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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Non-Playoff Teams Summer Outlook II

By Dobber Sports|2008-05-11T12:05:03-04:00May 11th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Olli Jokinen and Eric Staal

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Part two in a seven-part review takes a look at the teams that failed to reach the postseason and what kind of impact each of them will have on your keeper-league squad. This week, we take a look at Carolina and Florida.

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Playoff eye-openers

By Dobber Sports|2008-05-09T10:56:55-04:00May 9th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Jaromir Jagr

As usual, there are several performances in the post-season that – for better or worse – have influenced or changed the opinions of fantasy owners. Here are the top observations of the 2008 NHL playoffs:

(Originally posted in The Hockey News on May 2)

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Spotlight starting to shine on Clowe

By Dobber Sports|2008-05-09T10:50:35-04:00May 9th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Ryane Clowe

Ryane Clowe was missed in a lot of office pools this time around because he is young, virtually unknown and missed most of the season with a knee injury. Being held to just eight points kept him low on the stats sheets, so the casual fan probably missed him.

(Originally published by The Hockey News on April 18 - yes, I'm late getting this up here haha)

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DobberHockey Pools Past, Present and Future

By Dobber Sports|2008-05-07T15:03:58-04:00May 7th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

With DobberHockey all but ordained “Fantasy-Hockey Central”, it only makes sense that we host challenging – and free – pools for the thousands of readers who frequent the site.

Now some long awaited info on the three-tiered 2007-08 DobberHockey rotisserie league, as well as the current DobberHockey Playoff Pool (which, by the way, is Dobber’s way of weeding out the weak), as well as the upcoming 2008-09 version of the three-tiered roto league.

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DobberHockey Crew – Semi-Final

By Dobber Sports|2008-05-05T10:57:23-04:00May 5th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

DobberHockey

Things have not been going as well as they did a year ago, but the panel is still 7-5 for the posteason and can still pull off an 10-win record. Matt Bugg and Jeff Angus hold bragging rights with an 8-4 record so far...

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Non-Playoff Teams Summer Outlook

By Dobber Sports|2008-05-04T14:17:35-04:00May 4th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Maxim Afinogenov

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Part one in a seven-part review takes a look at the teams that failed to reach the postseason and what kind of impact each of them will have on your keeper-league squad. This week, we take a look at Atlanta and Buffalo.

Johan Franzen Late Bloomer?

By Dobber Sports|2008-04-27T12:51:42-04:00April 27th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Johan Franzen

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It’s not often that a 24 year old gets drafted. At that point, if the player is good enough to be drafted, then there are 30 teams who could have just signed him at any time during the preceding few years.

But in 2004, the Red Wings were at it again, grabbing 24-year-old Johan Franzen 97th overall. His 30 points in 49 contests in the Swedish Elite League that year was a big jump from the six points that he had in the preceding campaign.

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DobberHockey Playoff Expert Panel Round 2

By Dobber Sports|2008-04-24T18:39:59-04:00April 24th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Dobber

Round 1 is complete, and it's time to check in on the DobberHockey Expert Panel. Find out how they fared through the quarterfinals, and who they've seen in their crystal balls for Round 2.

Dallas your best bet?

By Dobber Sports|2008-04-18T08:25:54-04:00April 18th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Brenden Morrow

It may not surprise you to know I am participating in several playoff hockey pools this year.

Playoff pools are completely different from the usual fantasy leagues. For the most part, they are less complicated. Generally, you aren’t making any roster moves after the post-season begins and you would be hard-pressed to find a playoff pool that tracks stats any more complicated than goals and assists.

(Originally pubished by The Hockey News on April 11)

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Les Stars commencent à saligner

By Dobber Sports|2008-04-13T17:41:22-04:00April 13th, 2008|The Dobotomy|

Dallas Stars

Il est toujours amusant de voir chaque année les poolers sauter sur le train des Champions défendants de la Coupe Stanley.

Peu importe si Anaheim a terminé la saison avec seulement cinq points d’avance sur Dallas. Ils allaient les assommer en quatre parties consécutives.