They didn’t play on Wednesday night, so Tampa Bay had a practice instead. At that practice, the team ran the same third line they’ve been running their last few games with Nick Paul centering Tanner Jeannot and Ross Colton. This is being done because Michael Eyssimont was injured in Game 1 and Jeannot, returning from [...]
The Stanley Cup playoffs have not disappointed. No team made it through the first round undefeated, there have also been many frantic comebacks and a lot of physicality. As a result of the physical nature that is present in these playoffs, many teams have sustained injuries. There have also been a few suspensions related to [...]
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 [...]
I’ve been down and out with covid the last few days, so I haven’t had the time or energy to dive in or research anything foundational. It also means I haven’t been catching any of the late games recently. Regardless, I’m going to give a couple thoughts I have on each series so far. Leafs [...]
Eastern Edge: Analyzing Surprise Performances in the East, Outlooks for Next Season including Auston Matthews, Tage Thompson, and more. I’m going to take a look at some of the biggest surprise fantasy performances from this season and provide some outlook on what to expect next year. This will include positive and negative surprises. I’ll refrain [...]
Injuries are a part of the NHL postseason, but injuries can affect some teams more than others. Colorado not having Gabriel Landeskog at all, is one example, as is Boston looking shaky, at times, without Patrice Bergeron in the lineup. This extends to Boston’s opponent as well. Florida’s Aaron Ekblad, in my view, has not [...]
This week we’re going to look at each team in the Western Conference and name an MVP and an MDP (most disappointing player). I’m going to exclude players who were out with an injury for more than three-quarters of the season, but focus more on players who just didn’t perform up to expectations. Anaheim Ducks [...]
A couple of my top 10 columns over the past few weeks have focused on surprising forwards and defensemen of 2022-23. With scoring up to 3.18 goals per game per team (the highest since 1993-94), it was pretty easy to find some of the most surprising skaters. The most difficult was limiting it to 10 [...]
Starting your office’s playoff pool late? Order the 17th annual Interactive Playoff Draft List here. Immediate download! * GROUND has been broken on the 2023 Fantasy Prospects Report! I figure on May 1 I will make next year’s offerings available in the shop for pre-order (not there yet). The Prospects Report will be released June [...]
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 cap-strapped Vegas Golden Knights attempted their own Nikita Kucherov salary cap strategy, activating Mark Stone just in time for the playoffs. [...]
