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.

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Ramblings: Necas, Rantanen Debut With New Teams; Monahan Missing More Time; Wilson’s Shifting Priorities (Jan 26)

By Ian Gooding|2025-01-26T11:17:12-05:00January 26th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The Avalanche could not promptly put the unexpected departure of Mikko Rantanen behind them in an early game on Saturday, losing 3-1 in Boston. Martin Necas’s Avalanche debut did not go as hoped results-wise, as he was held off the scoresheet while being tagged with a minus-3. The good news for those with Necas on [...]

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Ramblings: Carolina/Colorado/Chicago Shocker! Markstrom Out 4-6 Weeks, Perfetti Hat Trick (Jan 25)

By Ian Gooding|2025-01-25T01:39:29-05:00January 25th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Did anyone see the massive trade coming? The deal itself might have been out of left field, but it shouldn’t be a complete shocker that Mikko Rantanen and Martin Necas were traded. Re-signing Rantanen appeared to be a major challenge for the Avalanche, while Necas was rumored to be on the trade block during the [...]

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Ramblings: Updates on Dobson and Karlsson; Larkin Powers Red Wings; Shesterkin Stellar; Jarvis Crushes Columbus – January 24

By Michael Clifford|2025-01-24T08:14:24-05:00January 24th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

While the extent of the injury to New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom hasn’t been made official yet by the team, Kevin Weekes reported that it is not as serious as it looked, but that it is putting Markstrom’s participation in the Four Nations Cup in peril. That would indicate that it will likely be [...]

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Ramblings: Updates on Norris, Nichushkin, and Kaprizov; Markstrom Injured; Fantilli Hat Trick; Changes for Forsberg, Verhaeghe, Zary, and More – January 23

By Michael Clifford|2025-01-23T07:12:23-05:00January 23rd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

It was a definite good news/bad news situation for New Jersey as they hosted Boston on Wednesday night. The Devils managed a convincing 5-1 win over the Bruins, thanks in large part to a power play that came alive for three power play goals. The bad news was that goaltender Jacob Markstrom was injured early [...]

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Ramblings: Shesterkin Shuts Out Sens; Zetterlund Getting Healthy; Capitals; Blue Jackets; NHL Cap Increases & More (Jan 22)

By Alexander MacLean|2025-01-21T23:42:37-05:00January 22nd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The shine on Leevi Merilainen looks like it has finally worn off. He allowed two goals before being pulled in the first period. Anton Forsberg came on in relief and gave up three, including one to Matt Rempe of all people. I would expect Merilainen to be the goalie sent down once Linus Ullmark is [...]

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Ramblings: McDavid Suspended; Updates on Ekblad, Doughty, and Zegras; Horvat Hot Streak; Dorofeyev Reaches 20 Goals, and More – January 21

By Michael Clifford|2025-01-21T09:05:43-05:00January 21st, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The NHL Department Player of Safety rendered their judgments on Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Vancouver’s Tyler Myers after the incidents over the weekend at the end of the game that saw both players give cross-checks to the head of an opponent: Both players have been suspended for three games. Edmonton starts a six-game homestand on [...]

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Ramblings: Habs Hot; Devils Not; Forsberg vs. Meriläinen (Jan 20)

By Brennan Des|2025-01-20T01:06:21-05:00January 20th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

In his 39th NHL game, Zack Ostapchuk, the 39th pick of the 2021 draft, scored his first goal in the big leagues. He’s not getting enough ice time to be valuable in fantasy leagues this year but is averaging roughly two hits per game if you’re in the deepest of banger leagues. Heading into Sunday’s [...]

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Ramblings: McDavid Suspension Watch, Miller Trade Watch, Jones Too? (Jan 19)

By Ian Gooding|2025-01-19T02:47:38-05:00January 19th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

If this was J.T. Miller’s last game with the Canucks, he gave the team a sample of what they will be missing. Miller had a highly effective game, picking up two primary power-play assists in the first period in a 3-2 win over Edmonton. Miller was also 18-for-23 in faceoffs, also getting matched up against [...]

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Ramblings: Klingberg Signs in Edmonton, Andersen Activated, Nedeljkovic’s Offensive Outburst (Jan 18)

By Ian Gooding|2025-01-18T00:03:53-05:00January 18th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

In case you missed it, the Midseason Guide is now available! You’ll find second-half projections by team in the PDF guide and on a downloadable spreadsheet, upsides, analysis, goalie situations, trade deadline breakdowns, advanced stats, prospects information, our usual NCAA and European free agents to watch, and much more. Head over to the Dobber Sports [...]

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Ramblings: Midseason Guide Released; Updates on Tavares, Hintz, and Girard; Thompson Blanks Ottawa; Larkin and Kane Rolling – January 17

By Michael Clifford|2025-01-17T14:28:37-05:00January 17th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The 2024 Dobber Hockey Midseason Guide has been released! There is rest-of-year outlooks, prospect updates (including those that may appear before the end of the regular season), which players to keep an eye on for the Trade Deadline, advanced statistics, and a whole lot more. A lot of work from the entire Dobber team went [...]