Hockey Rambling

Light news day today, as it has been since after July 1. According to Elliotte Friedman, the Red Wings and Joe Veleno have settled, agreeing on a two-year contract worth $2.275 million per season. In his third full NHL season, Veleno finished with a career-high 28 points in 80 games. He has mainly been a [...]

The Top 100 Roto Rankings have been updated for July following the free agent signings. We’re finally getting an idea of how rosters are shaping up for the upcoming season. As always, you can leave your feedback on the rankings to help make them more accurate for everyone. I’ll take the time to evaluate a [...]

In Tuesday’s Ramblings, I offered some guesses at players that I think will be undervalued when it comes draft time in September. They were more high-end options like Buffalo’s JJ Peterka, Columbus’s Kirill Marchenko, and Calgary’s Mackenzie Weegar. Today we’re going to dig deeper and look for values further down the list. As always, data [...]

Some quick news bits from the last few days. First, Evgeni Kuznetsov is in the process of having his contract with the Carolina Hurricanes terminated – quick article here on the background of that, assuming it does get finalized. Whether the actual legal part of the contract termination is a mutual termination or a buyout, [...]

Quinton Byfield has signed a five-year extension with Los Angeles, totalling $31.25M over those seasons. The $6.25M cap hit makes it very palatable for cap league purposes as he’s just starting to scratch the surface of what he can produce in the fantasy game. It would not be the least bit shocking to see a [...]

It’s that time of year again! We’re hard at work on Dobber’s 2024-25 Fantasy Guide, which includes everything you need to secure a fantasy championship for the upcoming campaign. Player projections, sleeper candidates, advanced stat breakdowns and so much more! Order your copy here and cruise your way to victory. In today’s Ramblings, I’ll explain [...]

Sean Monahan’s choice of Columbus on July 1 (5 years, $5.5 million) was an interesting one, not the least of which was a reunion with his former Flames linemate Johnny Gaudreau. The Blue Jackets already have a ton of money invested in Gaudreau, specifically five more years at $9.75 million per season. Gaudreau has failed [...]

This is a great time to mention that the Fantasy Hockey Guide will be available on July 29. Everything that you’ve come to know and love about the guide is included again this season – its 19th year. Preorder yours today! One of the sections I have been working on is hits. A few years [...]

We have now reached the slow portion of the NHL offseason and while there are still a few interesting players waiting to be signed – Alex Nylander and Oliver Kylington come to mind – and almost certainly a significant trade or two to come – looking at you, Martin Necas – the rosters that we [...]

Just want to give a shout out to the CapFriendly team for all their work over the last decade. The site went dark yesterday after being bought by the Washington Capitals. It was such an invaluable resource for all of us here at Dobber Hockey that it’s one of those things you don’t notice how [...]