Hockey Rambling

The NHL announced their All-Star rosters on Thursday night. While not directly related to fantasy, it gives us a good opportunity to talk about players across the league for the same reason other than, well, you know. As a reminder, there must be one player selected from each NHL roster, and each division produces an [...]

The 2022 Dobber Hockey Midseason Guide is currently under preparation, and that will be available in the Dobber Shop in the near future. For the guide, I wrote about a lot of players that could be on the move at the trade deadline, and the general state of each team as they consider their seller/buyer [...]

We saw Evgeni Malkin make his return to the Penguins’ lineup last night, Elias Pettersson played his second game post-concussion, and there was a Fantrax update that said Jack Eichel should be playing his first game this week – that might be a bit early, but sometime in the next two weeks sounds right. It’s [...]

Players changing teams is a constant in the league, but the reasons why they change teams can vary. Sometimes it’s just a UFA signing elsewhere, sometimes a player requests a trade, sometimes the team is stripping itself for parts, and sometimes a player just needs a fresh start somewhere else. Regardless, players change teams and [...]

It sounds weird to say, but Sidney Crosby is quietly having a tremendous season. Maybe it’s just because we’ve come to expect such greatness from the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar that 22 points in his past 15 games doesn’t make a ton of headlines. Crosby is actually on an 89-point pace this season if he played [...]

The Sharks have placed Evander Kane on unconditional waivers to terminate his deal, although Kane is expected to file a grievance through the NHLPA. The last straw for Kane is reportedly for violating the AHL’s COVID protocols, when Kane travelled to Vancouver while he was COVID positive. If his contract is terminated, Kane will lose [...]

Another day, another two postponements. This time it’s the Canucks and Senators tonight (Saturday). Both teams will now be without any games this week. Next Saturday’s Senators/Jets game in Winnipeg has also been postponed. Up until Monday’s still-scheduled game in Edmonton, the Senators will have played once in 23 days. That’s not easy if you [...]

The Midseason Guide will be available on January 14, which is about a week away. If you’ve already purchased an Ultimate Fantasy Pack or a Gold/Platinum subscription, you will be able to download it then. If you purchased a Keeper League Fantasy Pack or a Silver subscription, you will need to purchase it separately. Pre-order [...]

Only a couple games in the NHL last night as the schedule stills tries to find its balance. It does give a bit of chance for some research and looking at where we can help fantasy owners. Today I want to look at changing shot rates throughout the year. Shot rates are important for a [...]

We’re seeing the Covid protocol list grow again after it dipped following the Christmas break. A few high-profile names have been moved to the list of late, including Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Claude Giroux, Alex Tuch, Ivan Provorov, Sam Reinhart, Trevor Zegras, and many others. My best advice is to make sure your streamers are [...]