The salary cap has put the squeeze on teams trying to add supporting players, so we are starting to see more players being added on a professional tryout basis. Three veteran NHLers were able to land PTOs on Friday: Zach Aston-Reese – Toronto Calvin de Haan – Carolina Danny DeKeyser – Vancouver These three players [...]
For the last 19 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
Yesterday I listed a few players that I think are being drafted too high based on the fact that they are more likely to be autopicked (at least when I autopicked in a few mock drafts). Listing players to move down your rankings also begs the question of which players you could probably reach a [...]
The Vancouver Canucks have decided not to trade J.T. Miller after all, instead signing him to a seven-year extension worth $8 million per season. Cap leaguers should consider the new contract a very reasonable cap hit, even if it is a significant raise over his current $5.25 million cap hit. Miller finished this past season [...]
Anyone relying on Jake Oettinger this season no longer needs to worry about his contract status. The Stars signed Oettinger to a three-year extension worth $4 million per season. This amount certainly seems affordable given the upside that Oettinger showed in last season’s playoffs (7 GP, 1.81 GAA, .954 SV%, 7 QS). The Stars still [...]
What a finish to the World Junior Tournament! Kent Johnson scored the tournament-winning goal at 3:20 of overtime to give Canada the gold medal in a 3-2 win over Finland. Here’s the golden goal: https://twitter.com/rayanddregs/status/1561186575291072512 That goal wouldn’t have been possible without an incredible save from Mason McTavish just moments earlier. Yes, Mason McTavish. https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1561184962807844864 [...]
Last week I listed several bubble keeper players that I have to decide on by the end of the month. You can read more about these players here. I have the option as to whether to keep those players because they fell under a certain number of league points and were on the final year [...]
As we all expected, Nazem Kadri finally picked his team during Bubble Keeper Week! The free agent center has reportedly signed a seven-year contract worth $49 million total with the Calgary Flames. The scoring fit in Calgary was easy to spot with the offseason departures of Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk. However, I didn’t think [...]
After the frenzy that was the free agency period, offseason news has slowed to a crawl during August. That’s why there aren’t a ton of changes from last month. Expect more in the way of changes in September as mock drafts and real drafts start to take place. Keep in mind that these are [...]
For the last 19 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
