Hopefully you like the new modern design of the Dobber Hockey website. As I was telling Dobber, I like how you can now see hot players and a sampling of line combinations on the home page. Once play resumes, you’ll also be able to see upcoming games and starting goalie information, which will give you [...]
If you’re an Athletic subscriber, you may want to check out Scott Burnside’s article on the NHL’s potential return to play format. The league is discussing whether 24 teams or 20 teams should be included, although the chances of a few extra playoff teams being added appears likely should the season resume. https://twitter.com/OvertimeScottB/status/1261673339489333249 Just so [...]
The Top 100 Roto Rankings for May are now here! Have a look, and use it as a reference if you play in a multicategory league. Don’t be shy about leaving feedback as well. You may notice something about player valuation that I don’t, so I do take any comments into consideration as I rank [...]
We have now reached two months since the NHL season was paused, which means at this point there will be very few changes from April’s rankings. Aside from a few minor adjustments, previously injured players who would be healthy enough to return will re-enter the rankings. This list will continue to assume that the 2019-20 [...]
Which players would hold some kind of advantage should the regular season resume? I’ve seen this question asked a number of different ways on Twitter, so I’ll try to tackle it here. The best way I can probably answer it is to provide general categories of players as opposed to a list of specific players [...]
In case you missed it, Dobber Prospects head of European scouting Jokke Nevalainen found this nugget on a Finnish website: https://twitter.com/JokkeNevalainen/status/1259152548319186945 Of course, you can view Henrik Borgstrom’s Dobber Prospects profile here. Borgstrom has played in 58 career NHL games, posting just 19 points (9g-10a) while averaging about 12 minutes per game. He has spent [...]
In case you missed it, the Capitals have terminated the contract of Brendan Leipsic, who made numerous inappropriate and disgusting remarks on Instagram. Leipsic was scheduled to be an RFA at season’s end, but considering that some of his comments were made toward NHL players, I would think that he’s burned a lot of bridges [...]
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the latest The Journey by Dave Hall. This week, he takes a break from specific top prospects and discusses the pros and cons of several popular rumored ideas for the 2020 NHL draft. You should check out his column each week anyway for both draft-ready and [...]
If the NHL decides to jump straight to the playoffs without any more regular season, the Boston Bruins would be the league’s top seed. But if we’ve seen the last of the 2019-20 season, the Bruins have at least solidified their goaltending situation for next season, signing Jaroslav Halak to a one-year, $2.25 million extension. [...]
Welcome to May, a month in which we are usually well into the Stanley Cup playoffs. Yet here we are. I know, I shouldn’t remind you. Former NHLer Georges Laraque announced on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19. All the best to the former Oilers and Canadiens enforcer. https://twitter.com/GeorgesLaraque/status/1255980562952617984 On a lighter note… [...]
