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 [...]
I would have thought that Valeri Nichushkin’s suspension (discussed by Cliffy yesterday) would have made room in the lineup for another black-ace scorer on the wing in Nikolai Kovalenko. Kovalenko put up excellent numbers in the KHL this year, but has only gotten a very limited look in the post-season here, playing a total of [...]
Last week’s iteration of Eastern Edge featured a retrospective into some of the best under-the-radar fantasy hockey performances of the previous regular season from players on non-playoff teams. As mentioned, sometimes in the fantasy game you have to look back to get ahead. Conversely, it’s never too early to dig into some research and have [...]
The NHL announced Carson Soucy is suspended one game for his cross-check on Connor McDavid on Sunday night while Nikita Zadorov got a $5000 fine for another cross-check on McDavid a split-second before the Soucy cross-check. There seems to be a theme here but I can’t quite put my finger on it… * Filip Chytil [...]
Regardless of what series you’re talking about, all teams remaining in the playoffs clearly have talented rosters with fantasy-relevant pieces up-and-down their lineups. However, just like with any team sport and a prolonged postseason push, not every player pulls their weight and poor playoff performances can have a direct impact on fantasy value heading into [...]
This week, I will go back to 2015 and look at Western teams and see if they dealt their first or second-round pick and if the pick was worth more than the roster player or picks they got back. The point is that teams try to add that last piece of the puzzle to help [...]
With the draft lottery in the recent past now, the world championships underway, and the NHL playoffs not even half over, there aren’t many eyes already turned to July first. However, as I always do in the spring, I have my final list of projected annual cap hits for each of the top-100 free agents. [...]
Panthers 3, Bruins 2 (Panthers lead series 3-1) What a difference a week can make. Last Monday, the Bruins had stolen both Game 1 and home-ice advantage in their second-round series with the Panthers. Three-straight losses later and Boston is on the brink of elimination, heading to enemy territory for a do-or-die Game 5. After [...]
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 NHL's draft lottery was anticlimactic, with the San Jose Sharks winning the first overall selection, and the Chicago Blackhawks [...]
There were two games of playoff pucks on Saturday: Game 4 of the NY Rangers/Carolina series, and Game 3 of the Colorado/Dallas series. Hurricanes 4, Rangers 3 (Rangers lead series 3-1) Brady Skjei’s goal with just over three minutes left in regulation gave the Hurricanes the lead for good in Game 4, preventing a Rangers [...]
