The top 100 goalies to own in fantasy hockey keeper leagues, July edition. New faces/new places... These rankings are based on keeper leagues, but how much they can help you this year plays a big part - more so than with skaters. This is because the goaltending position fluctuates so much. One day you're [...]
Rambling about Matthews vs. Laine (again), the Sharks, minor notes from around the league and more … *** I’m finding a surprising amount of resistance so the idea that Auston Matthews should be the first overall pick in this year’s keeper league draft. So now the pendulum has swung too far the other way. Matthews [...]
Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Anaheim Ducks […]
Fantasy Impact: The Penguins re-sign unrestricted free agent defenseman Justin Schultz for one year at $1.4 million. In general, we don't break down a move when a player signs with the same team, but if it's a little unexpected and has fantasy implications, such as with Steven Stamkos (analysis here), then we will. The [...]
Rambling about Halak vs. Elliott, the Red Wings, Lou, Doan, Rask and more … *** I solicited questions in the comments area of the Ramblings Monday and there were some interesting topics that I’ll tackle today… * Jaroslav Halak vs. Brian Elliott I like this one because each is a topic unto himself. It’s also [...]
The Top 50 Prospect Defensemen to own in fantasy hockey, July edition. Provorov still rules, 2016 draftees debut... Here are this month's top defense prospects to own in a points-only keeper league. Taking into account the organization depth chart, wait time, upside and NHL certainty. +/- 5.0 rating points please consider them similar [...]
The movement has come fast and furious this year! Track the impact on your fantasy squad with this handy guide... Don't blink or you'll miss the fantasy analysis/breakdown of some players! A handful of trades and signings have already been knocked off the front page. Here is a list of all the breakdowns for [...]
Rambling about the Ducks, Yotes, Bruins, Sabres and more … *** Great. Nothing controversial happened last week that I can take a contrarian stance on. Well there goes half a Ramblings right there. So now we’re in the dregs of the fantasy hockey season – the eight weeks of dead zone. The World Cup should [...]
The Top 200 Prospect Forwards to own in fantasy hockey, July edition. The 2016 draftees make their debut! Here are this month's top prospects to own in a points-only keeper league. Taking into account the organization depth chart, wait time, upside and NHL certainty. "Type" is measured by offensive/offense-small/power forward/two-way. Because every player [...]
Rambling about two-way contracts; also Puljujarvi, Pickard, Jensen, Brennan, Pulkkinen, Vey, Boll and more… *** I had great and unexpected support for my Monday pro-Oilers statement. Of course, there were plenty of haters as well, but by March they’ll pretend they never said anything. Don’t worry – I’ll be right here rubbing it in reminding [...]
