Two months into the season, we now have a better idea of what to expect from many players going forward. However, the rankings are always in a state of flux, not just because player values constantly change but also because of an increasing number of injuries. The stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as [...]
The morning after I listed Simon Nemec as a potential weekend add, he was declared out for both of the Devils’ weekend games. Sorry about that. The Devils are dealing with a rash of injuries and absences at the moment, as Jack Hughes, Timo Meier, Arseny Gritsyuk, and Brett Pesce (among others) also missed Saturday’s [...]
The purpose of Friday afternoon news drops is to try to push through major (bad) news at a time when very few people might be paying attention. However, Friday afternoon’s trade definitely rocked the hockey world. The Quinn Hughes trade rumors had ramped up over the past week to the point where a deal this [...]
The Vancouver Canucks have traded star defenseman Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild for center Marco Rossi, defenseman Zeev Buium, forward Liam Ohgren, and a 2026 first-round pick. The Wild receive: Hughes, the 2024 Norris Trophy winner and one of the league’s top defensemen. The Wild are preparing to go all in this season and [...]
Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas continue to pile on the points. MacKinnon scored two goals and Necas chipped in three assists in the Avalanche’s 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers. Necas has eight points over his last four games, pulling into the top 5 in scoring. Meanwhile, MacKinnon continues to add to his lead in [...]
Former Devil Akira Schmid posted a 24-save shutout of his former team, leading the Golden Knights to a 3-0 win on Friday. Schmid has a solid 2.35 GAA this season, but he might otherwise be the goaltending definition of “mid.” Schmid has just six quality starts in 16 games, but he also has only three [...]
Brandon Hagel was the most common choice among Dobber writers as player to disappoint this season in the 2025-26 Season Predictions. It seemed as though they were on to something early on when Hagel got off to an awful start with just a single point in his first seven games. However, Hagel turned things around [...]
Friday’s schedule was much busier than normal due to Black Friday, the day after American Thanksgiving (is it an official holiday in the US now, or is it simply understood that workers will take the day off there?) It also meant that most games had earlier-than-normal start times, so hopefully your lineup was set in [...]
After a slow start, Adam Fantilli is justifying why he was a popular sleeper pick in fantasy drafts. With his goal on Saturday, Fantilli now has seven goals in his last eight games and 12 points over his last 11 games. This after he started the season with just two goals and five points over [...]
Connor Hellebuyck is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks, as he will undergo a minor arthroscopic knee procedure. The timeline should make Hellebuyck available in January, about a month before the Olympics start. After starting in the 4 Nations last season, Hellebuyck has the inside track to be the starting goalie for the USA [...]
