Hockey Rambling

Alex Newhook signed a four-year deal with Montreal a couple of days ago, so the team is committed to making it work. He will have every opportunity to step into the team’s top-6 forward mix and contribute offensively. There was a good read from Arpon Basu over at the Athletic about why Newhook struggled in [...]

I’m filling in for Alex Mclean today and have a few topics that I wanted to touch on today. I did speak about player valuations in my Wild West column last week, but I wanted to expand on it a little here. Some of the questions I had were: What teams are getting the best value [...]

The anticipated trade of Alex DeBrincat finally materialized over the weekend as he was sent from Ottawa to Detroit in exchange for a first- and a fourth-round pick, Dominik Kubalik, and prospect defenceman Donovan Sobrango. The Wings turned around to extend DeBrincat for four years with an AAV under $8M. It lines up for DeBrincat [...]

The 18th annual Fantasy Guide will be released on Friday, July 28. That’s right – less than three weeks. I’ve already analyzed, written and projected five teams. * So Twitter did a thing last week. More specifically, Elon Musk. A lot of people are leaving Twitter, but for now it seems as if most people [...]

Even though we are still waiting on a few notable free agents such as Vladimir Tarasenko, Patrick Kane, and Matt Dumba, the dust has mainly settled on 2023 NHL free agency. You can view the DobberHockey Fantasy Takes of each of the major signings here. If you don’t have time to read through each one, [...]

First off, a HUGE thank you to Peter Harling, Ben Gehrels, and even Dobber himself for filling in this week while I took a much-needed trip to the mountains. All three of these guys killed it this week – Peter with his stories about attending the NHL Draft, Ben with his blend of fantasy and [...]

Hey everyone, Peter Harling here filling in for Ian Gooding while he enjoys some well-deserved vacation time. For those who don’t know me, I am the Managing Editor over at DobberProspects. That’s right, get ready for some prospect talk! * I just returned from Nashville attending the NHL Draft and have some thoughts to share [...]

Montreal has signed David Reinbacher, its fifth overall pick from this past Draft, to his three-year entry-level contract. This does not necessarily mean that he will be in the lineup for the 2023-24 season, of course, but it is nice to get that contract done and not have it something to worry about down the [...]

Good morning, hockey fans! I will be pinch hitting for Alex Maclean today while he is away on vacation. Keep an eye out on Saturdays for my usual column, The Journey, which follows the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. * Although it seemed likely someone [...]

There are development camps going on across the NHL and it’s really not a great time to assess much. Teams are restricted, for now, to their own prospects, so an elite pick from the 2023 Draft out-performing a 7th-rounder from 2022 doesn’t tell us much. It is also hard to follow along with what is [...]