It is always a subjective result when looking back at a general manager of an NHL team and rating them based on their success, because ultimately they are only successful if their team wins the Stanley Cup. In the salary cap era, it is a very difficult job, but the four pillars I’d consider the [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Brian is joined by professional goalie knower Cat Silverman for a Smörgoåliesbord 2019 redux! Brian and Cat chat about how we can evaluate goalies and what stats we should care about most from a fantasy perspective. They then dig into the absolute catastrophe that was [...]
Here are the Top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only keeper leagues - April edition! As always, players +/- 5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of personal bias or team needs. o=offensive player, os=offensive, but small, p=power forward, t=two-way forward Click [...]
When you sit down later this summer and try to figure out which players are in line to regress, the first statistic you should look at is shooting percentage. It’s not the only stat to consider, but it’s a good starting point. Any player who saw an increase of at least five percentage points this [...]
Ramblings – The 10 Best Fantasy Prospects Recently Signed to Entry-Level Contracts (Apr 13) *** Here is my prediction of how things will go for the NHL. At this point any kind of regular season seems extremely unlikely – I’ll call it 5%. And I don’t see a scenario for that 5% to even happen, [...]
Every Sunday, we’ll share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week’s 'Daily Ramblings'. Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Cam Robinson, and Dobber […]
Dominik Kubalik was the most impressive forward among rookie skaters, assuming the regular season is over. The Czech Republic native would likely be nominated but finish third behind the uber talented defensemen Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes. Kubalik isn’t your typical rookie as he’s 24 years old. He was drafted in the seventh round in [...]
Some sad news to start... Oilers forward Colby Cave has died at the age of 25. Cave was placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week. Although COVID-19 isn’t reportedly related to his death, it certainly affected how close his family could be with him during his time in the [...]
Welcome back, prospect enthusiasts. A few weeks back I brought you the top players emerging out of the QMJHL, which has six representing first-round North American rankings. For the next three weeks, I will be continuing that trend to bring you the top from the OHL, WHL, USA and finishing up with European skaters. In [...]
According to ESPN, various locations around North America have contacted the NHL regarding hosting neutral-site games, should the 2019-20 NHL season resume. The reported locations include Grand Forks, North Dakota; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. These games would likely be held in empty arenas. At this stage, we would simply need to consider this [...]
