There’s nothing like rolling out a mediocre AHL defensive unit and hoping for the best. That’s exactly what the Jets are doing these days. Winnipeg didn’t have a single defenseman that was in their top-eight on a minute-basis last season in the lineup on Tuesday evening. However, if you’re going to roll into action [...]
We here at DobberHockey have been trumpeting several breakout targets for this season. And to a man, Anthony Mantha was on all of our lists and the tips of our writing fingers. Personally, I felt he would take another step forward this season. However, I wondered if the true breakout was still a year [...]
Hockey is coming! We did it, folks. The offseason is all but over. The true action begins in mere hours and we are all here for it. ** After the waiver wire looked deeper than the Oilers lineup yesterday, just two players were snapped up. Eric Comrie finds his way out of the [...]
As training camp makes way for the (way too long) preseason schedule, we’re beginning to see the massive list of unsigned RFAs start to dwindle. Monday witnessed Travis Konecny and Brock Boeser put pen to ink and thus putting a bow on their team’s respective unsigned lists. These two have been linked since the [...]
So I guess Pavel Zacha ‘coming to terms’ with Avangard Omsk was just that - coming to terms. Not signing on the dotted line. And despite Ray Shero’s entertaining and expletive-laced response to perceived pressure, the Devils re-signed the former sixth overall pick to a three-year deal worth 2.25 million per season on Tuesday morning. [...]
We are T-minus nine days until training camps open across the league. Fantasy draft dates are being set. Air B&B rentals are being obtained with the complete expectation of having to open a new account after the inevitable destruction occurs. I’m talking 1996 USA Olympics Men's Hockey team destruction. As you prepare to take down [...]
Hockey has begun! Over in Finland, the Jr A SM-liiga has fired up regular-season contests. That's right people, we are darn close meow! It's fitting that Finland is getting us rolling as word came down in the wee hours of Tuesday morning that former fourth overall selection, Jesse Puljujärvi has signed a one-year deal [...]
Last season, we saw several players outkick their expectations and give tremendous value to their owners. Mika Zibanejad, Sebastian Aho, Timo Meier, Brayden Point, and of course, Jordan Binnington. Which players will do the same in 2019-20? Here are a few that haven’t been garnering a ton of attention this offseason. Kevin Labanc [...]
Fantasy Impact: The New York Islanders have signed veteran center, Derick Brassard to a one-year contract worth 1.2 million dollars. New York Gets: A versatile pivot with nearly 900 games of NHL experience. Brassard struggled to find his footing last season while living out of a suitcase. The former sixth overall selection from 2006 split [...]
We’ll start this up with a layup. If you have not yet purchased the 14th Annual Fantasy Hockey Guide, then clearly you’ve been busy this summer. Which is cool. I like the sun. However, NHL action is six weeks out. Draft season is all but here. Go on and get it. ** Monday [...]
