A mid-week packed slate means there’s a lot of boxscores to comb and fantasy thoughts to digest. Get comfy, grab your coffee, tea, or drink of choice, and let’s get rolling. * Big news, the NHL looks like it is closing in on a new TV deal with ESPN, and if they’re getting to it [...]
Alex MacLean here covering for Dobber, and it was a nicely spaced out Sunday of hockey so there’s a few more eye-test observations than usual. Get comfy, grab your coffee, tea, or drink of choice, and let’s get rolling. * Which coach is getting shown the door next? https://twitter.com/alexdmaclean/status/1368650836352569347 Personally, I think it needs to [...]
We had a busier and earlier Tuesday night with eight games all starting before 8:30pm EST, so I was able to catch the end of all of them. That means I have some thoughts! Get comfy, grab your coffee, tea, or drink of choice, and let’s get rolling. * The big news of the day [...]
In September of 2016 I was given my start in hockey writing by Dobber, and from my first Capped article to today, I feel like the team here has helped me grow a lot. Luckily, Logan Doyle (formerly penning the Geek of the Week) is taking over the Capped column from me and I know [...]
In a move that some Canadiens fans had been praying for for a while now, a 5-4 shootout loss to the basement dwelling Ottawa Senators was the last straw in Julien's tenure as he was fired Wednesday morning. Julien had a successful set of regular seasons with the team, compiling a 129-123-35 record in his [...]
We had a typical Tuesday night with six games on the docket plus some other news, so get comfy, grab your coffee, tea, or drink of choice, and let’s get rolling. * The NHL rescheduled 31 games to help fit the schedule in around the constantly shifting Covid landscape. You can find all of the details here, [...]
As a fantasy manager, I don’t think I have ever owned Teuvo Teravainen. I never fully bought into the upside, and then once he had broken out, he was never productive enough for me outside of hits that there were always players I liked better in trades and drafting. As a result, he’s a player [...]
Welcome all to my Editor debut at DobberHockey. It’s exciting to be joining the editorial team with Dobber, Ian Gooding, and Michael Clifford – a big thanks to them for helping me get here. On the other hand, it is sad that Cam Robinson is leaving the team. We’ll miss him and all that he [...]
A few days ago, I received a message from a reader asking me about when it makes sense to cut bait on an unproductive rookie in a keeper league. I didn’t have a quick answer and said that it would be something that would need a much deeper look, so that’s what is going to [...]
After the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators threw it back to the 1980s it got me thinking about whether MacKinnon was warranted as the highest average draft pick in Yahoo drafts this year. In any normal league Connor McDavid should be the first overall pick, end of discussion. From there it was only a short [...]
