What can Kyle Okposo bring fantasy owners for production in the 2015-2016 season? **** The 2015-16 season will turn out to be extremely pivotal for New York Islanders forward Kyle Okposo. Coming off a second straight injury-riddled season that saw him miss 22 games due to a detached retina, and subsequent trade rumors around the [...]
The Ehrhoff signing, Brad Marchand’s consistency, Connor McDavid in one-year leagues, and over-drafting Filip Forsberg. **** Given their cap situation, which is fine for now but could change depending how the NHLPA’s grievance goes on behalf of Mike Richards, the Los Angeles Kings had to get a bit creative this summer. There was no chance [...]
Ottawa’s and St Louis’ top-six dilemmas, Alex Galchenyuk’s improvement prospects, and thoughts on Evgeni Malkin. **** It is Thursday, which means I will have an open thread over at the Dobber forums for readers to stop in and drop a line. The thread is intended for readers to ask whatever fantasy (or non-fantasy) hockey question [...]
Thoughts on Anders Lee and Jeff Skinner, Kevin Hayes, and the Mark Stone/Mike Hoffman debate. **** Yesterday I posed the following question on Twitter, and got varied responses. It is a situation I’m facing in a home keeper league (keep forever, no rounds/dollars) that I am a part of. I thought it would be fun [...]
Can Huberdeau take that next step, what does Trouba bring next year, and finding a new 30-goal scorer. **** Keeping with the custom on Thursdays, I will be opening a thread under the one-year league section of the Dobber Forums today. This is an opportunity for readers to drop by and leave a question, preferably [...]
A couple of ways to use game theory in fantasy, and new power play situations. **** The fantasy season is quickly approaching, as in, very quickly. The early fantasy drafts have started taking place, and many will take place in the coming few weeks leading up to preseason. The odd thing about fantasy preparation, with the [...]
Three goalies who can provide good draft day value next season. **** Seeing as today is Thursday, as has been the case for the last few months, there will be an open thread at the Dobber Forums today for readers to pop in. It is a thread designed for readers to post their fantasy and [...]
Can Nick Foligno, Radim Vrbata, or Zach Parise crack the 30 goal mark again? **** It kind of seems hard to think about right now, but the NHL’s preseason starts in under six weeks from today. That time will come very fast, so make sure to check out the Dobber Shop for the draft guide, prospect report, [...]
Can the Calgary Flames top trio of forwards repeat their performance from last year? **** As always on Thursdays, be sure to swing by the Dobber Forums to have both fantasy and non-fantasy hockey questions answered. It is a good opportunity for readers to drop a line and get answers to questions that may require [...]
Jakub Voracek gets paid, Alex Galchenyuk gets a bridge, and the search for a second value goalie in fantasy. **** Just a couple of quick notes as the site is starting to get its legs under it. The first is that there won’t be access to your downloads for a little while yet. It shouldn’t [...]
