Victor and Jesse are back in studio as Victor reports on his time at the NHL Draft and his outlook on fantasy rookie drafts. We discuss Michael Misa, Matthew Schaefer, Cole McKinney, Mason West, Milton Gastrin and Jacob Ihs-Wozniak with player audio. Victor also answers patron questions on which players you'll want to target for [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, Brennan Des, and Dobber — 1. With the salary cap rising this offseason, this season's free agency period seemed more understated and even anticlimactic. With more [...]
Here are the top defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - July edition! But first, coming in three weeks (July 29), the 20th edition - Dobber's Fantasy Hockey Guide! Buy it on its own here, or package it with the recently released Prospects Report here. For this month, I have updated the teams, [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** Welcome back to Part 2 of my three-part breakdown of the 2025 NHL Draft first round. This week, we are moving on to picks 11 through 22 and assessing how these selections [...]
In honor of free agency opening this week we are going to pause the division reviews and spend a little time looking at recent signings. The focus is going to be a bit more historical, though we may touch on current signings later on. Players who sign free agent deals over the summer are often [...]
One of the worst-kept secrets of the free agency period thus far was the landing spot for Nikolaj Ehlers. While there had been a few teams rumoured to be in the running to sign the winger, it was evident that the Carolina Hurricanes would flex their oodles of cap space and Stanley Cup-contention status to [...]
Here are the top skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - July edition! But first, coming in three weeks (July 29), the 20th edition - Dobber's Fantasy Hockey Guide! Buy it on its own here, or package it with the recently released Prospects Report here. For this month, I have updated the teams, [...]
Victor reports from the NHL Draft in Los Angeles.
In an effort to paper over their extremely thin blue line as they wait for their prospects to mature, the San Jose Sharks have signed Dmitry Orlov to a two-year contract with an AAV of $6.5M. In addition to Nick Leddy being added off waivers and the signing of John Klingberg a couple days ago, [...]
NHL Draft Visualized: Tableau Deep Dive into Point Shares and Development Trends This week, I’ve built on last week’s draft value work by digging into player outcomes with a fresh set of Tableau visuals. The core metric driving this analysis is Point Shares, a stat from Hockey Reference that functions similarly to WAR (Wins Above [...]
