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Ramblings: Dach and Boldy Injuries; Oilers and Bruins Shuffle Lines; Phillips Douses Flames; Detroit Dominates – October 17

By |2023-10-16T22:06:19-04:00October 17th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

The biggest hope and goal for Montreal this 2023-24 regular season was to see progress from its bevy of young players. To do that, the young players would need to stay healthy as the team was decimated by injuries last year. It took a grand total of two games for those hopes to be dashed [...]

Ramblings: Rangers Dominate Sabres; Updates on Hall, Holmstrom, Werenski, Arvidsson, Hintz, and More – October 13

By |2023-10-13T08:49:03-04:00October 13th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

Taylor Hall took a hard hit during Wednesday night’s game in Boston and missed a few shifts. He tried to gut it out on a power play but left the game midway through the second period and did not return. The team has said that he’s week-to-week, which is rarely good news. As incredible as [...]

Ramblings: Power Extended; Matthews Hat Trick; Thoughts on Bedard; Updates on Mikheyev, Hintz, Haula, Cotter, and More – October 12

By |2023-10-12T06:01:38-04:00October 12th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

We now have two regular season games of Connor Bedard’s performance. Statistically, there isn’t much to discuss yet. He is taking a lot of shots, which is what was anticipated. More than that, though, is his ability to create basically every single shift. For 95% of the league, it is incredibly difficult to look dangerous [...]

Ramblings: Extensions for Dahlin, Scheifele, and Hellebuyck; Roster Cuts; 10 Reasonable Fantasy Takes for the 2023-24 Season – October 10

By |2023-10-09T21:39:31-04:00October 10th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

The NHL regular season starts today and thank you to everyone who has been reading through the offseason/training camp. Some days can turn into slogs but we’ve had a lot of positive feedback from both the Ramblings portions and the specific columns that are written daily/weekly, and that makes this writer/editor happy. We are here [...]

Ramblings: Final Draft Thoughts and Rantanen, Bob Thomas, Barkov, Eriksson Ek, Chabot, Heiskanen, Dunn, and More – October 5

By |2023-10-05T06:28:23-04:00October 5th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

This is the last week before the regular season starts, so it’s our last opportunity to talk about preseason fantasy drafts. So, let’s talk about rankings. Speaking of rankings, we have those in the 2023-24 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide! Along with rankings, there are projections, line combinations, prospect upsides, and a whole lot more. It [...]

Ramblings: Zegras Signs; Training Camp Notes; Mock Drafting and Values for DeBrincat, Dubois, Eriksson Ek, Nurse, and More – October 3

By |2023-10-02T14:15:25-04:00October 3rd, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

Another day, another slew of training camp notes: Anaheim has signed RFA forward Trevor Zegras for three years with an AAV of $5.75M.The Leafs announced defenceman Conor Timmins has some sort of significant lower-body injury and is considered week-to-week for now. Timmins was playing very well in the preseason and showed well last year as [...]

Ramblings: Training Camp Notes; Projecting Multi-Cat Performers Like Nichushkin, Tippett, Sergachev, and More – September 28

By |2023-09-27T16:42:21-04:00September 28th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

Another day, another slew of training camp notes. Before we get to them, be sure to get your copy of the 2023-24 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide if you haven’t already! There are projections, depth charts, prospect upside, and a slew of articles to help gain an edge in your fantasy league(s). It is updated throughout [...]

Ramblings: Exhibition Notes on Holtz, Lafrenière, Wahlstrom, Farabee, Rossi, and More; Nick Suzuki’s Fantasy Upside – September 26

By |2023-09-25T18:10:10-04:00September 26th, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

We have some training camp notes, especially with a full day of exhibition games. Before we get to that, though, make sure to grab your copy of the 2022-23 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide! It has projections, expected line combinations, rookie/prospect upsides, and a whole lot more. It is also updated whenever there is news so [...]

Ramblings: First-Day Training Camp Notes; Breakouts and Comparable Players for Cozens, Zegras, Raymond, Kylington, and More – September 22

By |2023-09-22T05:43:11-04:00September 22nd, 2023|Hockey Rambling|

It was the first day of training camp and as I mentioned in my Tuesday Ramblings, keeping track of where players are slotted is important. Of course, things will change, but it helps us gain insight into what the coaching staff thinks of their players. Let’s go through them quickly: Columbus had Gaudreau-Jenner-Johnson on one [...]

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