Preseason play often brings a few surprises. While stars like Connor McDavid are expected to excel if involved in this short slate of contests, and solid vets may be extra motivated to torch the ice against less-than-equal competition, others use this time as a springboard up their team’s prospect ranks hoping to prove their promise [...]
We finally have an answer to the question of where Jaromir Jagr will sign, as he is destined to head to the Saddledome and suit up for the Calgary Flames. There were apparently other teams involved in his decision-making – with St. Louis having been rebuffed – but he settled on Calgary in what appears [...]
We are two days away from the start of the NHL season, and it feels like we have more unanswered questions than usual as we move into the season. Most drafts are finalized, and we’re all sitting back expecting to contend for the championship, but there are plenty of things left up in the air. [...]
For the final Sunday this offseason, we'll share 20 Fantasy Thoughts from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's "Daily Ramblings". […]
The Journey digs into prospect storylines heading into and persisting through training camps and the start of the 2017-18 season. This is the third part of this series and the first two can be found here. 1. Lias Andersson back to Sweden while Filip Chytil stays? When New York acquired a top-10 pick at the [...]
Over/Under Prop Results 2016-17 […]
This hockey season cannot come fast enough, so why don’t we make ourselves a little more impatient by looking into which youngsters/underappreciated players are going to be breaking camp with the big club. While we’re at it, we’ll go through a little bit about why they may actually be put in a position to succeed [...]
Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Winnipeg Jets […]
Does Nathan MacKinnon possess enough upside to pick over Aleksander Barkov? […]
With the start of the 2017-18 season just over a week away, I wanted to see if I could rustle up any training camp gems from the Eastern Conference that might have a chance to make their respective squads. Failing that, I hope to pass on some interesting tidbits of information that you might be [...]
