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, Brennan Des and Dobber — 1. With the NHL back from its All-Star break/bye week combo, that means it's time to look at the stretch run [...]
Hello and welcome back to Geek of the Week! After writing quite a few articles commenting on the decreases in hits this season, we were left wondering whether gameplay has changed and people are hitting less, or if the counting of this stat has changed. Last week, the NHL decided to conduct a third-party audit [...]
From the games that I caught at least a part of on Saturday, tempers seemed to be more heated than normal. Of all of the nastiness, the story of the night was sparked by a slapshot on an empty net. No big deal, right? A suspension is coming for Morgan Rielly. I know Ridly Greig’s [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Something that caught my eye recently was league equivalency work being developed by EP Rinkside’s Chace McCallum. He posted the following chart, which shows the top 20 highest league-adjusted scoring [...]
A little extra time on my hands over the All-Star break and with this week's slow start, this is probably a dangerous thing for a part-time hockey writer. I’ve taken to look at one of my favorite topics: fantasy defensemen. Dobber came out with his monthly ranking of keeper/dynasty D-men. I’d point out that his [...]
After Jonathan Quick started three consecutive games for the Rangers, Igor Shesterkin was back between the pipes on Friday. Shesterkin hadn’t been his usual self recently, as he had been tagged with five really bad starts during January and a 3.25 GAA and .863 SV% in 2024 entering Friday’s game. Fortunately, the Blackhawks represented a [...]
Welcome back from the All-Star Break everyone! This week always feels a little strange for fantasy hockey as the schedule is usually much lighter meaning some matchups may be lobsidded one way or another. If you’re one of those out there that can’t fill out much of a roster this week trust me, you’re not [...]
Every so often I try to take a moment to pause and make sure to do some deeper dives into some of the numbers we use to assess player performances. In articles I will often refer to underlying numbers and it is often a shorthand way of saying that for each player there are a [...]
Jack Hughes returned to the Devils lineup on Thursday after missing the past month with an upper-body injury. He didn’t make the kind of splash that was hoped, as he was held without a point and was a minus-3 in the Devils’ 5-3 home loss to Calgary. Hughes did take four shots in 20 minutes [...]
The role of goaltenders in hockey is undeniably crucial, influencing the outcome of games and seasons. While traditional statistics like Save Percentage (SV%) and Goals Against Average (GAA) have dominated performance evaluations, they fall short of capturing the full spectrum of a goalie's impact. This article pivots to advanced analytics, particularly High-Danger Save Percentage (HDSV%) [...]
