If you haven’t already, you’ll want to purchase your Playoff Draft List at the Dobber Store. It’s a fully customizable spreadsheet so that you can enter your teams to win and determine playoff pool rankings. Or if you’re not sure, you can use Dobber’s picks. Get yours at the Dobber Sports store before your playoff [...]
The Detroit Red Wings have decided not to renew the contract of head coach Jeff Blashill next season. Assistant coach Doug Houda and goaltending coach Jeff Salajko will also not be returning. Blashill was the Detroit head coach for seven seasons, mostly overseeing a rebuild with the Red Wings missing the playoffs for six consecutive [...]
With the exception of the Seattle/Winnipeg makeup game on Sunday, the regular season has ended. Here are your playoff matchups: Florida vs. Washington Carolina vs. Boston NY Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Toronto vs. Tampa Bay Colorado vs. Nashville Calgary vs. Dallas Minnesota vs. St. Louis Edmonton vs. Los Angeles https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1520276250736140289 The fun starts on Monday. I’ll [...]
Since all 16 playoff teams have been decided with the playoffs set to start on Monday, you can now officially start preparing for your playoff pool. As is the case every year, you can grab the Interactive Playoff Draft List to help you plan your team. Set your own bracket to organize, or use Dobber’s [...]
With Frederik Andersen injured and the Hurricanes playing the first of back-to-backs, Pyotr Kochetkov made his NHL debut. Kochetkov stopped 17 of 19 shots he faced to help the Hurricanes to a 3-2 overtime win over the Devils. The Canes were playing their first of back-to-backs, so Antti Raanta will likely start today (Sunday) against [...]
With playoff pools slowly starting to form, Dobber’s 2022 Interactive Playoff Draft List is now ready! It’s fully customizable – or just go with Dobber’s picks! You can set the teams you think will reach the final and sort your draft list based on Dobber’s analysis and formula, or just go with his own personal [...]
Fantasy playoffs are top of mind for many of you reading this, with normally routine roster decisions becoming more magnified. I’ve seen a higher-than-normal number of start/sit questions on Twitter this weekend, many of which were very challenging! Complicated questions often don’t have easy solutions, so I’ll try to share some factors that I normally [...]
Carey Price made his long-awaited season debut, which happened to be his first game since last season’s Stanley Cup Final. Given his recovery from knee surgery and his personal struggles, the main takeaway should be that he has made it back to the Canadiens’ lineup. The game score shows Price stopping 17 of 19 shots [...]
With many high-scoring games recently, goalies are the most significant fallers in this month’s Top 100 Roto Rankings. Multiple goalies have fallen by double digits, although one top-5 drafted goalie (Darcy Kuemper) is rebounding after a so-so first half. As well, a defenseman joins the Top 5. Roman Josi’s career season and run for [...]
In a head-to-head do-or-die week, scheduling matters. The Canucks are the one team without any remaining games this week, with every other team playing at least once on Saturday or Sunday. That means dropping players like Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Conor Garland, and even the injured Brock Boeser should be strongly considered. You’ll probably want to hang [...]
