In today’s Ramblings, I’ll share five tips to consider in your upcoming fantasy drafts. Let’s get right into it! 1) Maximizing Games Played - Light Nights ‘Light nights’ refer to days when there aren’t many games scheduled. For our purposes, we’ll use a threshold of eight games – meaning 16 or fewer NHL teams in [...]
In today’s Ramblings, we’ll discuss each of last year’s top-15 scorers and set expectations for them in the upcoming campaign. Nikita Kucherov – The Russian superstar posted a ludicrous 144 points to lead the league in scoring last year. He also led all skaters in power-play production as 53 of those points came with the [...]
It’s hard to focus on fantasy hockey so soon after Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were senselessly taken from us by a suspected drunk driver. Although we don’t know players personally, there’s a closeness that develops as we watch them play and become invested in their performance. I was caught off guard by the [...]
For the last 21 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 22nd 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 [...]
In this week’s Ramblings, I’ll share a ‘value pick’ for each team. While such a term might paint visions of McDoubles and Junior Chickens, this isn’t like the McDonald’s value menu – with cheap items at cheap prices. It’s more like your grocery store flyer, highlighting value in products of various price points. I’ve included [...]
A summer saga that began with reports of a trade request in June has finally come to an end. Patrik Laine is a Montreal Canadien. https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1825620849740886360 On Monday afternoon, we learned that the Habs sent Jordan Harris to Columbus in exchange for Laine and a second-round pick in the 2026 draft. Given the discrepancy in [...]
On Sunday – with roughly a day left before they respond to St. Louis’ offer sheets for Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway – the Oilers made separate, but possibly related deals. Edmonton sent a 2025 fourth-round draft (originally Ottawa’s) to Vancouver in exchange for Vasily Podkolzin. Drafted 10th overall in 2019, Podkolzin hasn’t made much [...]
For the last 21 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 22nd 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 [...]
It’s Bubble Keeper Week here at DobberHockey! Across the website, our authors will be discussing players that you may be on the fence about keeping in your fantasy league. The players involved in such decisions will obviously vary based on the depth of your league and how many keepers each team gets. Regardless, the goal [...]
For the last 21 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 22nd 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 [...]
