We are making our way through the last unofficial week of summer, with Labour Day just around the bend. That means training camps are on the way soon, with rookie camps first, so draft season is nearly upon us. Some may have happened already, but September is when things really start to get rolling. Unfortunately [...]
Fantasy drafting has started, particularly those in keeper leagues or playing best ball formats, which means fantasy hockey season is in full swing. Most drafts won’t start until next month but there’s no reason to not get a good head start. With that in mind, be sure to purchase your copy of the 2022 Dobber [...]
There were a handful of notable names still on the free agency board once Nazem Kadri was signed, among them Paul Stastny, P.K. Subban, and Phil Kessel. In a bit of serendipity, Stastny was signed just hours after I posted a Ramblings discussing what these guys could bring to the fantasy game when (if) whey [...]
The Islanders signed, or re-signed, a slew of players earlier this week, of both the NHL and AHL variety. The big name that was secured was defenceman Noah Dobson, who signed a three-year deal with a $4M average annual value. For a 22-year-old coming off a 51-point season, not a bad deal for the team [...]
The Carolina Hurricanes have continued their offseason shopping by adding another centre to their forward mix. Vincent Trocheck left the organization and that left them with Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi as their middle-6 pivots. It could work but they clearly felt they needed some insurance. They got that insurance in the form of Paul [...]
We have been busy here at Dobber Hockey over the last month. First, we are coming off what we fondly called Bubble Keeper Week, where we discuss players and answer questions about those guys at the bottom of everyone’s potential keeper list. To get started, be sure to check out all our Ramblings from the [...]
For the last 19 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
With the signing of Nazem Kadri, Calgary would need to make another deal to open the cap space necessary to make it work. That came in the form of the Flames trading centre Sean Monahan to the Montreal Canadiens, along with a conditional first-round pick in 2025, for futures: https://twitter.com/NHLFlames/status/1560382496860033025 The three-time 30-goal scorer had [...]
The one major domino left to fall in the 2022 NHL offseason was where unrestricted free agent Nazem Kadri would land. There were lots of rumours that he would be going to play for the New York Islanders, but that is not the team that signed him. It ended up being the team that yours [...]
It is Bubble Keeper Week here at Dobber Hockey and we’re spending the entire week helping readers make their tough keep-or-cut decisions. All four of us editors at this site have had a Ramblings touching on these situations: Ian covered guys like Jake DeBrusk, Antti Raanta, and Sean Durzi; Dobber had questions including Tristan Jarry, [...]
