Hockey Rambling

Well, what a week last week was. We saw blockbuster trades, an expansion draft, and the entry draft all squeezed into a span of 3-4 days. I would not blame anyone for having missed a deal or a trade here and there, so I’ll link all our stuff quickly. All our Ramblings are archived here [...]

A lot going on in the hockey world, and a lot going on with DobberHockey. I have a ton to say, so much so that normally I would have posted a separate article. But after posting the Fantasy Prospects Report recently, I had to dive straight into the Fantasy Guide. The Guide is out August [...]

Rounds 2 through 7 of the NHL Entry Draft were completed on Saturday. In case you missed it, Hadi Kalakeche provided a recap and grades for the first-round picks in this week’s The Journey. He provided a ton of content here, and so very quickly. Look out for a recap of Rounds 2 through 7 [...]

The Buffalo Sabres did the expected on Friday, selecting defenseman Owen Power with the first overall pick. For more on Power, you can view his Dobber Prospects profile. Fellow Michigan alum Matthew Beniers was the second overall pick and first-ever entry draft pick in Seattle Kraken history. Check out his Dobber Prospects profile. Mason McTavish [...]

One of the big sagas of the summer will be where Jack Eichel ends up. It seems clear at this point that the fracture between the player and team is just too severe to mend. Where he ends up and what the trade looks like is down the line, and it seems we may be [...]

The Seattle Kraken officially rounded out their roster, in most regards, with the Expansion Draft on Wednesday night. The thing is, a lot of the picks were leaked all throughout the day on Twitter. Thanks to Frank Seravalli, formerly of TSN and now of DFO who seems to have a pretty good source inside Seattle, [...]

The contract projections are further down the page, but in the meantime I’m going to go over my Seattle thoughts before all of this is outdated in less than a day. I made a prior run-through a couple months ago, but a few things have changed since then. My selection list (without any side deals [...]

Well, it was quite the weekend in the NHL. We had a lot of significant trades, some weird expansion protection lists, some significant injury news, and whatever else popped up. Those out enjoying their double-vax summer may have missed some important news; all our Ramblings can be found right here. Dobber and Ian had the [...]

Released last week and now updated with the Mock Draft: the highly-acclaimed DobberHockey Fantasy Prospects Report. The 15th annual. Over 450 drafted prospects are profiled with their upside, likelihood, wait time and certainty. Another 100 draftees for the upcoming (2021) NHL Draft also profiled, with comparables and complete with charts, rankings and the Mock. Get [...]

Of course, the biggest news of the day was the numerous last-minute trades that teams made before rosters would be frozen for the Seattle expansion draft. And of course, we had you covered. Fantasy Take: Flyers Land Ellis; Glass to Nashville & Patrick to Vegas Fantasy Impact: Maple Leafs Acquire Jared McCann Fantasy Take: Adin [...]