Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing Fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. This week, we will be playing out the 2021 NHL Draft and attempting to predict teams’ selections based on their needs, in a year where they matter more than ever. As [...]
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired defenseman Nick Leddy from the New York Islanders for forward Richard Panik and a second-round pick. Leddy was the top-scoring defenseman on the Islanders last season with 31 points in 56 games. This was his best point-per-game output (0.55 PTS/GP) of the last four seasons. He also led all [...]
We have arrived at our final four. We are examining what changed for teams and players during their playoff runs. In Part 1, and Part 2 we were reviewing first round exits. In Part 3 we hit the second round exits. The final four have the largest sample sizes and saw the most success of [...]
Hello everyone! I will be filling in this week for the Capped article. I would like to think that I am the proverbial backup goalie, but more than likely should be considered the emergency backup (aka Zamboni driver). Some background on me: I am an avid Chicago Blackhawks fan. I also assist with Goalie Post. [...]
The Stanley Cup playoffs are finally complete on a season that was like no other. A flat cap and the Seattle expansion draft are two factors that will drive what could be a very busy offseason of trades and free agent signings, which could result in many further changes to these rankings in August and [...]
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site and are also normally [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss fantasy hockey takeaways from this year’s playoffs. In particular, we’ll focus on youth movements and players that were hindered by injuries. Youth Movements Cole Caufield Before making his NHL debut, Cole Caufield had already established himself as a lethal shooter – someone with a deceptive shot that could [...]
The Edmonton Oilers acquired veteran defenseman Duncan Keith and prospect Tim Soderlund from the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman Caleb Jones and a third-round draft pick. The Oilers get: One of the best defensemen in the NHL. If it was still 2014. But it’s – checks calendar – 2021. Keith has been on the decline for [...]
We had already looked at Edmonton, Minnesota, Nashville and St. Louis when all four of those teams were eliminated from the playoffs over a month ago. Now that the playoffs are done, it is time to look at the next five teams in the West (Anaheim, Arizona, Calgary, Chicago and Colorado) and see what the [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - July edition! The 15th annual Fantasy Prospects Report is now out! For 15 years we have been pumping out fantasy gold on over 500 prospects. At this point, we know what you want to see. Order here. Or buy it [...]
