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'. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Cam Robinson, and Dobber […]
Geek of the Week: The Resurrection of Jeff Carter
If you are in keeper or dynasty leagues, “thirty” is a bad word. Owners will sell off players for pennies on the dollar because they are on the brink of decline. A lot do. There is intelligence to this mindset, but it has limits. Owners spend countless amounts of time searching for that next breakout [...]
Ramblings: Konecny Healthy Scratched, Ovechkin Returns, Pastrnak Season Debut, Injuries, Trade Requests (Jan 31)
There were plenty of games to watch on Saturday, most of them at the same time. Let’s start with some surprising news that was announced before the big block of 7 pm ET games. Travis Konecny was made a healthy scratch on Saturday, which is no doubt something that his fantasy owners wouldn’t have expected. [...]
The Journey: Early Forward Prospect Pickups
Welcome back to The Journey. For those who caught last week’s article, where I addressed a few goalie prospect pickup options, I hope you placed a bid on one of the listed names and enjoyed some fantasy benefits during the week. Four of the six I had mentioned saw starts, with each of them earning [...]
Saturday’s Picks: Bet the Over on Canucks/Jets
All things considered, I’ll take an even start to kickoff the season, as last week my inaugural batch of picks went 3-3. Aside from the Flyers not even getting off the bus to face the Bruins (my bad on that one, by the way, that was a wack pick), I’m feeling good about starting this [...]
Daily Fantasy Saturday: Dirt Cheap Detroit Could Deliver
May I have a word with the NHL schedule making team? This past week there was only one game on both Monday and Friday, and just two games on Wednesday. Meanwhile sandwiched in the middle were 13- and 14- game slates on Tuesday and Thursday respectively. I am sure there is a method to this [...]
Ramblings: Fiala Suspended, More Postponed Vegas Games, Top Line Combinations (Jan 30)
Fantasy owners will need to make do without Kevin Fiala for the next three games. The Wild forward was suspended for his dangerous hit from behind on Matt Roy during Thursday’s game. The suspension will make Fiala unavailable for Saturday and Sunday’s home series with Colorado, as well as Tuesday’s rematch with the Avalanche. Fiala [...]
Looking Ahead: Keep Karlsson Short-Term Expectations Low
All fantasy owners need help in the short term AND the long term. The Looking Ahead feature identifies one player to plug into lineups in the short term, a second to invest in for the long term, a third to bench for the coming week, and a fourth who will struggle to meet expectations for [...]
Frozen Tool Forensics: Power-Play Opportunity
Welcome back to another week of Frozen Tool Forensics. This week we are looking at player opportunity on the power play. With the new season, we have new lineups, new deployments, and new potential breakout players. Today we are going to focus on players who have had things change - whether for the good or [...]
Ramblings: Vegas/St. Louis Cancelled; Fast Starts from Verhaeghe, Eriksson Ek, Gurianov (Jan 29)
Another week, another game cancellation. The St. Louis/Vegas game was postponed on Thursday due to a positive test among one Golden Knights player and a member of its coaching staff. In case you missed it, Vegas GM Kelly McCrimmon took over coaching duties for Tuesday’s game as the team’s coaching staff isolated. Hopefully you found [...]