Fantasy hockey is an exercise in decision making. Successful fantasy GMs are separated from their less decorated peers by virtue of their decisions. That’s not to say that plain old dumb luck isn’t a factor – we all know it is. But despite this, we bravely do our best to anticipate trends, or at worst, we try to react effectively to unforeseen events.
Fantasy hockey is an exercise in decision making. Successful fantasy GMs are separated from their less decorated peers by virtue of their decisions. That’s not to say that plain old dumb luck isn’t a factor – we all know it is. But despite this, we bravely do our best to anticipate trends, or at worst, we try to react effectively to unforeseen events.
Malkin's points-per-game: 1.09 as a rookie, then 1.29, 1.38 and then in this past postseason 1.50. Steady increase. He's either playing hurt or he's about to go nutty with the points very soon, because his 1.13 on the season is wrong wrong wrong - the stat will right itself. Mark it! Kari Lehtonen took [...]
For your listening pleasure - put it on your Ipod or just listen in on your computer! Dobber Nation appears on the 25th of every month, except December (Christmas). Let's talk some fantasy hockey!
Andrew Walker has a conversation with Sportsnet's Peter Loubardias about some players to keep an eye on in the upcoming WJC tournament, such as Nikita Filatov, Mattias Tedenby, Tomas Tatar and more; Alessandro Seren Rosso is an expert on Russian hockey players and he discusses the status and skills of various well-known Russian hockey personalities; Dobber discusses the offense situation in Nashville and Phoenix, as well as players such as Marc Savard, Mathieu Perreault, Nathan Horton and who he will be watching at the WJC; Top 2010 potential draftee Mark Pysyk jumps on with his experiences going through an NHL draft year.
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Here it is - the Top 20 Fantasy Hockey Events of the past decade, as decided by yours truly along with your input. Ryan Smyth - to return Saturday. Kopitar owners rejoice Jordan Staal took a puck off the face last night and was bleeding profusely. He left the game, but was in [...]
Dobber Nation will be out late this evening or tomorrow morning. Lots of WJC coverage and fantasy hockey talk - Guests: Mark Pysyk of the Edmonton Oil Kings, a potential first rounder next summer; Sportsnet's Peter Loubardias; Russian prospects expert Alessandro Seren Rosso; and I will also be on the show. Be sure to catch [...]
Ryan Callahan has eight points in his last five games. He's habitually playing over 20 minutes a contest, thanks to his hustle and two-way skills. His 121 hits place him third in the NHL behind Clutterbuck and Robidas. He played with Higgins and Christensen the game before last night (not sure who he played with [...]
It’s that wonderful time of the year, where we are all supposed to be in the spirit of giving. As much as I’d love to give you all guaranteed winners so you have some extra spending money on Boxing Day, I’m quite busy rushing around trying to find adequate Christmas gifts, as I have left my shopping till the last week... again. Enough of this fluff talk, let’s get right to it. If you want to win money I’d bet on my dog before putting money on me... Happy Holidays!!!
Crazynuck delivers the goods as always! Want to see what teams have the best and worst schedules from a fantasy perspective? It doesn't matter what day your fantasy pool sets the lines, it's all in here!
Only Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin average more ice time amongst Pens forwards than Jordan Staal, who averages over 19 minutes of playing time each night. No one on the Pens logs more short-handed minutes than Staal. Unfortunately for his fantasy hockey owners, he only receives the eighth most average power play time. That makes Staal more valuable to the Pens than on your fantasy squad.
