Next on our list are the Edmonton Oilers who were just recently knocked out of the Semi-Finals by the Colorado Avalanche 4-0. The Oilers ended up with 49 wins in 2021-22 and 104 points, which was their most points in the regular season since 1986-87 when they won the Stanley Cup. GM and Coach Ken [...]
In last week's column, we focused on players who saw a significant decrease in shooting percentage this season. This week, we're going to look at players who saw a substantial boost in shooting percentage. As a quick refresher, a player who takes 200 shots a season (just under 2.5 shots per game) and has an [...]
Hard at work on the Fantasy Prospects Report, which will come out the afternoon of June 14. It is the 16th edition and has been an invaluable resource for keeper and dynasty leaguers. You can pre-order it here. * The Stanley Cup Final: Defending Stanley Cup Champions versus the Juggernaut. The team that just can’t [...]
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. The Lightning are again heading into the offseason over the cap, and even though they don't have a full roster, they already [...]
Following last night’s 2-1 victory over the Rangers, the Tampa Bay Lightning have cemented their spot in the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive year. Their win over New York makes it 11 straight playoff series Tampa has reeled off in a row. And during that stretch, they’ve only lost back-to-back games once, and [...]
For the third season in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be playing in the Stanley Cup Final. Just 21 seconds after Frank Vatrano tied the game on a power-play goal, Steven Stamkos atoned for the penalty he had just taken by scoring the eventual game-winning goal. After a short review, the officials decided [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. This week, we’ll take a look at how Kaapo Kahkonen performed over his brief audition with the Sharks after a mid-season trade from Minnesota in order to project his value in [...]
In Thursday’s article, we pieced together a lineup that I entered in the $15 DraftKings Showdown contest that paid $20,000 to 1st place. Thanks to a Brandon Hagel empty net goal and a postgame scoring adjustment that changed Tampa Bay’s second goal from Mikhail Sergachev to Ondrej Palat, I was able to come away with [...]
The general opinion of people that I talk hockey with (not necessarily from a fantasy perspective) seems to be that the Oilers need to move on from Mike Smith. Although Smith can look like a world beater at times, it’s those gaffs resulting from his tendency to take risks that stand out. During the first [...]
Now that we have officially wrapped up the MVP discussions it is time to turn our attentions, at long last, to the playoffs. There are many places to get the play-by-plays, the current takes and storylines, but this is not it. We are going to dive into this extra set of games and see if [...]
