Hockey Rambling

Dobber, Ian Gooding, Mike Clifford, Alex MacLean and Brennan DeSouza take turns providing daily ramblings. They cover a wide range of topics including the latest hockey developments as well as some deeper thoughts to help you with your fantasy hockey teams. You can be assured that when you wake up in the morning there will be a new rambling on the main page ready for you to indulge.

Ramblings: Dobber Guide Article Notes & First Round Picks From a Dynasty Fantasy Draft (Jul 23)

By |2025-07-22T14:40:49-04:00July 23rd, 2025|Hockey Rambling, Latest|

The 2025 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide is going to be released in less than one week! Dobber himself is at work on projections, the editing and writing teams have assembled their articles, and now the guide is being put together. It has the aforementioned projections, a draft list, team-by-team breakdowns, regression and breakout candidates, and [...]

Ramblings: Draft Guide in One Week; Winnipeg’s Top-Six; Martone in 2025-26; Projecting Ice Time – July 22

By |2025-07-22T00:03:35-04:00July 22nd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

We are one week away from the 2025 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide being released! Dobber himself is at work on projections, the editing and writing teams have assembled their articles, and now the guide is being put together. It has the aforementioned projections, a draft list, team-by-team breakdowns, regression and breakout candidates, and a whole [...]

Ramblings: Top Frozen Tools Searches – Rinzel, Benson, Thrun, and more…

By |2025-07-19T19:58:46-04:00July 20th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Here are the top Frozen Tools searches for the past week: https://twitter.com/FrozenTools/status/1945891258691645456 https://twitter.com/FrozenTools/status/1945892518308245958 This week, the focus is on players 25 and under, with five players looking to build on what they have accomplished in their careers so far.   Sam Rinzel With Seth Jones traded before the deadline last season, Rinzel may be the [...]

Ramblings: Vilardi Signed, Joshua Trade, Shooting Percentage Regression Candidates (Jul 19)

By |2025-07-18T21:54:14-04:00July 19th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The Winnipeg Jets have locked up one of their top 6 forwards long-term, signing Gabriel Vilardi to a six-year extension with a $7.5 million AAV. Vilardi was two seasons away from becoming a UFA. Vilardi had a career season in 2024-25, finishing with 27 goals and 61 points in 71 games. His numbers were helped [...]

Ramblings: Dostál Extended; Yegor Chinakhov News; Changes in Ice Time at Even Strength and the Power Play – July 18

By |2025-07-17T15:06:46-04:00July 18th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The 2025-26 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide is close to being finished and will be released before the end of the month. Dobber is hard at work on projections while the writing team is putting together a host of articles from category-specific players, to risers and fallers from last year, delving into each team’s roster changes, [...]

Ramblings: Schedule Release for 2025-26; Byram’s Extension; Shot and Point Rates for Defencemen – July 17

By |2025-07-16T15:48:32-04:00July 17th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Work on the upcoming 2025-26 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide is proceeds daily as Dobber is hammering away at the projections while the writers are creating specific articles. Whether risers or fallers from last year, category-specific options, under- and over-valued players, and a whole lot more, there are segments of this fantasy guide for fantasy hockey owners of [...]

Ramblings: Byram Signs Extension, Roto Rankings Risers/Fallers – Michkov, Trocheck, and more (Jul 16)

By |2025-07-15T23:59:25-04:00July 16th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Hi there, it’s Ian filling in for Alex, who is receiving some much-needed time off. Late Monday night, the Sabres signed RFA defenseman Bowen Byram to a two-year extension with a cap hit of $6.25 million. Byram had been rumored to be on the trade block, but in the end GM Kevyn Adams agreed to [...]

Ramblings: Barron Re-Ups in Winnipeg; Creating Projections and Production Among Forwards – July 15

By |2025-07-14T12:41:22-04:00July 15th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

It is only a couple of months until training camps finally open, so that means we are full steam ahead in getting ready for the 2025-26 season. Work on the upcoming Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide is underway and Dobber is hammering away at the projections. The Fantasy Guide will be ready by the end of [...]

Ramblings: Silovs Sent to Pittsburgh; Power-Play QBs Primed to Produce (Jul 14)

By |2025-07-14T00:15:07-04:00July 14th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

After a few days of peace on the trade front, the Penguins took flight again, acquiring 24-year-old netminder Arturs Silovs in exchange for Chase Stillman and a fourth-round pick in 2027. A late first round selection in 2021, Stillman hasn’t been able to produce in the AHL over the past three years and probably won’t [...]

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