Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and a third [...]
The Washington Capitals look to be not far off from icing the healthiest lineup they’ve had all season. *knocks on wood* Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom are skating, and both look to be somewhere between week-to-week and day-to-day. It could be that we see both back in the lineup by the New Year, and by [...]
We are back with another Tuesday edition of Game Picks, where we give out a Gold, Silver, and Bronze selection every Tuesday during the NHL season. There are 12 games on the NHL schedule tonight, which gives us a ton of betting options. I’ve done my best to research every game and I think I [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll check on a few skaters in their first season with a new team. The idea was inspired by Grant Campbell, who took a more extensive look at a similar topic in the Western Conference this week. Brent Burns The 37-year-old defenseman is doing well in his first year [...]
Last night’s games were a fantasy-hockey dreamland for goalies, with five of the six games played having three or fewer goals scored. If my math skills haven’t failed me, the combined save percentage for the 12 netminders was 0.945. Offensive kudos to Evgeni Malkin and Brayden Schenn, each scoring dramatic game-winners after 9-game scoring droughts. [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up. Coming up to the holidays, we will look at some players working with high or low shooting percentages and the line deployment that is driving them to hot streaks. The Player Usage Chart will also assist with dissecting some of the underlying analytics behind a line combination’s [...]
Here are the top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only dynasty league - December edition! OUT JANUARY 13 - DobberHockey's 15th annual Midseason Guide - pre-order it here. As always, prospects between +/-5.0 rating points should be considered equal value, and at that point become a matter of team needs (wait time vs. [...]
It looked as if Ottawa would have an excellent top-6 forward group heading into the season thanks to the development of their prospects and adding Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux. Unfortunately, Josh Norris injured his shoulder just five games into the season and that left them rotating centers on the second line for several weeks. [...]
After 25 to 30 games for each team, new additions to rosters should have acclimated to their new surroundings by now. We will check in with each team in the Western Conference and see how notable additions are doing to date and grade each team. This doesn’t include rookies on each roster. Anaheim Ducks The [...]
A great way to stay competitive in fantasy hockey leagues is to keep an eye on Dobber's hot/cold list. It's a quick, simple way to track which players may be worth picking up or dropping in one-year leagues. I'm in a league where you have to bid on free agents, and it's only once a [...]
