We are making our way through the last unofficial week of summer, with Labour Day just around the bend. That means training camps are on the way soon, with rookie camps first, so draft season is nearly upon us. Some may have happened already, but September is when things really start to get rolling. Unfortunately [...]
For the last 19 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber Hockey has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. Dobber’s comprehensive fantasy guide for 2022-23, along with complete draft rankings, is also available, and will be your resource all season for fantasy managers. The 20th annual off-season review has, and will [...]
Last week saw Phil Kessel sign with Vegas, which might improve their roster a little and Paul Stastny sign in Carolina. The number of free agents still available is dwindling and those remaining won’t improve a roster that significantly. Here is my look at the remaining top eight teams in the West and how they [...]
I always believe that the release of the Dobber guide is the unofficial start of the hockey fantasy season, but many others consider the fantasy season begins when Yahoo opens their fantasy hockey site. The best part of the Yahoo site is the mock drafting, as it allows fantasy general managers to see which players [...]
Once again I got the call from the ECHL as an EBUG and am filling in for Dobber today. I’m going to focus on a few issues that have either been on my mind for a while or things I’m curious about going forward. * First, a big announcement. It’s finally launched – the all-new [...]
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. Once upon a time, Anthony Mantha was one of the more heralded Wingers Of The Fantasy Future that we had in the NHL. [...]
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 [...]
We focused yesterday on draft strategies, players with low ADPs, and some thoughts on position scarcity for the upcoming year. Today the focus shifts to the deeper keepers/dynasty leagues, and what those groups are focusing on in the summer instead. How to Value Players in a Trade Many of the questions we see in the [...]
For the last 20 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 The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. On the one hand, building through the draft in fantasy allows weak teams to acquire high-end assets for free. But when those assets routinely take three-to-five years to start posting meaningful [...]
