Hockey Rambling

As far as stat adjustments go, this is a big one. The NHL announced that they have performed an audit of hit totals this season and adjusted as necessary. This won’t change anything for prior fantasy weeks for head-to-head leagues, but hopefully this actually is an improvement to how they count hits moving forward. We [...]

Last night saw many teams restart after the All-Star break, and after a couple trades leading up to the festivities, we get to start seeing the fallout in game action now. Elias Lindholm and Andrei Kuzmenko each made their debuts with their new teams, and each made an excellent first impression by scoring in the [...]

It has been a frustrating year for Andrei Svechnikov. He started the season late due to his knee surgery and was slow out of the blocks with zero goals in his first 11 games. He started torching the opposition afterwards to the tune of 11 goals and 12 assists in 18 games, but another injury [...]

Before we get into the main course, allow me to whet your appetite with some injury updates and news from around the league. On Sunday, the Penguins signed Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year deal that comes with an AAV of $800,000. It seems he’s finally ready to return to the NHL after undergoing bilateral hip [...]

Team Matthews was the winner of the four-team All-Star Game, with Auston Matthews being named the game’s Most Valuable Player with two goals and an assist in the final game. Matthews was joined by Leafs teammates Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, and William Nylander on his All-Star team on the home ice of Scotiabank Arena. I [...]

Hope you are enjoying your break from your fantasy team(s). But maybe you’re not, and that’s why you’re here. It wasn’t exactly a light news day, or week for that matter, so that’s what the focus will be on today. The Jets followed Western Conference rival Vancouver in adding to their scoring, acquiring Sean Monahan [...]

It is the midst of the All-Star break, and this is the perfect time to look ahead to the rest of the season. For a more in-depth look at the second half, be sure to grab a copy of the 2024 Dobber Hockey Midseason Fantasy Guide! It has projections, prospects to watch for, advanced stats [...]

Carolina provided an update Frederik Andersen and they said he suffered pulmonary embolisms that occurred back in November. He has been taking medication to help with the issue and working with doctors to try and get him back on the ice without further problems. That he’s back skating at all is a great sign, and [...]

Over the last week I’ve published the Cap League Rankings lists for both goalies and skaters, and also released the salary projections for the top-100 free agents. The fun part about updating the charts/tables, and then writing up and releasing the lists, is it puts my focus onto a different group of players from the [...]

One thing I agree with is that as far as deployment, usage, and roles are concerned, NHL coaches make the right choice like 90% of the time. I have seen that sentiment made over the last 4-5 years as newer stats become prevalent, and it does seem to ring true. However, if the vast majority [...]