Hockey Rambling

My keeper league auction draft started last weekend. In case you’re wondering why it didn’t finish in an evening, it is because bids are placed via private forum and must stand for 72 hours before the player can be claimed. I believe this is what the guys over at Keeping Karlsson call a slow draft. [...]

The Fantasy Guide is now available en Francais! Purchase yours aujourd’hui! I promise, it’s better than my high school-level French. And it will help you win your fantasy league if French is your first language. * If you frequent the Ramblings, you might know by now that I like to discuss some of the top [...]

I’m definitely not saying I want this to happen or even think this will happen. But between the deferred salary/escrow issue between the NHL and the NHLPA and the rising COVID situation in many provinces and states, I think there’s at least a slight chance that the 2020-21 season doesn’t even get off the ground. [...]

The German junior team announced its prelim roster and though Tim Stuetzle is (obviously) on it, as Chris Peters points out, he may not be ready for the tournament. He suffered a hand injury a few weeks ago and it was a 6- to 8-week timeline from then. That would put him somewhere mid-late December. [...]

The Panthers made history on Tuesday when they announced the hiring of Brett Peterson as the club's Assistant GM. Peterson becomes the first black AGM in NHL history. https://twitter.com/ColorOfHockey/status/1328783184620904448?s=20 Normally, Florida is low-hanging fruit for ridicule, but between this and Kim Ng being named the Marlins GM recently, it's nothing but good vibes from me. [...]

If you haven’t picked up your copy of the 2020-21 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide, now is the best time to do it. We have depth charts, lineups, power-play configurations, projections, prospect impact, and a whole lot more. Not only that, but it will be updated until the 2020-21 season kicks off, whenever that is. * [...]

The 15th annual Fantasy Hockey Guide is out and ready for download! Also – the Draft List too! To my knowledge, this is the only fantasy hockey guide available right now. So if you’re hankerin’ for a fantasy guide and haven’t tried mine yet, I guess now is as good a time as any. Soon [...]

To put a wrap on Bubble Keeper Week, here’s some defensemen in my keeper leagues that fit the category of bubble keepers. Previous levels of production and more defensive roles are common reasons that these defensemen are not currently must-owns. As I did yesterday, I’ll describe the type of player so that you can transfer [...]

I am writing about a few players who are bubble keepers of mine. Yours are probably for the most part different, although my analysis on these players could directly help you if you have a similar type of player. I’ll discuss different types of bubble keepers that you may encounter, as well as the thought [...]

The NHL Board of Governors had a call on Thursday afternoon but there wasn’t a lot of traction. This was not a call to offer a proposal to the players, but rather a call to start sorting out the affairs on the side of the owners before they send a proposal to the players. There [...]