Dobber's Band-Aid Boys – 2021 edition! Which players are at risk to hurt your fantasy team by missing games? You've heard me talk about 'em. A DobberHockey staple since 2005. Definition of "Certified": The player is virtually guaranteed to miss games and is a significant risk to miss 12 or more in a given season. [...]
Maybe it was because of the shortened seasons, or perhaps it’s the new normal, but one thing for sure is the last two campaigns have featured more “come from nowhere” goalies than any in recent memory. Will 2021-22 (which, if all goes as intended, will end up the first with 82 games since 2018-19), be [...]
Often I find that we’re focusing on trying to find the later round gems, dealing with the middle-round decisions, and creating the best overall draft strategies that we completely overlook another key important decision. This decision sets the tone for the entire draft, and becomes a key component of your team all season long. That’s [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll predict each team’s fantasy MVP for the 2021-2022 campaign. When I think about value in fantasy hockey, I think about players who outperform expectations. As a result, this isn’t a list of each team’s best or most productive player. Rather, it’s a list of players whose contributions should significantly [...]
The NHL regular season is just one week away, so we are getting down to the final roster selections. There are five more days of exhibition games for teams to get a look and feel for their teams and build their lines. Vasily Podkolzin - The 10th overall pick in 2019 is slated to have [...]
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - October edition! DobberHockey's 16th annual Fantasy Hockey Guide is out, fully updated (as of just a few hours ago, in fact) and ready for download. Updates are happening multiple times each day - so you'll never have outdated info. Pick it [...]
We have a week left until the season starts, which doesn’t provide a lot of time for people to catch up on training camp news. I get that even in the best of times, finding some minutes to research fantasy hockey can be tough for people with families, a job (or multiple), and other responsibilities. [...]
This will be my third season of trying to pin down the top 20 rookies and it is always much more difficult than it seems. I have over-reached on some 18-year-olds and just flat missed on some great rookies the past two seasons. The flip side is that I did have Pius Suter #17, Jason [...]
One of the best feelings in fantasy hockey is when a player you believe in breaks through for a monster season. In fantasy hockey, players who come out of nowhere to score 70 points are gold, but they are tough to find. There are always the obvious choices, but those are selected high in drafts. [...]
It’s that time of year where line combinations and power play units should be taken with a grain of salt, but it’s impossible not to get excited about the prospect of some of them. One such intriguing combo was in Montreal, where Christian Dvorak, Josh Anderson and Jonathan Drouin were paired together earlier this week [...]
