In the fast-paced world of hockey, where goals light up the scoreboard and electrify crowds, the subtler aspects of the game often escape the spotlight. Among these, a player’s defensive contributions, though less heralded, are pivotal in shaping the outcome of games. This is where advanced metrics like Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (xGA/60) [...]
There were 14 games on Thursday and will be just one on Friday. So that I can spread the workload more evenly over two days, I’ll focus mainly on the early games today while discussing noteworthy happenings from the later games tomorrow. - Juraj Slafkovsky has consistently been one of the top-searched players on Frozen [...]
Welcome back CapFriendlies! Fantasy playoffs are full go in most leagues and if you’re like me, the focus right now each day is looking really no further than next week. However, if you’re one of those in a cap league, short, mid, and long-term are always top of mind. For this week’s Capped I want [...]
Jack Quinn returned to the Buffalo lineup on Wednesday night after missing two months due to a lower-body surgery. Considering the time he missed to start the season, it has been a brutally unlucky stretch of health for the young winger. He slotted in his usual spot on the second line with Dylan Cozens. JJ [...]
Welcome to the newest edition of the Injury Ward. Here you will find the latest NHL injury updates and also which players may benefit from these situations. My name is Blake Creamer and I will be tackling this topic every single week. I want this article to work for you, so if there are players [...]
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 East playoff race is not exactly an arms race at the moment, but it is certainly fascinating. The Capitals were supposed to be done two months ago, and were too far out. Instead, after being sellers at the deadline, they’re getting balanced scoring, their top players are producing, and the young guys all look [...]
Welcome inside the latest edition of Eastern Edge, a weekly fantasy hockey column at Dobber Hockey analyzing the top trending fantasy news impacting your fantasy hockey squad on a week-to-week basis. The work as an astute fantasy hockey truly never stops. Depending on league format and your team’s standing, there are a number of ways [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up! With every team likely to be in the middle of fantasy playoff season at this point, we will take a deep look at the line combinations of teams who specifically play on off-nights this week. Given the dense schedule, there are only four games left this week [...]
As we stare down a potentially active goalie market in the NHL, we’re left with the smoke but not much fire from the trade deadline, where we did see a few goalies change teams, but no one likely to make a huge difference fantasy-wise at this point. Logan Thompson reigns as the top value goalie [...]
