It’s hard to start off with anything but the protests occurring across the sports world. Being from Canada some may feel that I shouldn’t be putting my voice out here, but every voice does matter – and on that note Canada isn’t perfect either. The Milwaukee Bucks took the latest step with plenty of players [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, I’ll highlight fantasy takeaways from a couple of teams that were eliminated during the first round of this year’s playoffs. Let me know your thoughts in the comments or shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! Montreal Canadiens These playoffs seemed to accelerate Nick Suzuki’s evolution into a superstar. [...]
On Tuesday morning, the Toronto Maple Leafs traded Kasperi Kapanen, Jesper Lindgren and Pontus Aberg to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Filip Hallander, Evan Rodrigues, David Warsofsky and the 15th overall selection in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The Penguins Receive: A 24-year-old, speed-driven winger in Kapanen who the team knows well. In [...]
Playoff Western Leaders Goals – 6 – Bo Horvat – Vancouver, Denis Gurianov – Dallas, Joe Pavelski – Dallas, Nathan Mackinnon – Colorado, Nazem Kadri - Colorado Assists – 10 – Nathan Mackinnon – Colorado, Miro Heiskanen - Dallas Points – 16 – Nathan Mackinnon - Colorado PPP – 8 – Elias Pettersson - Vancouver [...]
One of the easiest ways to tell if a player is going to break out is to look at the percentage of time he starts in the offensive zone versus the defensive zone. Two types of players get a ton of offensive zone starts: Elite offensive players, and those that are awful on defense. Most [...]
Every Sunday, we’ll 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, Cam Robinson, and Dobber […]
The Washington Capitals have announced that Todd Reirden will not be returning as head coach next season. In spite of back-to-back Metropolitan Division titles and an 89-46-16 record, Reirden could not advance the Capitals past the first round in either of his two seasons as head coach. Most recently, the Capitals were eliminated by previous [...]
No. 300 - It's a Live Playoff Pool Draft! On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, it's a live draft! The Keeping Karlsson Playoff Pool began with 96 managers, but now only 32 remain competing for a spot in the Four-Way Final. This week, Ben hosts a live draft with 8 of [...]
Remember when many of us thought that the play-in round teams were at an advantage from already playing more important games than the round-robin teams? Well, it turns out that only two play-in teams (Vancouver, NY Islanders) are still remaining in the playoffs. The first round of the “actual” playoffs didn’t see the widespread number [...]
Have you gotten your hockey fix yet? Well, it has been a few weeks of nonstop action and so far, we have had no shortage of excitement. As we head into the second round, the number of games we see each day has tempered off, meaning we now have a chance to catch our breath [...]
