Hockey Rambling

Alex Killorn is expected to miss the next 4 to 6 weeks because of a fractured finger from Wednesday’s preseason game. Killorn was Anaheim’s major free agent signing this offseason, earning a four-year contract worth $6.25 million per season. Since the season starts in about a week and a half, you can probably adjust that [...]

The Minnesota Wild extended two of their notable forwards on Friday. First, Mats Zuccarello agreed to a two-year extension with a cap hit of $4.125 million. His five-year contract worth $6 million is set to expire after this season. Zuccarello is now 36 years old, which explains why his pay decreases in spite of some [...]

Those who recently drafted Andrei Vasilevskiy (not to mention those in keeper leagues) were dealt some unexpected bad luck on Thursday, as he will reportedly miss 8-10 weeks following back surgery. Vasilevskiy was considered a top-5 goalie in many preseason rankings, but obviously that is no longer the case. The 8-10-week timeline means that Vasilevskiy [...]

Another day, another slew of training camp notes. Before we get to them, be sure to get your copy of the 2023-24 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide if you haven’t already! There are projections, depth charts, prospect upside, and a slew of articles to help gain an edge in your fantasy league(s). It is updated throughout [...]

Last year I ran a pre-season Ramblings where I went through the top-100 players by their ADP at the time. We’re just getting into the start of training camp, and while there is some interesting injury news, the production and lineup sorting is nothing that we should be jumping to conclusions on yet. This time [...]

We have some training camp notes, especially with a full day of exhibition games. Before we get to that, though, make sure to grab your copy of the 2022-23 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide! It has projections, expected line combinations, rookie/prospect upsides, and a whole lot more. It is also updated whenever there is news so [...]

The 18th annual Fantasy Guide is available for immediate download in the shop. Last week, camps opened! The Guide and Draft List were updated about a dozen times each. Sometimes the projections were tweaked, but mostly just injury updates and notes. Business has picked up! Be sure you have the most updated Guide on the [...]

I made a recent appearance on the Fantasy Hockey Hacks podcast. Give it a listen! We discussed a lot of fantasy hockey content, including some topics of the day and listener questions. As well, we rank and project top 10s for both centers and wingers. Always great chatting with Devon and Bruce. https://twitter.com/FHHacks/status/1705665119936807053 I’ll also [...]

The Canucks and Canadiens agreed to a mid-level trade earlier this week, with the Canucks sending Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick to the Habs for Casey DeSmith. This trade is interesting on a number of levels. First, Pearson played only 14 games last season because he had a fairly significant hand injury – [...]

It was the first day of training camp and as I mentioned in my Tuesday Ramblings, keeping track of where players are slotted is important. Of course, things will change, but it helps us gain insight into what the coaching staff thinks of their players. Let’s go through them quickly: Columbus had Gaudreau-Jenner-Johnson on one [...]