For the last 20 years (12 with The Hockey News), Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The site began these reviews on August 8, and today wraps up the 32nd team. These are not reviews of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but more in [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are diving into the Yahoo rankings. I try to include some sort of Yahoo thematic article every year as there is a significant number of folks that use Yahoo as their platform and there are always some significant odd balls in the projections. Getting an idea of some [...]
Be sure to head to the Dobber Shop to purchase your copy of the 2023-24 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide! It has projections, depth charts, prospect reviews, future outlooks, sleepers and busts, goalies to target, and a whole lot more. Because it’s an online copy, it is updated whenever we get new information like injuries, trades, [...]
The world of fantasy hockey is heavily driven by data and statistical analysis, including traditional metrics such as Zone Start Percentage (ZS%) and Corsi-For Percentage (CF%), standard tools that have been in use since the early to late 2000s. As time has passed and technology has advanced, new frontiers in analytics have emerged, with cutting-edge [...]
For the last 20 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber and the team have reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 21st annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings but in [...]
A pair of young players were extended by their teams on Wednesday. First, Morgan Frost was extended for two years by the Philadelphia Flyers with those seasons carrying an average annual value of $2.1M. Frost, who turned 24 years old in May, had easily his best season in 2022-23 by playing 81 of 82 games, [...]
Dobber's Band-Aid Boys – 2023 edition! Which players are at risk to hurt your fantasy team by missing games? You've heard me talk about 'em. A DobberHockey staple since 2005. ** FREE App! - Starting Goalie Notifications - Goalie Post (iOS here; Android here) ** Definition of "Certified": The player is virtually guaranteed to miss [...]
For the last 20 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 21st annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site and are also normally [...]
We’re into September, and my first couple of fantasy drafts are less than two weeks away. Usually it’s a lot better to have the drafts closer to the season so late injuries, demotions, etc aren’t as impactful. However, when you find a date that can work for every single league-mate, you run with it. * [...]
