There are always some trades that come out of left field and take the hockey world by surprise. This trade would certainly qualify, as Alex Nedeljkovic, the goalie who looked like the future in Carolina, was shipped off to Detroit. The return was as follows: https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1418261341928935427 My initial reaction was just shock. Nedeljkovic is a [...]
A week from today free agency begins. Although a lot of attention will – rightfully – be placed on the great crop of RFAs, this poll is about UFAs. What you’re voting on is which five of these 20 UFAs will be the biggest fantasy busts over the course of the contracts they’re about to [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll predict who Seattle takes from each team in the Eastern Conference and briefly discuss the fantasy implications of each selection. Boston Bruins – Ondrej Kase Recent reports indicate that Jakub Zboril is likely to be Seattle’s selection from Boston in Wednesday’s expansion draft. Based on his Dobber Prospects page, [...]
There was a lot of excitement with the pre-expansion roster freeze on Saturday with nine trades conducted in the 48 hours before. I wouldn’t have predicted Ryan Ellis being traded or Cody Glass, but we should always expect the unexpected in the NHL. We will look at the remaining teams in the West which will [...]
We take on the new and juicy Seattle protection lists, plus a flurry of pre-expansion draft activity
The big news of the weekend deals with the Seattle Kraken and the list of players who were left available for potential selection in the expansion draft. There seem to be much bigger names available this time compared to the list for the Golden Knights. It’s almost like NHL teams want cap relief and are [...]
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, and Dobber ___ 1. It appears as though Gabriel Landeskog's run with Colorado is coming to an end. The UFA turns 29 in November but this [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs trade (back) prospect forward Filip Hallander and a seventh-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Jared McCann. The Leafs get: a steadily improving two-way forward who is only now entering his prime. This trade was made just prior to the expansion draft trade deadline so one would [...]
The San Jose Sharks have acquired goalie Adin Hill and a 2022 seventh-round pick from the Arizona Coyotes for goalie Josef Korenar and a 2022 second-round pick. In Hill, the Sharks acquire a goalie who has been on the verge of becoming an NHLer for the past few seasons as an injury replacement to Darcy [...]
In a three-team blockbuster, the Vegas Golden Knights took advantage of their sideline status from the expansion draft, while the Predators and the Flyers firmed up their positions. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1416477531906134022 Nashville downgraded Ryan Ellis on defence to Philippe Myers, while adding a young centre in need of a new home. They then flipped that centre for [...]
