With a longtime piece of their top-six all but out the door, Toronto made a move to soften the blow of Mitch Marner’s seemingly inevitable departure. On Monday, the Leafs sent a conditional 2027 third-round pick to Utah in exchange for 24-year-old Matias Maccelli. That pick will become a 2029 second rounder if Maccelli posts [...]
While the past couple of days featured players joining new teams, Sunday’s theme was about players staying put. We got a flurry of re-signings, but also an injury update, buyout, and contract termination. Let’s get right into it! Claude’s Commitment On Sunday, Claude Giroux signed a one-year extension with the Senators, avoiding free-agency. The deal [...]
His name has been tossed around in trade rumours for some time now, but on Monday, Trevor Zegras finally found a new home. https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1937187873708531999 For the low price of Ryan Poehling, the 45th overall pick in this year’s draft, and a fourth-round pick in 2026, the Philadelphia Flyers were able to buy low on Zegras, [...]
In today’s Ramblings we’ll review a couple of playoff storylines before discussing the fantasy outlook of some pending UFAs. Let’s get right into it! Big PP Nick Which player enjoyed the highest share of his team’s power-play time this postseason? Historically, the safe answer to that question would be Alex Ovechkin, but this year, it [...]
In today’s Ramblings, we’ll discuss players who had disappointing regular seasons, and then we’ll evaluate their bounce-back potential for the upcoming campaign. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen - Buffalo Sabres - G The 2023-24 campaign was UPL’s first crack at carrying a heavy workload and he excelled, posting a 2.57 GAA and .910 SV% through 54 games. Unfortunately, [...]
With Sunday being a rest day in the Stanley Cup Final schedule, it’s a good time to reflect on the regular season. I thought we could discuss players who elevated their shot totals or power-play production, achieving elite status in that respective category. Let’s get right into it! Shots on Goal Macklin Celebrini 2024-25: 3.37 [...]
Dobber's 19th annual Fantasy Prospects Report is now available! Pick up your copy at Dobber Sports and get a head start on fantasy hockey glory this season. ~ How the mighty have fallen. In today’s Ramblings, we’ll look at two teams that struggled on the power play this past regular season after excelling with the [...]
Edmonton 6, Dallas 1 (Oilers lead 2-1) Somebody call the press. Stuart Skinner has posted his first non-shutout win of the postseason. It only took eight games… In all seriousness, Skinner is on a level that seemed out of his scope when the playoffs started. He’s allowed just six goals in his past five starts. [...]
Florida 6, Toronto 1, (Panthers win series 4-3) The Panthers punched their ticket to Round 3 with a dominant 6-1 victory over the Leafs on Sunday night. Although Toronto showed resilience on a small scale as they survived an early barrage from Florida and put together a solid first period, the Leafs weren’t able to [...]
Dallas 5, Winnipeg 2 (Stars lead series 2-1) Another heroic performance from Mikko Rantanen spurred the Stars to a Game 3 victory on Sunday. With three points, Rantanen took back top spot in the league’s postseason scoring race, leapfrogging Connor McDavid. It’s hard to articulate the outlandish run Rantanen is on right now. He has [...]
