Rambling about the latest line combos, Grigorenko, Matheson, Zatkoff, Sheary and more … *** Philippe Grubauer gave Brayden Holtby a rest last night and he posted an 18-save shutout – the 18 being the Trotz effect, and why being a goalie in his coaching system is so great. It was the first shutout of [...]
Dobber returns with his first Ramblings about actual NHL games in 2016-17! … *** If you’re late to the party, you can pick up my 11th annual Fantasy Guide right here. * And what you’re not too late for – Dobbernomics! Sign up for it here and compete against the world for the most [...]
The Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in points-only fantasy hockey keeper leagues - October edition. The follow-up to yesterday's Top 200 Fantasy Prospect Forwards, here are the defensemen. Adjustments made based on camp performance (ahem - Sergachev, Forsling). And yes, Theodore did drop and Werenski did rise (to head off any questions on [...]
The Top 200 forward prospects to own in keeper league fantasy hockey - October edition Boy, training camp sure moved players up and down the fantasy value list, eh? Whether it was Arturri Lehkonen's impressive camp in Montreal, or Danton Heinen's seizing a spot in Boston, or perhaps some players who made huge impressions [...]
Rambling about Huberdeau, Frk, Heinen, Parenteau, Sanford and more … *** Last Fantasy Guide update was…last night (of course!). Two updates went down yesterday. And you can probably expect two more today, tomorrow, and one Wednesday and then I’ll do the last update Thursday. But you won’t find any other Fantasy Guide that has Yakupov [...]
Rambling about preseason action: Lehkonen, Motte, Guentzel, Skjei, Zucker, Lehner and more … *** Last Fantasy Guide update was Tuesday, but that update was very minor compared to the two updates I did on Monday (yes, updates are so frequent now that they’re often a couple of times per day). If you got the Monday [...]
The Top 100 defensemen to own in a points-only keeper league. October edition These 100 defensemen were pulled directly from the Top 300 list that was posted Saturday. Because it's points-only, and positions aren't a factor, giving dmen their own list just makes sense. Criteria and factors are the same as that found in [...]
The Top 300 skaters to own in a fantasy hockey keeper league - October edition (to kick off the 16-17 NHL season) This month includes injury adjustments, a couple of key prospects stepping up, and some further tweaking to the bottom end of the defensement (you'll see that impact more clearly in Sunday's Top [...]
Rambling about my other draft, Gaborik's injury, Shaw's in hot water already, preseason stats and more … *** Last Fantasy Guide update was Sunday. I also updated the Draft List. At this point, updates are daily, so just re-download the Guide and/or Draft List as needed. Lots happening right now and if you want to [...]
Rambling about my draft, Ottawa’s tough luck, Halak Attack and more … *** Last Fantasy Guide update was Sunday. I also updated the Draft List. At this point, updates are daily, so just re-download the Guide and/or Draft List as needed. Lots happening right now and if you want to stay up to the minute [...]
