Hockey Rambling

The Dobber Midseason Guide drops today! Head on over to the Dobber Shop and grab your copy. ETA for it being made available to you is approximately 5pm EST, so have patience, I promise it’s worth the wait. If you haven’t considered grabbing yours yet, it has projections, prospects, and everything else you need to [...]

Drake Batherson jumped to the top line in Ottawa with Josh Norris and Brady Tkachuk for Wednesday night’s game. Batherson has been a great rookie this year (I think he still qualifies?) with nine goals and 18 points in 28 games, showing some of the offensive promise he was drafted for. This could be a [...]

A mid-week packed slate means there’s a lot of boxscores to comb and fantasy thoughts to digest. Get comfy, grab your coffee, tea, or drink of choice, and let’s get rolling. * Big news, the NHL looks like it is closing in on a new TV deal with ESPN, and if they’re getting to it [...]

There were some changes to the Columbus lineup in practice yesterday. The one that caught my eye was Bjorkstrand joining the duo of Roslovic/Laine. Up until the Laine acquisition, Oliver Bjorkstrand was playing 17:52 a night and had eight points and 23 shots in 10 games. Not super elite, but a fine start to the [...]

Alex MacLean here covering for Dobber, and it was a nicely spaced out Sunday of hockey so there’s a few more eye-test observations than usual. Get comfy, grab your coffee, tea, or drink of choice, and let’s get rolling. * Which coach is getting shown the door next? https://twitter.com/alexdmaclean/status/1368650836352569347 Personally, I think it needs to [...]

Late Saturday, the league announced that Tom Wilson has been suspended for seven games for his hit on Brandon Carlo on Friday. A suspension of at least five games seemed possible after Wilson was offered an in-person hearing. With the suspension starting today (Sunday), Wilson will be able to return on Saturday March 20. Fantasy [...]

It shouldn’t be much of a surprise given his current injury situation, but Brent Seabrook has announced his retirement. Seabrook will be remembered as a top-pairing blueliner on what might have been the most successful team of the past decade. His career ends with a long list of accomplishments, including three Stanley Cups, World Junior [...]

Sidney Crosby’s stay on COVID protocol lasted just one game, as he was back in action for the Penguins on Thursday. Unfortunately, Joel Farabee was placed onto the COVID protocol list. He has been hot recently with 14 points in his last 10 games, as well as a point-per-game pace (19 points in 19 games). [...]

Over the last few days I have done some work for the Dobber Midseason Guide – which is available for pre-order now in the Dobber Shop – and one thing I thought a lot about was the trade deadline and how that will work for Canadian teams. We saw a direct example of this with [...]

We had a busier and earlier Tuesday night with eight games all starting before 8:30pm EST, so I was able to catch the end of all of them. That means I have some thoughts! Get comfy, grab your coffee, tea, or drink of choice, and let’s get rolling. * The big news of the day [...]