Hockey Rambling

Fantasy Hockey Ramblings: Daily Strategic Briefings & Expert Analysis
Welcome to the DobberHockey Ramblings, the industry’s most trusted daily source for fantasy hockey intelligence. For over 20 years—365 days a year—our elite team of analysts has provided the essential “morning read” for competitive managers. This is where the previous 24 hours of NHL action are decoded into actionable strategy.

Led by the Industry’s Premier Experts
The Ramblings are powered by the collective insight of the most respected names in fantasy hockey. Our daily coverage is curated by:

Dobber (Founder): The pioneer of fantasy hockey rankings and long-term dynasty strategy.

Ian Gooding: Lead editor and master of daily news synthesis and roster impact.

Mike Clifford: Specialist in player deployment, shot metrics, and micro-trend analysis.

Alex MacLean: Expert in salary cap navigation and deep-league value optimization.

Puneet Sharma: Prospects expert and long-time fantasy hockey enthusiast adept at capturing player trends.

Your Daily Competitive Edge
We transform raw box scores into a strategic roadmap, ensuring you never miss a shift in the NHL landscape:

The 24-Hour Review: Expert reactions to last night’s games, distinguishing sustainable breakthroughs from one-off flukes.

Deployment Alerts: Real-time analysis of coaching changes, power-play experiments, and line-shuffling.

Market Intelligence: Identifying “Buy-Low” and “Sell-High” opportunities before your league-mates catch on.

The Data Connection: Every Rambling is backed by Frozen Tools metrics, providing the “why” behind every player’s performance.

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Ramblings – Where I went wrong on the Lightning, digging deep into Brock Nelson and Miro Heiskanen (Sept. 14)

By Dobber|2020-09-14T00:16:39-04:00September 14th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Okay, so it’s not my year for calling playoffs. I’m afraid to tally up how I’m doing this year, but figure it’s 3-11 or 4-10 or something like that. Assuming Dallas and Tampa move on. I’ve had a year like that before. And I’ve also had a 13-2 year. Like all of you, I’m generally [...]

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Ramblings: Khudobin Leading Stars Closer To Final, Players Whose Value Increased During the Postseason (Sept 13)

By Ian Gooding|2020-09-13T01:15:28-04:00September 13th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

After the first round of the playoffs (and maybe even before), the general consensus was that Colorado and Vegas were on a collision course to meet in the Western Conference Final. Now the Dallas Stars are only one win away from shoving both of those teams to the side and earning a ticket to the [...]

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Ramblings: Point Out For Game 3, Bjugstad Traded, Players Whose Value Increased During Postseason (Sept 12)

By Ian Gooding|2020-09-12T01:19:29-04:00September 12th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

On Friday, the NHL formally announced the following schedule of offseason events: Tue Oct 6, 7 p.m. ET: 2020 NHL Draft, Round 1 Wed Oct 7, 11:30 a.m. ET: 2020 NHL Draft, Rounds 2-7 Fri Oct 9, 12 p.m. ET: NHL free agency begins The draft will be held virtually, of course. These aren’t the [...]

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Ramblings: Killorn suspension; Schmidt’s shooting; McDonagh’s postseason; Couturier for Selke – September 11

By Michael Clifford|2020-09-10T23:06:38-04:00September 11th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

I saw Ian tweeting yesterday about fantasy baseball and how hard it has been to keep people interested. I’ve found similar things in some (not all) of my leagues, and I wonder if that’s going to be something that translates to the NHL whenever the next season starts. Especially when we’re in the throes of [...]

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Ramblings: Krug’s value; NHL next year; Klingberg and Heiskanen; Point – September 10

By Michael Clifford|2020-09-09T22:48:09-04:00September 10th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

This season isn’t over yet but it’s fair to look ahead to next year. Maybe your favourite team is eliminated; maybe your most-hated team is still in it; maybe you just didn’t have much interest in this Return To Play. There are any number of reasons to look ahead to the 2020-21 season. The hope [...]

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Ramblings: Does Tampa Need Stamkos? Laine, Boeser, & Dumba (Sept. 9)

By Cam Robinson|2020-09-09T00:46:08-04:00September 9th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Remember the good old days when there were 12 hours of playoff hockey on all day and I could simply watch until my heart’s content and then write 1500 words on it? Great times. Alas, as the teams fall by the wayside and depart the bubbles, we slowly but surely lose our quantity of hockey. [...]

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Ramblings: Players heading overseas; college free agents; Konecny, Hayes, and Provorov – September 8

By Michael Clifford|2020-09-07T23:00:07-04:00September 8th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Over at Dobber Prospects, Mason Black put together a list of players that have been loaned overseas. If all goes smoothly (which, you know), the NHL hopes to start the 2020-21 regular season in early December. Loaning players overseas would just give them a chance to continue to develop while waiting for NHL training camps [...]

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Ramblings – Full list of prospects loaned overseas, college grads finding new homes, Isles a well-built machine (Sept. 7)

By Dobber|2020-09-14T00:05:03-04:00September 7th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Marc-Andre Fleury got the surprise start for Vegas. He played a strong game stopping 24 of 25 shots. But the goal he let in was just two-and-a-half minutes in, which put Dallas in the driver’s seat early and they could then just clamp down and play risk-free hockey. But Vegas wasn’t in the game from [...]

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Ramblings: Greiss Shutout Wins Game 7, Nelson Powers Isles Scoring, Flyers Offense Runs Dry (Sept 6)

By Ian Gooding|2020-09-06T02:11:55-04:00September 6th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

All of the conference finalists are now set after the completion of the third and final Game 7. Dallas and Vegas will face off today (Sunday), while the NY Islanders and Tampa Bay will begin their series on Monday. NY Islanders 4, Philadelphia 0 (NY Islanders win series 4-3) Barry Trotz decided to switch out [...]

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Ramblings: Playoff Hero Joel Kiviranta, Demko Effort Not Enough (Sept 5)

By Ian Gooding|2020-09-05T01:04:10-04:00September 5th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

You the hockey fan were gifted not one, but two Game 7’s on Friday. One went to overtime, while the other one nearly made it there. Dallas 5, Colorado 4 OT (Dallas wins series 4-3) You’ve heard of Cinderella teams… what about Cinderella players? Meet Joel Kiviranta. Kiviranta’s insertion into the Dallas lineup as an [...]