As Brennan Des looked at the different tiers of goaltending in the Eastern Conference last week, we will do the same for the Western Conference this week. Just a reminder that these tiers are subjective and meant as a guide to help you for fantasy purposes, not necessarily the level of skill of each goalie. [...]
For the last 19 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
For the last 19 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
Last week saw Phil Kessel sign with Vegas, which might improve their roster a little and Paul Stastny sign in Carolina. The number of free agents still available is dwindling and those remaining won’t improve a roster that significantly. Here is my look at the remaining top eight teams in the West and how they [...]
Once again I got the call from the ECHL as an EBUG and am filling in for Dobber today. I’m going to focus on a few issues that have either been on my mind for a while or things I’m curious about going forward. * First, a big announcement. It’s finally launched – the all-new [...]
As it is the dog days of summer, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to rank the Western Teams from 16th to 1st and see what teams are locked to make the playoffs, on the bubble or not even close. Comments below are to be taken with a bit of caution as rosters [...]
Over the last few seasons, during bubble week I have focused on the format I know and that is a 25-team salary cap ($82.5 million) keeper pool with 27 players on each roster (20 active and seven in reserve, but all salaries count). As it is the off-season, we allow each team to carry 28 [...]
With just under a month passed since free agency opened, there are still some notable players in the free agency market. I thought we would look at the remaining players and try to match them with any Western teams that have the salary cap space and/or the need. Edmonton and Vegas are already over the [...]
I wasn’t a fan of what the Kraken did during the expansion draft in building their original roster, but they have made plenty of good moves since then. They have had good entry drafts, have made some decent free agency signings and made some good trades. They are heading in the right direction. GM and [...]
The Sharks made a big step towards their rebuild by trading Brent Burns to Carolina for Steven Lorentz, Eetu Makiniemi, and a conditional 3rd round pick in 2023. It will be interesting what they do with Logan Couture, Timo Meier, Tomas Hertl and Erik Karlsson going forward. GM and Coach Mike Grier is the new [...]
