’re doing well. Here is Evander Kane’s interview with ESPN First Take, where he discusses his take on the recent events in Minneapolis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etXjC3OTl5I&feature=youtu.be Good on Kane for using his voice to encourage star athletes to speak out against racism not only in the sports world, but also society at large. Akim Aliu’s [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: The Plan to Play
So the NHL has a plan. A plan to play. And a plan for the playoffs. If you want some perspective on what it might mean for your fantasy league, make sure to check out Ian’s article here. For me it got me started thinking about playoff hockey again. It looks like we are having [...]
Ramblings: Low Plus Minus – Athanasiou, Hronek, Labanc (May 29)
In case you missed it, I wrote about the NHL’s return to play plan. This article was intended as a follow-up to Dobber’s article from March on the NHL season being paused. Developing a contingency plan to finish a season that was cut short because of a pandemic wasn’t something we expected to do when [...]
Capped: Cheap forwards to target
Building off last week’s coverage of productive and cheap defencemen to look into for next season, this week we’re going to look at the forwards. Forwards need a higher level of production than defencemen do to be relevant, and there are always more options for you, so we’re going to look at a 50-point benchmark. [...]
Fantasy Hockey Podcast: 31 Beats – New Jersey Devils ft. Corey Masisak
In the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast's 31 Beats series, Elan and Brian are on a league-wide odyssey to explore the fantasy present and future landscapes of each of the NHL's 31 teams, gathering info by interviewing the people who know them best: beat writers! In this episode Elan is joined by The Athletic's Corey Masisak to [...]
Fantasy Hockey Impact: NHL Announces Return To Play Plan
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has declared that the 2019-20 NHL regular season is now complete. The NHL will return on an undisclosed future date with 24 teams competing for the Stanley Cup, starting with a 16-team play-in round. For more, see NHL.com. Deciding a winner (if any) in your fantasy league When the NHL season [...]
Ramblings: NHL’s Return to Play; injured players; Kaprizov; Bjugstad surgery – May 28
Gary Bettman had a virtual press conference on Tuesday to announce parts of the NHL’s Return to Play plan. Readers can head to NHL.com to read up on the playoff format, the draft lottery, and a few other details about the RTP. Anyone who has read my Ramblings knows where I stand on this. I [...]