The Dobber Hockey panel selects their winners for the 2017 Conference Finals. **** Like others around the hockey world, the Dobber Playoff Panel did not feature a single member that went four-for-four on their second-round picks. Only Mario Prata, Cam Robinson, Chris Wassel, and Kevin Wickersham picked Pittsburgh to advanced past Washington, but three of [...]
The Buffalo Sabres have hired Jason Botterill to be their next General Manager. **** After firing both Tim Murray and Dan Bylsma, the Sabres (rather, the Pegulas) had a couple of important vacancies to deal with. They filled their general manager position with former Pittsburgh Penguins Associate General Manager Jason Botterill. Drafted by Dallas in [...]
Capped dives into which injured players from the Western Conference are due for a rebound. **** After tackling the Eastern Conference’s walking wounded from last season, this week we turn to those from the Western Conference. It seems as though there were a few more superstars injured in the East, so the players this week [...]
Some highly rated prospects pan out; however, far more end up falling short of expectations, leaving a trail of disappointed poolies in their wake. Many of you were hoping for more/better by now from Sam Reinhart and Teuvo Teravainen, so the question becomes whether they’re simply taking a little longer to see their production [...]
The Dallas Stars acquired Ben Bishop from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2017 NHL Draft Tuesday, and the pending unrestricted free agent has now been traded twice in the past three months. […]
The Florida Panthers experienced some growing pains last season. After a 103-point, first-place finish to in the Atlantic Division in the 2015-16 campaign, the Panthers finished with a disappointing 81 points this past season. […]
With the ping pong balls’ erratic behavior complete we’ll now examine the offseason outlook of each Western Conference squad, starting at the bottom points-wise. We’ll tackle Vegas shortly after the late June expansion draft brings Vadim Shipachyov and Reid Duke some teammates. This week we look at the Colorado Avalanche and Vancouver Canucks. Colorado [...]
Welcome to another episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast! In early May, small news seems big, and we blow up some of the recent roster changes around the league, including a new number one contender in Carolina, a potential leading scorer in Vegas, a player to be named soon in New Jersey, [...]
Ten players who had a crazy-high shooting percentage in 2017-18 I always get worried when I am offered a trade involving a player who is coming off a career year in regards to his shooting percentage. I worry because it’s unlikely for said player to repeat that success the next year. There are [...]
Fantasy Outlook: After acquiring Scott Darling from Chicago for a third-round draft pick, the Hurricanes signed him to a four-year deal worth $4.15 million per season. Here's what it means in the world of fantasy hockey. Darling, who had a Tier 3 rating in the latest DobberHockey goalie rankings, easily moves up to [...]
