For the last 23 years (12 with The Hockey News), Dobber and his team have reviewed each team from a fantasy hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, [...]
In last Tuesday’s Eastern Edge, we looked at a couple of lines in the Atlantic division that benefitted from an elevated 5v5 shooting percentage and ended up performing better than they should have. Today we will do the opposite and examine recent draft picks, sifting out some players who were mired in bad luck, with [...]
Today’s focus will be on two Atlantic division line combinations that significantly outperformed their baseline. All six of these players enjoyed a disproportionate level of success due to elevated luck-based metrics. We start in Boston with Pavel Zacha, who set personal highs of 30 goals, 65 points, 0.83 points per game, and 64% of power [...]
For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) DobberHockey has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th 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 [...]
For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber Hockey has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets hired Rick Bowness on January 12, 2026, and one of the players who benefited from the new coach was center Charlie Coyle: His points per game increased significantly from 0.58 (26 points in 45 games) to 0.86 (32 points in 37 games). Before Bowness came on as coach, Coyle was only [...]
The New Jersey Devils finished second last in the Metropolitan Division in 2025-26, accumulating a paltry 87 points. Their minus-24 goal differential was third worst in the Eastern Conference. This young and talented team was expected to take the next step as a consistent playoff threat. One significant factor that negatively affected the Devils was [...]
With the new 84-game schedule released last week, we look at some of the more interesting Eastern Conference matchups with fantasy relevance: Monday October 12, 2026: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres The first of many Monday games with an early start time. Why is this deserving of its own entry on important matchups? Because the [...]
Following up on the coverage of the Western Conference Lucas provided yesterday, here are some of the relevant jersey changes in the East: Derek Lalonde will still be donning a suit and tie as he continues his tour of the Atlantic division, joining the Montreal Canadiens as an assistant coach. Habs fans are hoping he [...]
Honored to be getting the chance to share fantasy hockey insights here. I'm a long time DobberHockey reader, so getting the call up to the big leagues is very exciting for me. In grade 2, I got in trouble with Mrs. Hirsch because the only topic I ever wrote about in my journal entries was [...]
