While 50 goals are the number most fantasy general managers drool over, scoring 40 goals in today's NHL is a great accomplishment. Only 37 players have scored 40 goals a season in the past 10 years. While there are plenty of the usual names, there are a few surprises (Matt Duchene, Brayden Point, William Karlsson [...]
Free hockey pool player boxes, for those who would like to run simple pools at the office... Every year in April (for the NHL playoffs) and to kick off September (for the regular season) I group players into comparable boxes and post them online for people to enjoy for free. Whether it's for the office [...]
As training camps get underway, it’s important to keep an eye on what line combinations are developing throughout the league. The success Michael Bunting enjoyed playing with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner last year made him very valuable as an add off the waiver wire, so watch for other players that might be able to [...]
Every Sunday, we 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, Alexander MacLean and Dobber — 1. Nathan MacKinnon signed an extension that makes him the highest paid player (based on cap hit) in the league next season. His [...]
The last cap rankings before the season begins comes just as we are starting to see line combinations. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and overreact to them, so make sure you’re checking back in on all the DobberHockey rankings to keep your feet on the ground. Better yet, keep downloading that guide, which is getting [...]
We are slowly inching up on the absolute best time of year to be a sports fan! The MLB playoffs are about to start, while the NFL is in full swing. Most importantly though, NHL and NBA are just around the corner! And with that comes a fresh season of fantasy sports! If you are [...]
Since Andrew Copp is expected to miss at least the first week of the regular season due to abdominal surgery, Michael Rasmussen has been centering the scoring line of Jakub Vrana and David Perron. This may not be a long-term placement for Rasmussen, but it is an opportunity nonetheless as he enters his fourth NHL [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. The 2022-23 season is just around the corner, and in the flurry of fantasy drafts happening recently the question of how to accurately assess, predict, and draft goaltenders continues to frustrate [...]
I try not to get too excited about line combinations at the opening of training camp. Oh no, not me. I’m not that guy. However… I’ll break down a few recent training camp developments and what they mean. https://twitter.com/keepingkarlsson/status/1573086710799470592 At Leafs camp on Friday, Adam Gaudette was skating on the second line with John Tavares [...]
Last week we used a custom table built from Frozen Tool reports to get an idea of some players who could be in line to disappoint if we take their 2021-22 production too seriously. This week we are going to flip the script and see what those same data points tell us about players who [...]
