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)

Gallery

NHL Free Agent Frenzy II

By Dobber Sports|2007-07-15T17:08:55-04:00July 15th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

Nagy

Some big moves in early July completely changed the face of your fantasy squad. In part two of a four part series, let’s take a further look at where some of these guys fit in with their new teams and, by extension, your fantasy league.

NHL Free Agent Frenzy I

By Dobber Sports|2007-07-08T15:13:47-04:00July 8th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

Detroit Free Press/ZUMA Press/Icon SMI

Some big moves in early July completely changed the face of your fantasy squad. In part one of a four part series, let’s take a look at where some of these guys fit in with their new teams and, by extension, your fantasy league.

Pittsburgh and Phoenix

By Dobber Sports|2007-06-27T09:55:37-04:00June 27th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

Mark Recchi

As keeper league hockey pools increase in number each year, fantasy junkies become more active in the off-season as they prepare their team for the coming year. Rebuild? Retool? Tweak? Whatever your intentions, it helps to get all the information you can about your players.

Throughout the off-season, FPL will look at a pair of teams each week and give you the fantasy lowdown. Bucking the trend of past years, we will review alphabetically – in reverse. Just to be different.

(This article was originally submitted to and published by The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca)

Ten Guys I Like From The 07 Draft

By Dobber Sports|2007-06-24T13:07:48-04:00June 24th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

Keeper league junkies do not have a lot of things to look forward to in the summer and are often forced to content themselves with beefing up their teams via trades in order to get their fantasy hockey fix. However, there are a couple of summer dates that are the exception. On July 1, unrestricted free agency opens. The other date, of course, is Jun 22-23. The NHL entry draft. Here are the guys that are prominent on my radar and you should be quick to stick them on yours.

2007 NHL Entry Draft Later Rounds Brief Rundown

By Dobber Sports|2007-06-23T10:45:00-04:00June 23rd, 2007|The Dobotomy|

I'm not going to go over each and every pick from this point, but the ones that stick out. Here is the fantasy spin on the later rounds (two and up)...

(Note - read from the bottom...UP)

The First Round – Dobber’s Take

By Dobber Sports|2007-06-22T20:48:14-04:00June 22nd, 2007|The Dobotomy|

Here's a blow-by-blow look at the first round, and my initial thoughts on what went down and how it will affect your keeper league...

St. Louis and San Jose

By Dobber Sports|2007-06-21T12:29:33-04:00June 21st, 2007|The Dobotomy|

(This, and all of Dobber's articles, can also be found at The Hockey News, ESPN.com and MSN.ca)

Dobber’s XM Radio Appearance

By Dobber Sports|2007-06-18T13:37:23-04:00June 18th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

Every Monday at 8:45 am Dobber is on XM Satellite Radio 204 to talk fantasy hockey. Here is his latest appearance (June 18). CLICK HERE

Why Legace Makes a Great Sleeper

By Dobber Sports|2007-06-17T12:04:06-04:00June 17th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

We all are in agreement that the best goalies to own next season are Roberto Luongo and Martin Brodeur. We can also agree that there is a second tier that would include Miikka Kiprusoff, Marty Turco, Ryan Miller and Henrik Lundqvist. From that point, there are a handful of goaltenders who will give you solid fantasy numbers – to the extent that they could perform just as well as anyone in that second tier. These goaltenders include Tomas Vokoun, Rick DiPietro, Ray Emery, J-S Giguere (wherever he goes), Evgeni Nabokov, Marc-Andre Fleury and Cam Ward.

There is another one you should add to the list. In fact, you can stick him in the group of second-tier netminders. He’ll be that good.

Toronto and Tampa Bay

By Dobber Sports|2007-06-13T18:07:10-04:00June 13th, 2007|The Dobotomy|

As keeper league hockey pools increase in number each year, fantasy junkies become more active in the offseason as they prepare their team 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. Bucking the trend of past years, FPL will review alphabetically – in reverse. Just to be different.

(As always, Dobber's article can also be found at THN, ESPN, and MSN)