In fantasy we’re rightly attuned to players doing better than they should due to the team they’re on, but what about the other side of the coin? We know, for example, from Tyler Toffoli’s brief time in Vancouver, there must be players who, if only they were traded, could do much better than they have [...]
Vladimir Tarasenko has left the NHL playoff bubble to return to St. Louis for further evaluations on his shoulder. At this point, that’s all the information that was given. This is a huge blow for St. Louis’s long-term prospects in this postseason. Their first-round matchup is down to a best-of-three and any team can beat [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, I share a few of my thoughts from the first round of the 2020 playoffs. We’ll focus on the Canadiens and Flyers as I’ve had a bit more time to watch that particular series, but I’ll also highlight key points from the Tampa Bay-Columbus matchup. Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia [...]
I believe it was in the middle of the 17th overtime frame in Game 1 of the Bolts - Jackets series that I said whoever won that game would win the series. Well, that prediction is looking clean at this point. On Monday morning, Tampa Bay grabbed a commanding 3-1 series lead over the club [...]
Playoff Western Leaders Goals – 6 – Bo Horvat - Vancouver Assists – 7 – Patrick Kane – Chicago, Quinn Hughes - Vancouver Points – 9 – Connor McDavid - Edmonton PPP – 6 – Elias Pettersson - Vancouver Shots on Goal – 25 – Nathan Mackinnon, Nazem Kadri - Colorado PIM – 20 – [...]
Even though the NHL postseason is underway, fantasy general managers should already be looking ahead to next campaign. While many like to wait until the offseason to see what happens with the draft, free agency and trades, it might be better to target certain players now. After all, some players will be cheaper now than [...]
The Caps, recent Stanley Cup Champions, are trying to find an answer to the lockdown team play preached by Washington’s former coach Barry Trotz. Trotz has the Islanders humming, scoring about three-and-a-half goals per game while giving up a stingy sub-two-goals per game. In the playoffs, the Isles lead the NHL in goal differential with [...]
Every Sunday, we’ll share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week’s 'Daily Ramblings'. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Cam Robinson, and Dobber […]
The NHL’s return to play has begun. Not only has the league completed the play-in round, but the 16-team (actual?) playoffs are now well underway. So far, so good. Because of the small sample size of games, and the fact that not all players have returned to play, the number of changes for August has [...]
Saturday started with a bombshell with the announcement of Tuukka Rask’s decision to opt out of the NHL’s postseason. This announcement came just hours before the Bruins were set to face Carolina in Game 3. From a human standpoint, I completely understand this decision. Rask has a newborn at home as well as two other [...]
