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Ramblings: Oilers Take Game 1; Nelson Re-Signs in Colorado; Fantasy MVPs Among Goalies, Including Kuemper, Gustavsson, Stolarz, and More – June 5

By |2025-06-04T23:57:04-04:00June 5th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The 2025 Dobber Prospects Report is now available in the Dobber Store! With the Entry Draft just a few weeks away and the Memorial Cup behind us, now is the time to brush up on the names fantasy owners will hear called later this month. It also covers a bevy of prospects currently in the pipeline [...]

Ramblings: Prospects Report; Gourde Extension; Fantasy MVPs Among Defencemen, Including Hutson, Werenski, Weegar, Walman, and More – June 3

By |2025-06-03T10:01:50-04:00June 3rd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The 2025 Dobber Prospects Report is now available in the Dobber Store! With the Entry Draft just a few weeks away and the Memorial Cup behind us, now is the time to brush up on the names fantasy owners will hear called later this month. It also covers a bevy of prospects currently in the [...]

Ramblings: Florida Advances to Cup Final; Hyman Surgery; Most Valuable Fantasy Forwards Including Rakell, Wilson, Scheifele, Sherwood, and More – May 29

By |2025-05-28T23:02:58-04:00May 29th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The Florida Panthers are heading to their third straight Stanley Cup Final appearance thanks to a 5-3 win over Carolina in Game 5 on Wednesday night. The Hurricanes had their chances to extend the series, taking a 2-0 lead in the first period and having a 3-3 game with eight minutes left in the contest, [...]

Ramblings: Carolina Extends Series; Reviewing League-Wide Preseason Projections, Changes in Goal and Point Distribution Among Defencemen – May 27

By |2025-05-26T22:46:56-04:00May 27th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Frederik Andersen was back in net for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final and was back to the form he had in the first two rounds as the Carolina Hurricanes shut out the Florida Panthers 3-0, extending the series to a Game 5. Andersen stopped all 20 shots he faced for the blank sheet, [...]

Ramblings: How Shots, Power Play Opportunities, and Goal Distribution Affected Preseason Projections – May 23

By |2025-05-23T07:16:40-04:00May 23rd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The Florida Panthers have taken a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes thanks to a 5-0 win in Raleigh on Thursday night. This game was never really in doubt as the Panthers jumped out to a 1-0 lead fewer than 80 seconds into the contest, and made it 3-0 with over four minutes [...]

Ramblings: Five-Goal Frame Powers Stars Past Oilers in Game 1; Improvements for Reichel, Palmieri, and J.T. Miller – May 22

By |2025-05-21T23:05:44-04:00May 22nd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

It was hard for the Edmonton Oilers to ask more from their opening game of the Western Conference in Dallas against the Stars… at least through the first 40 minutes. Goals from Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had opened a 3-1 lead for the Oilers going into the second intermission as they were poised to [...]

Ramblings: Scoring From The Blue Line; Changing Roles For Young Players and Rising Production From Young Defencemen – May 20

By |2025-05-20T07:10:09-04:00May 20th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Toronto lost Game 7 to Florida and there is already a lot of chatter about what should happen this summer. With John Tavares and Mitch Marner as free agents, there are clearly a couple of critical topics to cover. One thing worth mentioning is the blue line. Writing about fantasy hockey year after year helps [...]

Ramblings: Kings Hire Holland; Canucks Hire Foote; Flyers Hire Tocchet; Changes in Shot Totals, Goal Scoring Distribution, and Peripheral Stats Like Hits and Blocks – May 15

By |2025-05-15T07:44:32-04:00May 15th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The Los Angeles Kings’ general manager search did not last long as they hired former Oilers boss Ken Holland to take over the direction of the team. Given Los Angeles’ struggles against Edmonton in the playoffs in recent memory, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, I guess? The forward group is largely fine, so [...]

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