About Ian Gooding

Ian Gooding is the Managing Editor of Dobber Hockey. He covers the Ramblings on weekends and as needed. He also handles the Top 100 Roto Rankings each month. He also likes good scotch and riding his bike.

Ramblings: Brossoit, Talbot Shutouts; Dubois; Sharangovich; Weekend Waiver-Wire Pickups (Mar 16)

By |2024-03-16T01:02:11-04:00March 16th, 2024|Hockey Rambling|

If you streamed Laurent Brossoit on Friday, he got the job done for you and then some. Brossoit made 21 saves as the Jets easily handled Anaheim by a score of 6-0. Brossoit has now posted shutouts in back-to-back games and has five consecutive wins and quality starts. It would behoove the Jets to keep [...]

Top 100 Roto Rankings: March 2024

By |2024-03-14T19:56:00-04:00March 15th, 2024|Hockey Rankings|

As we head into the final month of the regular season, player rankings remain fairly settled. That is why you won’t see many changes again this month, particularly at the top. The stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots on Goal, Penalty Minutes, Hits, and Blocked Shots. [...]

Ramblings: Point and Kucherov Explode; Andersen, UPL, Fleury Shutouts; Byram in Buffalo (Mar 15)

By |2024-03-15T01:09:36-04:00March 15th, 2024|Hockey Rambling|

If this is a fantasy playoff week for you, Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov are doing everything possible to help you (or your opponent) win, even though the Lightning are playing only two games this week. Point was involved in all six of the Lightning’s goals on Thursday, scoring three of them and assisting on [...]

Ramblings: Demko Leaves Game; Tarasenko Loving Florida; Kuznetsov, Duclair, Roslovic Debut For New Teams (Mar 10)

By |2024-03-10T04:01:27-04:00March 10th, 2024|Hockey Rambling|

Evgeny Kuznetsov made his Hurricanes debut on Saturday, playing on an even-strength line with Jesper Fast and Jesperi Kotkaniemi while receiving first-unit power-play minutes. He was held without a point in 13 minutes, but he took two shots. Even though it looks like he might have to start in the bottom 6 for the Hurricanes, [...]

Ramblings: Trade Deadline Passes! Vegas Snags Hertl, Kuznetsov Now a Cane, Timo Time, Nichushkin Returns (Mar 9)

By |2024-03-09T01:44:21-05:00March 9th, 2024|Hockey Rambling|

As underwhelming as recent trade deadlines have been, it seemed like this year’s version had a bit more action, with many playoff-bound teams loading up. For a recap of all the trades, as well as links to the fantasy takes on the more impactful trades, go to our Trade Deadline Tracker. Mike Clifford and Alex [...]

Fantasy Take: Vegas Adds Another with Hanifin Trade

By |2024-03-07T00:28:01-05:00March 7th, 2024|Fantasy Take - Latest NHL Moves|

The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired defenseman Noah Hanifin from the Calgary Flames for Daniil Miromanov, a conditional 2025 first-round pick, and a conditional 2025 third-round pick. The Philadelphia Flyers receive Vegas’ 2024 fifth-round pick. The Golden Knights receive: Hanifin, who was believed to be the best defenseman currently on the trade block. He is [...]

Ramblings: Pettersson Signs, Kuznetsov Waived, Hat Tricks for Palmieri and Glass (Mar 3)

By |2024-03-03T01:48:56-05:00March 3rd, 2024|Hockey Rambling|

Vancouver Canucks fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Canucks and Elias Pettersson have agreed to an eight-year extension at $11.6 million per season. The belief is that Pettersson had originally stated he wanted to wait until the offseason to negotiate a new contract, but the Canucks wanted this resolved sooner. The fact [...]

Ramblings: Dostal Makes 50 Saves, Coyotes Snap Losing Streak, Trade Deadline Talk – Senators, Ducks, Markstrom (Mar 2)

By |2024-03-02T01:51:58-05:00March 2nd, 2024|Hockey Rambling|

Imagine that you’re the team that ends a struggling team’s 14-game losing streak. In addition, said team with the losing streak was playing the second game of back-to-backs on the road. Ladies and gentlemen, your 2023-24 Ottawa Senators. https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1763758235532623884 So yeah, the Senators could look different very soon. Vladimir Tarasenko seems like the perfect rental [...]

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