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)  

Islanders, Rangers off-season report

By |2008-08-20T10:29:33-04:00August 20th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

 Jeff Tambellini

 

As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for the two New York teams.

 

(Originally posted by The Hockey News on August 7th - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

Nashville, New Jersey off-season report

By |2008-08-08T10:13:16-04:00August 8th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

 JP Dumont

 

As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Nashville and New Jersey.

 

(Originally posted by The Hockey News on July 24th - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

The New-Look Lightning – ‘They Aren’t the Flyers’

By |2008-07-27T23:03:10-04:00July 27th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Vincent Lecavalier

 

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In 2007 the team that underwent the biggest transformation was Philadelphia – by a long shot. A lot of experts still picked them to miss the playoffs (for the record, in Dobber’s 2006-07 Fantasy Guide I picked the Flyers to get in), but we all saw what happened. Not only did they get in, but they also went to the semi-final.

This year the team that has made the biggest strides is the Tampa Bay Lightning. This team took Philadelphia’s formula for success and, well, they butchered it.

 

Minnesota, Montreal off-season report

By |2008-07-25T11:06:45-04:00July 25th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

 Alexei Kovalev

 

As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Minnesota and Montreal

 

(Originally published by The Hockey News on July 18, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

 

Panthers, Kings off-season report

By |2008-07-23T23:09:50-04:00July 23rd, 2008|The Dobotomy|

 Teddy Purcell

 

As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Detroit and Edmonton.

 

(Originally published by The Hockey News on July 11, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

Buy, sell or hold?

By |2008-07-19T10:28:25-04:00July 19th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Nik Zherdev

 

It was another frenzied first week of July in the NHL. Let’s ignore some of the insane dollar amounts that we have seen and look at things strictly from a fantasy-hockey standpoint. Using the “buy low” and “sell high” strategy, here are some key changes to the fantasy value of some of the players who have moved.

 

(Originally published by The Hockey News on July 4, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

Detroit, Edmonton off-season report

By |2008-07-18T08:19:04-04:00July 18th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Sam Gagner

 

As the number of keeper league hockey pools increase each year, fantasy junkies are becoming more active in the off-season as they prepare for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players. FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. This week, we’ll look through our fantasy hockey goggles at the outlooks for Detroit and Edmonton.

 

(Originally published by The Hockey News on June 27, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

The NHL Draft and your keeper league

By |2008-07-17T16:27:20-04:00July 17th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

 Jared Staal

 

This week we’ll take a break from the team-by-team off-season look. It only makes sense, since the NHL Entry Draft is upon us. We’ll also take a break in early July to discuss the impact of the July 1 free agent frenzy.

 

(Originally published by The Hockey News on June 20, 2008 - Dobber archives some of his older THN articles here in case you missed them there!)

 

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