After trading away Jack Drury, the Colorado Avalanche made another change to the lineup by shipping out winger Valeri Nichushkin to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a second-, third-, and fifth-round pick across the next three drafts. Nichushkin had 17 goals and 49 assists in 72 games last season. He has four years [...]
The 2026 NHL Entry Draft is tomorrow, and before the festivities begin, fantasy managers should read up on all the prospects they need to know from this year’s group. To do that, head on over to the Dobber Shop and order this year’s edition of Dobber’s Fantasy Hockey Prospects Report! Not only does it cover [...]
It was quite the Tuesday as we saw the Edmonton Oilers finally hire Mike Babcock to be their next Head Coach, and a slew of significant trades with Simon Nemec being shipped to the Calgary Flames (wrote about that here), the Ottawa Senators replacing Brady Tkachuk with William Eklund (wrote about there here), and the [...]
For what feels like 3-4 years now, St. Louis Blues winger Jordan Kyrou has had his name in the trade rumour mill, and coming off a down year this past season, that sentiment got stronger. The rumour finally became reality as the Blues traded the scoring forward to the Washington Capitals. Going back the other [...]
A couple of days after trading away winger Brady Tkachuk, the Ottawa Senators filled the need for a top-6 winger by acquiring William Eklund from the San Jose Sharks. According to PuckPedia, Eklund is signed for three more years at a cap hit of $5.6M per season, and he’ll still be a restricted free agent [...]
It had been rumoured for months, but the New Jersey Devils finally took the plunge as they traded defenceman Simon Nemec to the Calgary Flames. The entire deal, as reported by Pat Steinberg, is Nemec and winger Maxim Tsyplakov for a first-round pick in 2027, a first-round pick in 2028, a second-round pick in 2026, [...]
It took some waiting, namely because of an NHL investigation that had to conclude, but it was finally announced on Tuesday that the Edmonton Oilers have hired Mike Babcock to be their next Head Coach. Babcock has not coached in the NHL since November of 2019 when he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs, [...]
The big news from the weekend was the Ottawa Senators trading Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers for three first-round picks and a second-round pick. Ian broke down the trade here. The point Ian made about ice time in Florida is probably the important one here. Because Florida had so many injuries in 2025-26, it [...]
The first significant move new Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager John Chayka made was trading bruising defenceman Simon Benoit to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for young puck-moving blue liner Emil Andrae. That was a clear indicator of where Toronto's new management group thinks the team had to improve. It comes as little surprise that [...]
The 2026 NHL Entry Draft is next Friday, and any fantasy manager looking to read up on the prospects they need to know should grab a copy of Dobber’s 2026 Fantasy Hockey Prospects Report! Not only does it cover this year’s group of future stars, but it also dives into each team’s prospect pool to [...]
