The Midseason Guide is ready! Purchase and download yours at the Dobber Sports shop if you haven’t already. This year, I was more heavily involved in the Midseason Guide than I have been in past years. The most time-consuming job for me was the Projections, which come with an added time constraint because the hockey [...]
Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson are both expected to make their season debuts today (Sunday). Backstrom had undergone significant hip resurfacing surgery, so I had wondered if he would be returning at all. I’m not sure how he’ll be used, but I wonder how his return affects Dylan Strome, who has been centering Alex Ovechkin [...]
Nikolaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler, Cole Perfetti, and Nate Schmidt all returned to the Jets' lineup on Friday. Ehlers’ return is particularly notable, as he had only played two games prior to his sports hernia surgery. The one gripe Ehlers owners have had with the Jets throughout his career is his continued usage on the second-unit [...]
Max Pacioretty made his long-awaited Carolina Hurricanes debut, as if the Metropolitan Division leaders need to bolster their lineup any further. Pacioretty was held without a point although he registered six shots and two hits if you decided to throw him into your lineup. I’m sometimes hesitant to immediately place a player into my lineup [...]
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2022 ended on a high note for you and that 2023 is fruitful in both your fantasy life and your real life. And thank you for supporting Dobber Hockey with your fantasy hockey fix. Look for our Midseason Guide to be available in two weeks, which I am personally playing [...]
Kris Letang was out of the lineup on Friday with a lower-body injury, which resulted in Ty Smith making his Penguins debut against the team that drafted him. Smith was immediately thrown onto the first-unit power play, which has been an ideal place to find scoring riches during the Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin era. Surprisingly, Smith [...]
Alexis Lafreniere was made a healthy scratch on Thursday with Sammy Blais re-entering the Rangers lineup for a more physical presence. Lafreniere hasn’t been terrible this season, but a 39-point pace is only a modest improvement from last season. Lafreniere has been held without a goal in his last eight games, but his shooting percentage [...]
Merry Christmas! Whether you celebrate or not, hope you have a great day. Alex Ovechkin needs only 93 more goals to catch Wayne Gretzky for the all-time lead. Ovechkin has 22 goals in 36 games, so let’s assume he scores 20 more goals this season for another 40+ goal season. That would leave him with [...]
Hi there. I had this topic set up to be my Christmas Day Ramblings, but an unexpected personal matter on Friday evening has resulted in me switching this over to today. In other words, if you're looking for more of a game recap-style Ramblings, I'll have that tomorrow. That being said, I'll offer a quick [...]
The Alex Ovechkin goal watch to match and pass Gordie Howe will wait at least one more game. Ovechkin did not record even a point, let alone a goal. He was held to two shots as well, although he had a decent night in bangers formats with six hits. His next chance will be Monday [...]
