With the release of the NHL schedule, we can start breaking down a lot of the numbers, data, and trends that we get from it. Stick taps to Eric Daoust who had the schedule loaded up into Frozentools within hours, where it’s downloadable in its entirety as an Excel sheet. Andrew Santillo does the schedule [...]
With the Fantasy Guide dropping Monday I’m sure you all have a lot more reading to get through it, and don’t want to spend too much time here going over news and rambles about what is happening at the end of July, but I’ll try to make it worth your while. If you haven’t bought [...]
The days of a legit number one goaltender holding down the crease and playing 65-plus games are on their way out. More than ever before a team must employ, at least, two capable NHL goaltenders if that squad hopes to take a deep run at the Stanley Cup. Take a look at the Vegas Golden [...]
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 [...]
The fantasy guide dropped yesterday! If you haven’t bought the guide though, go do that now and then come back to read this after, because the fantasy guide is the pinnacle of what we produce here, and not only is it the most engrossing read, but buying one is also the best way to support [...]
Along with the players between the pipes, assembling a roster of blue-line beasts to anchor a fantasy squad usually results in a team sitting at the top of the table come spring. Filling out lineups with even a couple of the names below likely means that team is built to win, which is why it’s [...]
This week, we will look at each roster in the West and determine which players have the most high-danger shots per game and which are the most successful in terms of shooting percentage. If you are curious, the stats are available at Dobber’s Frozen Tools here. Here is the definition of a high-danger shot per [...]
When discussing literary classics, some might bring up The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, or 1984. However, true intellectuals know that the greatest collection of words can be found in one book and one book only – Dobber’s Annual Fantasy Guide. I’m honoured to post our Daily Ramblings on the same day that we’re [...]
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. The Dobber Hockey 2024-25 Fantasy Guide will be available for download tomorrow, as confirmed by Dobber on X. Yes, tomorrow, [...]
The Blue Jackets signed RFA forward Kent Johnson to a three-year contract with a cap hit of $1.8 million. Johnson’s production fell slightly in 2023-24 with just 16 points in 42 games following a 39-point rookie campaign in 2022-23. Johnson underwent surgery for a torn labrum to end his season in late February, and he [...]
