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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The 10 Most Notorious Streaky Players

By Dobber Sports|2009-03-15T20:36:15-04:00March 15th, 2009|The Dobotomy|

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They make you pull your hair out. They also make you overtake the leader in your fantasy league. Come to think of it, they also make you lose that insurmountable lead that they got you just weeks later.

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Ten Depth Guys to Stick On Your Team

By Dobber Sports|2009-03-08T17:56:45-04:00March 8th, 2009|The Dobotomy|

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These players won’t be on any roto-team’s top nine, but they will look good in that 10, 11 or 12 slot up front, or the five and six slot on the blue line. In perusing all the players that are 27 percent owned (or lower) in Yahoo!, some interesting names crop up. Here are the ones for you to consider for the stretch run…

Change of Scenery Trade Deadline Pt. 2 of 2

By Dobber Sports|2009-03-01T13:36:24-05:00March 1st, 2009|The Dobotomy|

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Last week, we took at a look at the top trade candidates in the East and their fantasy impact. This week, let’s take a look at the Western Conference – where teams five through 15 are closer than I’ve ever seen them.

In fantasy hockey, a player being moved to a new NHL team is often good news for the fantasy owner. A fresh start or a likely shot as a star’s linemate – or both – is just what the doctor ordered for a slumping player.

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Change of Scenery Trade Deadline Pt. 1 of 2

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-22T11:15:26-05:00February 22nd, 2009|The Dobotomy|

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In fantasy hockey, a player being moved to a new NHL team is often good news for the fantasy owner. A fresh start or a likely shot as a star’s linemate – or both – is just what the doctor ordered for a slumping player. In the Western Conference, as of Saturday, eight points separated fourth and fifth…yet only nine points separated fifth and 15th. Since it’s tough to nail down which teams will be buyers and which teams will be sellers in the West, we’ll take a look at the Eastern Conference first.

Dobber’s Fantasy Hockey Widget

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-15T20:27:20-05:00February 15th, 2009|The Dobotomy|

Stream the latest from Dobber's Ramblings right on your website! Stick the code below on your site. You can adjust the height to your needs in the code:<iframe border=0 src="http://www.dobberhockey.com/widget/dobber.php"height="300" width="180"> By copy/pasting the above code, you'll never miss another piece of fantasy hockey news. The widget will look like this:

DobberHockey Night in Toronto At the Marlies

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-09T15:46:39-05:00February 9th, 2009|The Dobotomy|

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Imagine this - you're sitting in a luxury suite at Ricoh Coliseum. A cold soda in one hand. Your fantasy hockey sheets in the other hand. Before you, Jiri Tlusty steals the puck from Karl Alzner and breaks in all alone. To your right - Dobber is also sipping on a cold soda, dispensing fantasy hockey advice. To your left, your buddy (who is also in your league) is enjoying some wings and chatting it up with Eastern Edge's Russ Miller.

This could be a reality.

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Poolies Ott to Know This Guy

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-08T15:30:29-05:00February 8th, 2009|The Dobotomy|

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Dallas had an interesting idea in the summer. They would agitate the hell out of the other team by having a pest on each of their top three lines. And they also made sure that each of their pests also brought with them a ton of talent. By December, however, Brenden Morrow (more of a power forward than a pest, but bear with me) underwent knee surgery, Sean Avery underwent personality surgery and when the dust settled there was only one elite agitator left standing.

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Undervalued?

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-01T14:29:22-05:00February 1st, 2009|The Dobotomy|

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Jarret Stoll has to earn the trust of poolies again. But those in leagues that track multiple categories are slowly getting back on board.

The Los Angeles Kings’ forward had a career high of 68 points in 2005-06 while with Edmonton. At the time, he was just 23 years old. To tally so many points at such a young age was quite an accomplishment and poolies pegged him as a future 80-point forward.

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Cleverly Adding Peverley

By Dobber Sports|2009-01-18T12:34:58-05:00January 18th, 2009|The Dobotomy|

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Had he slipped through waivers, there was a better than even chance that Rich Peverley would find himself to be a career minor leaguer, consistently in the Top 20 in AHL scoring. He would join the likes of Jason Krog, Darren Haydar, Keith Aucoin – the list goes on when speaking of AHL superstars who never really cracked the NHL.