The concept of arbitrage is an important one in any fantasy sport. Its roots are from finance, but for fantasy sports drafts the concept is simple: where can I find value by drafting a player who has a similar outlook to another player but is being drafted lower? For example: if someone thinks that Moritz [...]
This week sees rookie camps start across the league, and though the vast majority of participants will not have fantasy hockey relevance this year (or ever), there are key names that are going to be important for fantasy managers this season. Without getting too deep down the list, let’s get into some rookies that fantasy [...]
There was an article over the weekend from Mark Spector at Sportsnet regarding Zach Hyman’s status as he recovers from that wrist injury he suffered in the playoffs. Spector interviews Hyman, who says he is still rehabbing his wrist and that he has yet to start shooting pucks. There is no firm timeline or anything, [...]
For the last 22 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd 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 22 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd 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 [...]
In yesterday’s Ramblings, I looked at a few players I thought have overvalued Average Draft Positions (ADP) so far this fantasy hockey draft season, including Mikko Rantanen and Victor Hedman. Today’s Ramblings will go in the other direction and look at some undervalued ADPs. These are based off my early personal projections and use six [...]
Over my previous four Ramblings, I looked at some of my preseason projections thus far. We went alphabetically by team with the first group looking at names like Leo Carlsson and Connor Bedard, the second group covering options like Thomas Harley and Trent Frederic, the third group had intriguing players like Luke Evangelista and Mathew [...]
For the last 22 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd 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 [...]
Over my last three Ramblings, I have been previewing my preseason projections, showing one player per team as we make our way through the league. The first Ramblings covered Anaheim through Colorado, the second was Detroit through New Jersey, and the third was Nashville through Seattle. Today, we are finishing things off by going from [...]
Checking the news Thursday morning, I saw that the Carolina Hurricanes signed defenceman Oliver Kylington to a professional tryout (as well as forward Givani Smith). Kylington played just 19 games between Colorado and Anaheim last season, totaling five points. He sustained an upper-body injury at the end of November and did not return until early [...]
