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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: Hurricanes Move On, Jets Avoid Elimination, New Coaches in Vancouver and Philly (May 16)

By |2025-05-16T01:36:12-04:00May 16th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

On Thursday, the top-seeded team in one conference was eliminated, while the top-seeded team in the other conference staved off elimination. Carolina 3, Washington 1 (Hurricanes win series 4-1) Andrei Svechnikov scored the game-winning goal with just 1:59 left in regulation to secure a spot for the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final. https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1923191946534625330 Svechnikov’s [...]

Top 100 Roto Rankings: May 2025

By |2025-05-15T08:01:39-04:00May 15th, 2025|Hockey Rankings|

After taking a break for the month of April, the Roto Rankings are back for May. Consider these rankings very preliminary rankings for next season before the usual flurry of offseason activity. The stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots on Goal, Hits, and Blocked Shots. For [...]

Ramblings: Vegas Wins a Stunner, Andersen Blanks Capitals, Players that Didn’t Meet Expectations (May 11)

By |2025-05-11T01:30:08-04:00May 11th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Let’s start with what was easily the more entertaining of the two games on Saturday. Just when you thought an ending to regulation couldn’t be as dramatic as Cole Perfetti in Game 7 of the first round, Reilly Smith came along in Game 3 and said “hold my beer.” Vegas 4, Edmonton 3 (Oilers lead [...]

Ramblings: Panthers, Jets Bounce Back; Knies on the Rise, Players that Exceeded Expectations (May 10)

By |2025-05-10T01:43:03-04:00May 10th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Florida 5, Toronto 4 (Leafs lead series 2-1) Brad Marchand scored the game-winning goal at 15:27 of the first overtime to give the Panthers a 5-4 win over Toronto in Game 3. The puck appeared to float off Morgan Rielly past Joseph Woll. https://twitter.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1921031965353885826 Marchand has now scored goals in back-to-back games, and he is [...]

Ramblings: Rantanen Haunts Old Team as Stars Eliminate Avs, Coronato Signs Long Term, Playoff Studs and Duds (May 4)

By |2025-05-04T11:15:19-04:00May 4th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

One Game 7 delivered in terms of entertainment value. Let’s hope the other one does the same before we start Round 2.   Dallas 4, Colorado 2 (Stars win series 4-3) When the Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen, they wouldn’t have envisioned him facing them in their upcoming first-round series. Yet in a strange twist that [...]

Ramblings: Blues Force Game 7, Hellebuyck’s Playoff Nightmares Continue, Sullivan Announced as Rangers Coach (May 3)

By |2025-05-03T00:59:10-04:00May 3rd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Hockey fans will receive two Game 7s this weekend: Colorado and Dallas on Saturday night, and now St. Louis and Winnipeg on Sunday. St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 2 (series tied 3-3) If you placed a bet on the outcome of this game, hopefully you took into account the Blues’ home winning streak. With the 5-2 [...]

Ramblings: Playoff Horrors for Hellebuyck, Andersen Injured, Wilson Willing Capitals, Oilers Tie Series (Apr 28)

By |2025-04-28T02:15:34-04:00April 28th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Hi, it’s Ian filling in for Brennan today. You may have noticed him covering for me yesterday. Tough shoes to fill, but I’ll try my best to recap the four games of playoff pucks on Sunday. St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 1 (series tied 2-2) Connor Hellebuyck has been the best goalie in the NHL by [...]

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