Week five is snowed in and it is now Christmas time. If you don’t get exactly what you were hoping for under the Christmas tree, then read on and see if you can do a little shopping for yourself. This week we’re covering Edmonton, Detroit, Dallas, and Columbus. To reiterate for the uninitiated, this multi-week [...]
Christmas Eve! Happy holidays to everyone out there and for those who observe Christmas, that day is almost here. As is tradition, I’m going to do a wish list for today’s and tomorrow’s Ramblings. I typically do this every year but given the unique situation we’re in, I thought it’d be worth a little change [...]
Here’s the latest news in the world of NHL injuries to get you ready for the upcoming season. If you ever need injury updates for a specific player, shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! David Pastrnak – The Czech forward had a right hip arthroscopy and labral repair done on September 16th. Arthroscopy [...]
Even with Luke Kunin to sign as an RFA, Nashville had lots of cap space and decided to bring back a familiar face, signing winger Mikael Granlund to a one-year deal worth $3.75M. He returns to a Predators team that traded Kevin Fiala for Granlund back in 2018-19, and he’s back for another run, hopefully, [...]
The Fall freeze is officially over. After weeks of inactivity, the league has awoken and the signings are coming fast and furious now. After re-signing center, Mikael Granlund on Tuesday, the Nashville Predators backed that up by signing UFA forward, Erik Haula. https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1341783054566780928?s=20 The one-year deal worth $1.75M is not prohibitive in any way - [...]
Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Tampa Bay Lightning For the last 17 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 18th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer…er, winter. This is not a review of the likely performance on the [...]
Every NHL player peaks at some point in his career. From there, usually, the downward descent is slow, with it being several more seasons before he either retires or ceases to become fantasy relevant. There are exceptions though, which is where this month’s poll comes in. Each of the 20 listed players tasted significant fantasy [...]
The news came down on Monday that Oscar Klefbom would miss the entire 2021 campaign. For reference, I’m no longer calling it the 2020-21 season because I believe in semantics. This is, obviously, a massive hit to a blueline that could ill afford to take such a punch. If there was ever any question regarding [...]
Washington bolstered its forward depth by signing left winger Conor Sheary to a one-year deal worth $735,000. He heads to a Caps team that will be looking to add another Stanley Cup during the Ovechkin era, as he’s a free agent at the end of the season. With Ovechkin, Vrana, Wilson, and Oshie all ready, [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll finish our review of risers and fallers across the Eastern Conference. In this fourth and final installment, we’ll cover Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Toronto and Washington. Check out the links below to get caught up! Part One: Boston, Buffalo, Carolina, Columbus Part Two: Detroit, Florida, Montreal Part Three: [...]
