Welcome back to “Goldipucks and the Three Skaters,” which will now appear monthly as part of my new “Roos Lets Loose” column format. For first time readers, or those needing a refresher, this column is a play on the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, except instead of there being three bowls of porridge [...]
Welcome to the first installment of what will be a monthly fantasy hockey mailbag column. The concept is simple – you send me (instructions are provided at the end of the column) questions about fantasy hockey and I address them here in a way that not only gives you the answer(s) you’re seeking but [...]
Back when Cage Match was still my weekly column, you had to wait until the summer and winter for tournaments/polls; but the good news is now you’ll get one every month! And what better way for me to kick things off than having a tournament involving goalies, which I never got a chance to [...]
Welcome to the first edition of “Forum Buzz,” a column where I dissect some of the most popular recent threads from the DobberHockey Forums. Pretty much everything within the forums might be covered here, with the exception of trades (since those get their own separate write-ups on the site and are usually also covered [...]
This week I’m covering Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner, who’ve long been on my radar, but I’d wanted to give a couple of seasons before I had them do battle. Let’s see who’s the better fantasy asset at present and for the future. This final Cage Match (more on that below) starts now! [...]
Welcome to this season’s second installment of “Goldipucks and the Three Skaters.” For first time readers, or those needing a refresher, it’s a play on the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, except instead of three bowls of porridge I’m covering three skaters and declaring one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he [...]
With my last defensemen battle coming way back in August, I figure another was overdue. And this is a doozy, pitting Torey Krug against Tyson Barrie. Both are reliable sources of blueline offence, but which one is better at present and going forward? Let’s find out - Cage Match starts now! Career Path [...]
For our first Cage Match of the calendar year 2019, I wanted to focus on two players – Sean Monahan and Leon Drasisaitl - who’ve both scored at a 70+ point rate in the past but look to be making a big leap in production for 2018-19. Is what we’re seeing now what we [...]
With the turning of the calendar to 2019, enough of the season has passed for me to resume my series of periodic columns I refer to as “Goldipucks and the Three Skaters.” For first time readers, or those who are in need of a refresher, it’s a play on the Goldilocks and the [...]
Vladimir Tarasenko - USA Today Sports Images After your votes proclaimed Jonathan Huberdeau and Mika Zibanejad (tie) to be the players over the age of 25+ most likely to continue producing at their “new normal,” for our final winter Cage Match tournament of 2018 we shift away from successful players to instead focus on [...]
