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Capped: Observations and notes on recent Draft and free agent news

By |2020-08-12T23:25:18-04:00August 13th, 2020|Capped|

We’re back with the “first round” of the playoffs in August, and we have the 23rd and 24th overall regular season teams playing games. We saw the fourth-longest game in NHL history on Tuesday night, prompting morning hockey on Wednesday. And, most shockingly, the Edmonton Oilers didn’t win a draft lottery. There’s a lot that [...]

Forum Buzz: Moving McDavid, Young Defenders, & Stashing Netminders

By |2020-08-09T19:42:18-04:00August 12th, 2020|Roos Lets Loose|

Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on very active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding everyone how great of a resource the Forums are, especially now that the season is paused. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get separate write-ups [...]

Eastern Edge: Previewing the first round matchups of the 2020 NHL Playoffs

By |2020-08-11T14:34:28-04:00August 11th, 2020|Eastern Edge|

In this week’s Eastern Edge, we preview the Eastern Conference playoff matchups. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below or shoot me a message on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza! Check out all the Dobber writers’ playoff predictions here and feel free to tell us how foolish our picks are!   Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens [...]

Experts Panel: Playoff Round 1 Predictions

By |2020-08-11T00:39:46-04:00August 11th, 2020|The Dobotomy|

After a four-month layoff, the play-in round and round-robin turned out to be as unpredictable as they could have been. The panel as a whole took it on the chin as far as majority rankings went, only choosing two of the eight play-in series (NY Islanders over Florida, Vancouver over Minnesota) correctly. Three series in [...]

Top 10 Potential Playoff Duds

By |2020-08-10T02:13:06-04:00August 10th, 2020|Fantasy Hockey Top 10|

One of the most underrated aspects of the play-in/round robins when it comes to fantasy hockey has to do with postseason hockey pools. While many pools have already started, there are numerous taking place in the next day or so that will exclude the last week of games. Instead, like a traditional playoff pool, the [...]

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