The Dobotomy

Darryl Dobbs contributed to much of The Hockey News‘ fantasy content from 2002 through 2014, including nine consecutive issues of The Ultimate Pool Guide. He also contributed significantly to the Score Forecaster(2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 editions), and Pool Expert‘s draft kit, as well as several columns in Canadian newspapers, including the Vancouver Sun. He made several radio appearances (HF Radio, BIG105 in Red Deer, FAN 960, FAN590, 640 Toronto, XM204 and dozens of online podcasts). Today, outside of DobberHockey and DobberProspects, you can find his work on Yahoo! Puck Daddy as well as Sportsnet.ca. Dobber graduated from the University of Guelph with a Degree in Statistics and Minor in Mathematics. Currently, he resides in Pickering, Ontario with his wife Hemwanti and daughters Avery and Mackenzie. Follow him on Twitter (DobberHockey)

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Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades: Arizona Coyotes

By Cam Robinson|2017-07-09T22:22:23-04:00July 9th, 2017|The Dobotomy|

Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Arizona Coyotes […]

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Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades: Anaheim Ducks

By Cam Robinson|2017-07-09T22:23:03-04:00July 8th, 2017|The Dobotomy|

Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Anaheim Ducks […]

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Fantasy Breakdown: The Vegas Golden Knights Roster – Defensemen and Goaltenders

By Dobber|2017-06-22T14:03:09-04:00June 22nd, 2017|The Dobotomy|

Further to my post earlier today on the forwards (read it here), here are the defensemen and goaltenders for the Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas loaded up on defensemen with the strategy that they would use them as trade bait and further stockpile draft picks. So much of the below will change. Defensemen Theodore – [...]

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Fantasy Breakdown: The Vegas Golden Knights Roster – Forwards

By Dobber|2017-06-22T13:44:48-04:00June 22nd, 2017|The Dobotomy|

This year’s expansion process is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Prior expansion teams were selected without worrying about a salary cap. They didn’t have Cap Friendly to run through hundreds of mock scenarios. They didn’t have Twitter from which they could gather feedback and opinions. They also didn’t have 30 teams from which to [...]

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A Statement from Darryl Dobbs (Dobber) Regarding His Health

By Dobber|2017-06-11T22:39:12-04:00June 10th, 2017|The Dobotomy|

A Statement from Darryl Dobbs (Dobber) Regarding His Health Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been around much over the last few weeks. The reason is I’ve been diagnosed with a rare bone marrow cancer called Myelodysplastic Syndrome, or MDS. It is in a high risk, aggressive stage and I will [...]

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Dobber’s Band-Aid Boys – 2017 Edition

By Dobber|2017-06-04T11:54:40-04:00June 3rd, 2017|The Dobotomy|

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Dobber's Band-Aid Boys List - 2014 edition!

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Dobber Hockey Experts Panel, NHL Playoffs 2017 – Stanley Cup Final

By Michael Clifford|2017-05-29T08:01:55-04:00May 29th, 2017|The Dobotomy|

Dobber writers make their Stanley Cup Final, and Conn Smythe, predictions. **** Things went a little better for the panel of Dobber writers with their round three picks compared to round two; out of 19 writers, 13 of them picked both Nashville and Pittsburgh to overcome Anaheim and Ottawa, respectively. However, Cam Robinson (of Frozen [...]

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Dobber Hockey Experts Panel, NHL Playoffs 2017 – Round 3

By Michael Clifford|2017-05-12T09:24:49-04:00May 12th, 2017|The Dobotomy|

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 [...]

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Dobber Hockey Experts Panel – NHL Playoffs 2017, Round 2

By Michael Clifford|2017-04-25T13:57:15-04:00April 25th, 2017|The Dobotomy|

The Dobber Hockey panel makes their second-round selections for the 2017 Playoffs. **** We move onto the second round of the 2017 NHL playoffs, which means it's time for a fresh round of picks from the writers and editors that make up the Dobber Hockey panel. First, a quick refresher of how the first round [...]

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DobberHockey’s Two Free Playoff Challenges

By Dobber|2017-04-12T14:14:03-04:00April 12th, 2017|The Dobotomy|

Itching for the playoffs to begin? Why not kill some time by challenging your peers in hockey knowledge? With some luck, you might actually win! First of all, you can join my DobberHockey NHL Bracket Challenge. You all know about it - what it is and how it works. So join with your DobberHockey [...]