By Chris Burns - Howdy from deep in the heart of Texas! Most of you probably don’t remember me, and those of you who do need to get a life! I was one of the original writers for Dobber back in the day until real life caught up to me and I lost my [...]
Sporting a seven-game win streak as the NHL campaign passes the midway mark, the Calgary Flames are poised to separate from the tightly-clustered Pacific and grab one of the West’s three available non-wild card births. While it’s too early to think all that deeply about playoff chances, southern Alberta might enjoy looking at the [...]
Did you survive the first Bye Week? Because we've got another one upon us! In this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian talk about the bye week guys that you may have a hard time letting go of, play the inaugural round of "Dare You Drop?", and get you ready [...]
Dick Clark once said “I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.” While he may not have been talking about fantasy hockey, exploiting trends is a good way to give your squad at least a short-term gain as it can give you an idea on who is hot, cold [...]
The 10th annual DobberHockey Midseason Fantasy Guide is out now! The Midseason Guide was put on temporary hiatus due to health reasons but now I am happy to say that things are a 'go'. On January 12th I released the 10th edition of the DobberHockey Midseason Fantasy Guide. In it, you can right [...]
Who are the top players in multicategory leagues at the midseason point? […]
Mason Appleton, WPG - up from 502 to 169 There’s a very good reason why the Winnipeg Jets prospect is this month’s biggest riser. Picked in the sixth round in 2015 by the Jets, Appleton proceeded to ply his trade with the Michigan State Spartans for two years. For both of his seasons in East [...]
The first time I ever wrote for this website some time ago, I did a piece on the advantages of owning linemates on your fantasy hockey squad. Owning the likes of Tyler Seguin/Jamie Benn, P.K. Subban/Andrei Markov, and Claude Giroux/Jakub Voracek across several seasons past, I was fortunate to go on and have success [...]
All fantasy owners need help in the short term AND the long term. The Looking Ahead feature identifies one player to plug into lineups in the short term, a second to invest in for the long term, a third to bench for the coming week, and a fourth who will struggle to meet expectations [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only keeper league. January edition As always, players within +/- 5.0 ratings points should be considered about equal value and at that point would depend on personal preference and team needs. Taken into account includes: wait time, NHL certainty, upside, the depth chart [...]
