A few weeks ago on Frozen Tool Forensics, we focused on potential breakout players using a breakout threshold process outlined elsewhere on the site. For the full break down check out the article. Part of the analysis was looking at players that had strong second half splits. That got me thinking generally about first half/second [...]
Ottawa locked up another one of its core pieces on Wednesday as they signed centre/winger Tim Stützle to an eight-year deal worth north of $8M a year on the cap. The third overall pick from 2020 has one year left on his entry-level deal, managed 22 goals and 36 assists last season, and is primed [...]
The draft and free agent frenzy are now beyond even the rearview mirror, and we’re looking forward to October and the 2022-23 season. Every year, the expert prognosticators go at this from the top down, picking the new Stanley Cup champs and the playoff-worthy challengers. I’m going to do this in reverse, and add one [...]
Good day everybody, know there has been a slight hiatus over the last month or so and I do apologize for that. Between another move that happened somewhat last second, a slew of technical issues, and some other issues, the last month has been frustrating on a lot of fronts. With that said, I am [...]
There are a handful of prominent restricted free agents left to sign with their teams, among them Jason Robertson in Dallas, Rasmus Sandin in Toronto, Barrett Hayton in Arizona, and Kirby Dach in Montreal. One of those guys was locked up for four years on Wednesday morning: https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1567497952196804610 This doesn’t seem like a bad bet [...]
For the last 19 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
Every year I put together a bit of a schedule planner for myself to look ahead to the games played by each NHL team in the fantasy finals weeks. The last few years it has been less useful with any planning around Covid schedules being a complete crapshoot. This year though we can anticipate (with [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll divide Eastern Conference goaltenders into tiers based on their fantasy hockey value. Keep in mind, there’s a fair bit of subjectivity that goes into these tiers, so think of them more as a guide for your own thinking than rigid rankings that you should stick to. Tier 1 Igor [...]
Here are the Top 120 rearguards to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - September edition! First, if you haven't done so already, pick up the 17th annual Fantasy Hockey Guide here! Fully updated, includes the draft list spreadsheet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MygK1f5mBvA Players within +/- 5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value and [...]
