It’s hard to believe, but the last time the mailbag was emptied the NHL had yet to resume play! The return of NHL games doesn’t change the mission of the mailbag though, which is to answer your fantasy hockey questions while also giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t [...]
The Islanders and Flyers got things rolling on Tuesday with their Game 5 matchup. Philly was on the brink but gave up the first tally of the game in a scramble early in the second frame. Mat Barzal banged it home. With the way the Isles clog things up, that wasn’t a fortuitous bounce, but [...]
Here are the Top 100 goaltenders to own in your fantasy hockey keeper leagues - August edition! (Yes, we're a day past August, but better late than never!) As always, please focus on the Tiers. The goalie position is very volatile in fantasy hockey and in most cases it is fruitless to forecast their performance [...]
It was the Penguins teams of recent Cup years that really cemented home to me the necessity of depth in the playoffs. This is very rudimentary, but this is roughly how I see playoff teams at the outset of every year: One good line: playoff contender Two good lines: may win a round or two [...]
Playoff Western Leaders Goals – 9 – Bo Horvat - Vancouver Assists – 13 – Nathan MacKinnon - Colorado Points – 21 – Nathan MacKinnon - Colorado PPP – 10 – Elias Pettersson - Vancouver Shots on Goal – 54 – Nathan MacKinnon - Colorado PIM – 44 – Antoine Roussel - Vancouver Best plus/minus [...]
Last week, we looked at fantasy-relevant players that had significant more defensive zone starts than in the offensive zone. For some of these players, that usage has hindered their offense. After all, starting in the defensive zone means you’re 200 feet away from scoring. However, starting in the offensive zone doesn’t always help either. As [...]
Last week I broke ground on the 2020-21 Fantasy Hockey Guide. It’s my 15th Guide. The timeline will be tight this year, with Free Agency opening up on October 9 and the season kicking off December 1 (tentatively). Many of your drafts will be held in late October, so I want to get this guide [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast: What does anti-racism have to do with hockey?See a list of hockey+anti-racism Twitter accounts, podcasts and recent articles at keepingkarlsson.com/blmDoes Kapanen going to Pittsburgh change anything for his or anyone else's fantasy value?Why is Dallas scoring so much, why is Philadelphia scoring so little, and what [...]
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 […]
After a two-day pause to promote social justice and racial equality, NHL teams were back in action on Saturday with three games. Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1 (Tampa Bay leads series 3-1) After losing Game 1, the Lightning have struck for three consecutive wins and are now one win away from the Eastern Conference Final. [...]
