Lining Up: Gauging Likely and Potential Line Combinations
As the NHL offseason comes to an end, fantasy hockey drafts begin. As we all know, hockey is a team sport. So, it’s extremely important to consider a player’s line mates when assessing their value. Over the course of this season, I’ll be doing deep dives into line combinations that are relevant in fantasy [...]
Eastern Edge: Right Wing ADP vs. Rank
Please excuse a short break from the summer series previews, it’s getting too close to the NHL season to ignore draft strategy. This summer I had fun learning about other fantasy sports and learned of a great tool for organizing thoughts. I work in a fast-paced environment where I may need a picture or [...]
Wild West Summer Series 2018: Vancouver
So big news out of Ottawa. I took a look at my notes from the San Jose Column. Timing didn’t work out great on the release of that one, but isn’t that just the way it goes. Erik Karlsson certainly changes the outlook for the power play in San Jose. Evander Kane and Tomas [...]
Fantasy Hockey Podcast: The Karlsson Also Rises
First things first: Elan and Brian have not traded Karlsson. They are still keeping Karlsson. This podcast remains Keeping Karlsson. Anyone who does that is smart. Anyone who doesn't, particularly in actual real life, and particularly without getting anything of remotely similar value in return, is not. So anyway, yeah, here's another episode of the [...]
Top 10 surprises for 2018-19
One of my favourite things to do in hockey pools is to go back and see who were some of the biggest surprises taken in my hockey pool drafts. Last year, for example, players such as Josh Bailey, William Karlsson and Brayden Point could have made the difference between winning your fantasy hockey championship and [...]
20 Fantasy Hockey Thoughts
Every Sunday, we'll share 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. It was just a year ago I was saying that Joe Pavelski was overvalued. Now, I think he’s undervalued. Crazy the difference [...]
The Journey: Fast-Rising Prospect Forwards – September 2018
This week, I’m taking a closer look at four prospects who were big risers on Dobber’s latest Top 200 Fantasy Prospect Forwards list. Who are they and why are they on the rise? Read further to find out. Nick Suzuki – Montreal Canadiens – up to 34 from 52 Suzuki was the [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: Duos Worth Draft Investment
With the start of American football it means that hockey is on the horizon folks. Naturally, mock drafting is underway and I’ve started hitting the practice circuit on ESPN. I’ve noticed several players from the same team falling in drafts that fantasy managers should consider stacking. The following will not cost first and second [...]