Dobber’s 2026 Midseason Guide is now available! It is a downloadable PDF file and Excel spreadsheet built to help you turn your fantasy hockey season around with second‑half projections, advanced‑stat insights, prospect evaluations, and strategic schedule analysis. It continues a 19‑year tradition of Dobber’s midseason breakdowns. Get yours today! - Dougie Hamilton is not only [...]
Dobber’s 2026 Midseason Guide is now available! It is a downloadable PDF and Excel spreadsheet built to help you turn your fantasy hockey season around with second‑half projections, advanced‑stat insights, prospect evaluations, and strategic schedule analysis. It continues a 19‑year tradition of Dobber’s midseason breakdowns. Get yours today! - Connor Bedard returned to the Blackhawks’ [...]
With two assists on Saturday, Sidney Crosby now has a six-game point streak where he has 10 points over that span. Crosby is also a plus-2 in each of his last four games. Want to know why the Penguins are better than you thought they would be? Sid the Kid is still there, and he [...]
Miami’s LoanDepot Park was the setting for this year’s Winter Classic, but the game was all New York Rangers. The Blueshirts (but wearing white jerseys for this game) skated to a 5-1 win over the hometown Panthers on Friday. Mika Zibanejad had a Winter Classic to remember, scoring a hat trick while adding two assists [...]
Auston Matthews’ statline on Saturday finally resembled that of a stud: 1 G, 2 A, +2, 9 SOG. When Dobber asked on X which player would you never draft again, I noticed a few Matthews responses. It’s only one game, but perhaps a few days of rest in a condensed schedule went a long way. [...]
The World Juniors kicked off on Boxing Day, just as they do every year. For at least a day, they don’t need to compete with the NHL, which is on the last day of its three-day holiday break. Since I have the space today, I’ll share some of my observations of the WJC games played [...]
The high injury total from the condensed schedule has resulted in more prospects and faces in new places taking more prominent roles than they normally would. You’ll see a few of those players in today’s Ramblings. Denver Barkey had an impressive NHL debut, finishing with two assists in 15:18 while playing on a line with [...]
Just one week after being acquired by Edmonton from Pittsburgh, Tristan Jarry has been placed on injured reserve while he undergoes further evaluation for a lower-body injury. In the meantime, Connor Ingram has been recalled from the AHL. Ingram has an .856 SV% in the AHL after 11 appearances, so I wouldn’t bank on him [...]
The Seattle Kraken sent left wing Mason Marchment to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick. Marchment lasted just 29 games with the Kraken after being acquired from Dallas in the offseason. He has registered four goals and 13 points in 29 games, currently on a sub-40-point pace. [...]
The Los Angeles Kings have sent Phillip Danault to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2026 second-round pick. Danault has zero goals and five assists in 30 games this season, playing in a reduced role for the Kings. Along with his offense completely crashing, Danault has seen his icetime drop nearly two minutes per game over [...]
