It has finally happened. After months of speculation, outrage, despair, inappropriate laughter, and a series of questionable moves, Peter Chiarelli has been relieved of his duties as the Edmonton Oilers General Manager. With it, ends a 44-month stint that saw him try unsuccessfully to solve the defence issue, despite sacrificing a league MVP [...]
With my last defensemen battle coming way back in August, I figure another was overdue. And this is a doozy, pitting Torey Krug against Tyson Barrie. Both are reliable sources of blueline offence, but which one is better at present and going forward? Let’s find out - Cage Match starts now! Career Path [...]
In this week’s instalment, I’ll be sharing thoughts about a few lines listed in the table below. Using Dobber’s Line Production Tool, I compared even-strength point production around the league over the past 10 games. I compiled a list of the highest scoring line for each team at even strength. Here’s the list… # [...]
The Minnesota Wild traded a conditional fifth-round pick to the Vegas Golden Knights for a sixth-round pick and defenceman Brad Hunt. The 30-year old blue liner had appeared in just 13 games for the Golden Knights this year, often finding himself in the press box. This trade allows Minnesota to pick up some of [...]
The midseason guide is still for sale, it’ll still help you get geared up for the stretch run –there is a lot of information in there that you won’t find in the ramblings or weekly columns. It’s your last chance to hone in on your team’s weaknesses. Over the last couple of season roughly [...]
Last week we took a look at who in the West is gaining time both at all strengths and specifically on the power play. When players are adding time it is more likely they will be putting more stats on the board because they are increasing their opportunities to do so. This week we [...]
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast: a spelling bee, a geography lesson, and recollections of the best scoring rookie defensemen since the turn of the millennium. In between all that, Elan and Brian guide you through all the most pertinent and potential happenings around the NHL, including the shocking return [...]
I’ve often wondered what a fantasy all-star squad would like if voted on by the fantasy general managers. There would be the obvious favorites (Connor McDavid, Erik Karlsson and Nikita Kucherov) plus the young upstarts (Elias Pettersson) and the grizzled veterans (Patrick Kane, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin). Obviously, much of it would depend on [...]
Every Sunday, we'll share 21 Fantasy Rambles -- formerly known as 20 Fantasy Thoughts -- from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers: Michael Clifford, Ian Gooding, Cam Robinson, and Dobber 1. Vegas is a team I really struggle with. Their top two lines, one of [...]
