The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Chris Kreider to a one-year contract worth $2.15 million. Kreider and the Anaheim Ducks recently agreed to terminate the final year of his contract. This agreement was made to clear cap space for the Ducks, who will need that space to sign restricted free agent Cutter Gauthier. Kreider should [...]
Last week, we looked at the biggest risers and fallers in Dobber’s forward prospect rankings. This week, we turn to the defensemen, where there was much less movement from July to September. Most of the larger changes since June came from the addition of the 2026 draft class, so context matters. As always, we’ll look [...]
Noah Dobson and Shea Theodore are going three picks apart in Fantrax drafts this month. Dobson is the 24th defenseman off the board at an ADP of 94; Theodore is the 25th at 97. Both spent last season on their team's second power-play unit, Dobson behind Lane Hutson in Montreal, Theodore behind the five-forward top [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are going to continue our review of players who are contributing across multiple potential fantasy categories. For this week it is time for defense. 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 [...]
Just when it feels like summer signings have slowed down, we get two significant extensions for young players, both carrying fantasy implications for the present and well into the future. Not only that, but we also could be seeing a former Ranger on the move back east. Never a dull afternoon! Fraser Minten (22, C/LW) [...]
Colin Stephenson joins the program to discuss the New York Rangers.
After not occurring in the 2025 offseason due to what were perceived as too few uncertainties in terms of starting goalies, my annual poll on goalie battles returns for 2026, as the landscape suggests there are enough teams where the starting goalie picture is anywhere from somewhat unclear to downright murky. The way the poll [...]
Elan is joined by the Keeping Karlsson Accountability Czar Trev to take a deep dive into the NHL schedule for next season and how it should affect our drafting decisions.
Last week, we reviewed some of the offseason transactions from clubs in the Atlantic Division, so today we will look at the Metropolitan. Carolina Hurricanes: Why change anything when you win the Stanley Cup? The only major difference going into the season will be the goaltending, Frederik Andersen signed with the Edmonton Oilers, so it [...]
The Metropolitan Division is home to the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes who led the Eastern Conference with 113 points. Other than Carolina, no one else finished above 98 points. The pair of Pennsylvania teams out played their expectations, claiming the remaining playoff spots. Making projections difficult is that the 21 points separating 2nd place [...]
