The Summer of 2017 was a tumultuous one for the Montreal Canadiens. Gone are the numbers three (Andrei Markov), four (Alexei Emelin) and five (Nathan Beaulieu) in average ice time per game, all defensemen. To make matters worse, they traded their top defense prospect in Mikhail Sergachev, although they did receive a very dynamic, [...]
Tomorrow is like Christmas for many fantasy general managers as this year’s Dobber’s 2017-18 Fantasy Hockey Guide will be released. To grab your copy of the guide, check out the Dobber Shop. I wrote a column for the guide about 20 players that won’t do much this upcoming campaign, but will be excellent fantasy assets [...]
Just which defensemen are tops in fantasy depends on your league. It’s a very close call for many. Sometimes top scorers have poor plus/minus, penalty, hits or blocked shots stats rendering them less valuable in multi-category leagues. There is frequent overlap though, as the top ones often excel at many facets of the game. I’ll [...]
Every Sunday this off-season, we'll share 20 Fantasy Thoughts from our writers at Dobber Hockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's "Daily Ramblings". […]
Fantasy Hockey Geek makes its return with the top-five ranked goalies from the past season! […]
In this week’s Journey, we begin a three-part series looking back on the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Part One outlines the 30th-21st selections, and recaps each prospects post draft seasons and where they are on the developmental arc. 30th: Anaheim Ducks – Sam Steel – Regina Pats (WHL) 2016-17 Stats: 66 GP, 50G, 81A, [...]
With all the young talent in Toronto, there's one veteran forward who is better than you think. […]
The Restricted Free Agent (RFA) signings are starting to trickle in, and while we are still waiting on the big guns (Leon Draisaitl, David Pastrnak, etc.) there are many fantasy-relevant ones to comb over. The last few weeks have seen several similar contracts get inked by emerging players in their early twenties. However not every [...]
We continue our summer Cage Match Tournament with forwards that may have yet to peak. […]
Montreal signed Mark Streit to a one-year, $700,000 contract Tuesday. […]
