The New York Islanders have hired Patrick Roy to be their new head coach, replacing Lane Lambert. The Islanders’ 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago on Friday could have sealed Lambert’s fate, as the team had gone 2-6-2 in its last 10 games. Lambert’s team had become more fantasy friendly this season, as players like Bo [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Today’s article is inspired by Edmonton prospect Xavier Bourgault, whose scoring has completely fallen off a cliff this year as he continues his transition from junior to pro hockey in [...]
All-star observations Since being named to the 2024 NHL All-star “event” in Toronto, how are some of the guys doing? Alexandar Georgiev, 0-2, 4 goals surrendered in each start, save percentage of .875. Not that his save percentage was stellar before his selection - under .900 for the season, Georgiev leads the league in wins [...]
As expected, the Senators have signed Shane Pinto to a one-year, $775,000 contract. Pinto is expected to return from his half-season suspension on Sunday, so it will be interesting to see how the Senators draw their lines up the middle with Josh Norris projected to return at around that time as well. In the Midseason [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are going to try a new way to look at goalies. Essentially we are going to be tracking down some goalie start numbers and see if we can find a way to run a report or a series of reports to give us an idea of who is [...]
Welcome back everyone! This week is all about winning the weekend with a loaded slate on Saturday and actually a fairly good sized one on Sunday.The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him for the next several days)Sam Bennett, C/LW, Florida Panthers (Rostered in 39% of ESPN leagues, 55% Fantrax, 30% Yahoo) – Bennett [...]
I’m going to cut right to the chase here. If you need goaltending help, go kick the tires on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. UPL has posted back-to-back shutouts this week and has five wins and five quality starts in his last six games. I know, I know… the shutouts were against bottom feeders San Jose and Chicago, [...]
Welcome back my Cap-friendlies! Hope that everyone is staying warm and safe out there with the winter weather we have so far missed in a good portion of North America, finally making its grand entrance.I must start this week by saying that probably like most of you out there, I have a pretty active group [...]
The 2024 Dobber Hockey Midseason Guide was released last Friday! It has second-half projections, prospects that could be on their way, players that are set to rebound, players likely to be on the move at the trade deadline, and a whole lot more. Be sure to head to the Dobber Shop to procure your very [...]
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 [...]
