Capped: Options for Jordan Binnington and St. Louis
St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong has been in his role with the team since 2010, and has had his fair share of goalie controversies in that time. He managed Jake Allen’s contract situation very well, and that should give Blues fans confidence when looking towards the inevitable re-signing of Jordan Binnington this summer. [...]
Forum Buzz: Are These Players ‘Really’ As Good As They Seem?
Welcome to another edition of “Forum Buzz,” a column where I dissect some of the most popular posts from the DobberHockey Forums. Pretty much anything posted within the forums over the past month might be covered, other than trades (those usually will get their own separate write-ups on the site and are also covered [...]
Eastern Edge: Statistical Review of Goaltenders
In this week’s installment of Eastern Edge, we kick off a quick review of goalie performance during the 2018-2019 season. Before we begin, let’s define a couple of stats we’ll be taking a look at today: Goals Saved Above Average (GSAA) from Hockey Reference: the goals a goalie prevented given his save percentage and [...]
Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen
Here are the top prospect defensemen to own in your points-only keeper league - June edition! This is the big month! The annual audit. A thorough reckoning of all the prospects, player by player, with tremendous feedback from the writer/scouts over at DobberProspects. All in preparation for the recently released 13th annual Fantasy [...]
Wild West Summer Series 2019: Arizona
Welcome to week two of our summer series. As with last season, this series is intended to take a look at the teams in the Western Conference one by one. We will do a short recap of what took place, but the deep dive here will be into the players that helped make it [...]
Top 10 players whose value increased this postseason
Every postseason, there’s a group of players who exceed expectations, which in turn inflates their value in fantasy hockey. Last year, for example, a strong playoff performance helped increase the value of players of all skill levels, from Braden Holtby to Tomas Hertl to Lars Eller. This year is no different. There are plenty [...]