Keeping Karlsson: Charcuter-D!! 2026-27
Elan and Brian share their NHL Defenseman Tiers, debating who belongs in the highest echelon, and offering up some deeper plays for intriguing upside and dependable floors.
Keeping Karlsson: 2027 Calder Candidates with Victor Nuno
Elan is joined by prospect expert Victor Nuno from Fantasy Hockey Life to go over his list of the top 20 candidates to win the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year next season.
The Journey: Dobber’s Prospect Forward Rankings – The Biggest Risers and Fallers Heading Into 2026-27
Prospect rankings are never static. Every month brings new information, whether it's a breakout performance, a trade, a signing, a change in organizational depth, or simply another prospect making a stronger case to move ahead. That's what makes following prospects so much fun in dynasty leagues. Dobber's latest Top 200 Fantasy Prospect Forwards gives us [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Anaheim Ducks
For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) DobberHockey has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th 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 [...]
Analytics Advantage: Using Plus/Minus Adjustments to Find Good Fantasy Draft Values
In last week's edition of 'Analytics Advantage', there was analysis on how plus/minus can have a massive, and understated, impact on fantasy hockey value. There was also an analysis on how plus/minus fluctuates when a player changes teams. This week will pick up where we left off and apply what we discovered a week ago [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: Consistent Multi-Category Fantasy Performers Including Meier, Wilson, Kempe, and More
This week on Frozen Tools Forensics we are going to take a break from point production and look at players who are contributing across multiple potential fantasy categories. To gather the data for this review I ran the Multi-Category report on the Dobber Reports page. This report gives us basic scoring information as well as [...]
Free Hockey Pool Player Boxes: The Ultimate Office & Casual Pool Setup is Back!
Looking for a quick, hassle-free way to run an office pool or loop your casual hockey-fan friends into the action? The annual free hockey pool player boxes are locked and ready to download. Whether you are a hardcore fantasy puck junkie or introducing coworkers who only dabble in hockey talk occasionally, these simple box formats [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Buffalo Sabres
For the last 23 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them.The 24th annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Boston Bruins
For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm [...]
Capped: Makar’s New Contract and the Impact on Salary Cap Leagues
It seems like there’s never a dull day this offseason when it comes to signings and off-ice news, as in the past week we saw a massive contract extension for one of the league’s best d-men. Cale Makar signs an 8-Year contract with the Colorado Avalanche at an $20.4MAAV ($163.2M Total) – UFA 2035, Age [...]