Even with games having been postponed left and right, the season is progressing and a lot of players who started fast or slow have normalized. What hasn’t changed is the need for a second opinion on one’s fantasy team/players, which is where this mailbag comes in. For new readers, this is a column where I [...]
If it seems like we’re in an age of amazingly talented young defensemen, it’s because we are. Rasmus Dahlin had the best teen season output for a rearguard in almost 40 years, which is also as long as it had been since the last time two defensemen (Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes) who were age 21 or younger [...]
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site and are also normally [...]
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Here though, instead of there being three bowls of porridge, normally I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and [...]
Welcome to the first mailbag of 2021 and, accordingly, of the 2020-21 season. For new readers, this is a column where I answer your fantasy hockey questions while also giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your [...]
Many years ago, Dobber coined the term Band-Aid Boy to refer to a player who seems to find a way to get injured most every year, wreaking havoc on countless fantasy teams in the process. The term grew in popularity, such that now there’s a dedicated section of the site that lists the current crop [...]
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site and are also normally [...]
After much uncertainty and anticipation, the 2020-21 NHL season is upon us! While of course, no one expected 2019-20 to be derailed, we know going in that 2020-21 will be a campaign like no other, from 56 games played to teams not even facing most other squads during the regular season. But that won’t stop [...]
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Here though, instead of there being three bowls of porridge I'm covering three skaters and declaring one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and a [...]
It’s time to empty the mailbag for the final time not just in 2020 but also, fingers crossed, before the 2020-21 season begins. For new readers, this is a column where I answer your fantasy hockey questions while also giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific [...]
