Pegging a player poised for a big season is a key ability of any astute fantasy hockey GM with aspirations for finishing in the money. Expecting big things from a highly touted draft pick or quickly-rising prospect is clearly a much safer endeavor than digging into the trenches for a player with less shine, but [...]
Fifty-three days. That’s all we have left until the puck officially drops on the 2024-25 NHL season. More importantly, that leaves only about seven weeks of fantasy draft prep and research to get a leg up on opposing GMs and be ready to go once names start flying off the board. In terms of this [...]
For the last 21 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 22nd annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm [...]
The past few weeks in the NHL have been, for the most part, whisper quiet. After the July 1st frenzy that saw franchises across the league shuffle rosters at a frenetic pace while spending well over a billion dollars, teams have been relatively dormant while the dog days of summer wind down and we get [...]
In the sports world, when it comes to projecting and prognosticating, no one does it better than Vegas oddsmakers - the house always wins for a reason. Which is why we’ve recently been using their odds to help shape our top-10 list while comparing the best players in the fantasy hockey realm across all positions. [...]
The days of a legit number one goaltender holding down the crease and playing 65-plus games are on their way out. More than ever before a team must employ, at least, two capable NHL goaltenders if that squad hopes to take a deep run at the Stanley Cup. Take a look at the Vegas Golden [...]
Along with the players between the pipes, assembling a roster of blue-line beasts to anchor a fantasy squad usually results in a team sitting at the top of the table come spring. Filling out lineups with even a couple of the names below likely means that team is built to win, which is why it’s [...]
Preparing for players’ downfalls and pegging fantasy pieces formerly relevant that are now set to fade is part of any astute GMs pre-fantasy draft research and in-season monitoring. Easier said than done, but getting away from players poised for regression could be just as beneficial as snapping up a fantasy target on the rise, which [...]
A brief look back at the last five players to win the NHL’s Hart Trophy as the league’s most valuable player reveals a shortlist of the game of hockey’s elite. Same goes for fantasy hockey circles, nab one - or two - of these beasts and watch any fantasy squad flourish. Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, [...]
The midsummer NHL and fantasy hockey lull is in full effect. Not much news to speak of in terms of what’s popping in the Eastern Conference right now, which makes sense considering the flurry of activity that transpired at the beginning of the month and with training camps set to open in roughly 60 days. [...]
