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: Laaksonen; Polak perhaps staying home; Chicago vs. Edmonton – June 16

By Michael Clifford|2020-06-15T21:33:52-04:00June 16th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

For those who may have missed our announcements last week, the 2020 Dobber Hockey Prospects Report is now available in our Dobber Shop! With the current downtime in the NHL, there’s no better time to get up to speed on the players you’ll need to know for years to come. We have player profiles, three-year [...]

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Ramblings – Insight Behind the Top 50 List in the Fantasy Prospects Report (June 15)

By Dobber|2020-06-15T10:28:56-04:00June 15th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Announcement: The Fantasy Prospects Report (14th Edition) was released on Friday (June 12)! The Draft is likely happening in October after the 24-team playoffs that is forthcoming, so instead of posting an update as per usual in late June with a Mock Draft, I will post this update in October. Whenever the draft order is [...]

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Ramblings: Roto Rankings Fallers – Ristolainen, Benn, Boeser (June 14)

By Ian Gooding|2020-06-13T23:54:46-04:00June 14th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Get your copy of the 2020 Fantasy Prospects Report today! Inside you’ll find player profiles both by team and by draft-eligible players, as well as prospect rankings from the Dobber Prospects crew. There are over 350 drafted prospects, plus 100 draft-eligible players, so every relevant name should be included. For each of these names, you’ll [...]

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Ramblings: Top Frozen Tools Searches – Fox, Gregor, Trenin (June 13)

By Ian Gooding|2020-06-13T00:51:37-04:00June 13th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

The 2020 Fantasy Prospects Report is now available! Inside, you’ll find team-by-team listings of prospects, as well as fantasy hockey profiles of 2020 draft-eligible players – everyone from Alexis Lafreniere to Alex Laferriere. (By the way, a story seems inevitable about how a noob in someone’s league accidentally selects Laferriere instead of Lafreniere … I [...]

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Ramblings: NHL’s Return to Play updated; Jonathan Quick; Nikita Gusev; Sam Bennett – June 12

By Michael Clifford|2020-06-11T23:13:34-04:00June 12th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Today is the day! It’s officially the release date for the 2020 Dobber Hockey Prospects Guide. It has everything fantasy hockey owners need to get a leg up in their keeper or dynasty leagues, as well as simply familiarizing themselves with the future elite of the NHL. Just head to the Dobber Shop at 3pm [...]

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Ramblings: Prospect Guide Eve; rookie performances; Jeff Carter; Kaapo Kakko – June 11

By Michael Clifford|2020-06-10T12:11:53-04:00June 11th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

The wait is almost over as the 2020 Dobber Hockey Prospects Guide is set to release tomorrow! Readers are able to pre-order their copy at the Dobber Shop right now, and it will be available for download on Friday, June 12th. Our Prospect Guide has everything people need when looking ahead in the fantasy game. [...]

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Ramblings: Hart Trophy narratives; All-Star selections; Ellis; Yandle; Dallas Stars offence – June 10

By Michael Clifford|2020-06-09T11:37:04-04:00June 10th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Yesterday on Twitter, I asked a simple poll question: of the four players named, which would you not have as a top-3 for the Hart finalist? The names listed were Leon Draisaitl, Artemi Panarin, Connor Hellebuyck, and Nathan MacKinnon. There were two purposes to my question: determine whether Hellebuyck has any support (he does not), [...]

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Ramblings: Aliu and Kane form HDA; Dobber Prospects Guide; Kyle Connor; Jared McCann; Tyler Ennis – June 9

By Michael Clifford|2020-06-08T11:30:28-04:00June 9th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

It’s officially the week for our release of the 2020 Dobber Hockey Prospects Guide! Circumstances had forced Dobber to move back the release date a little bit but the extra couple weeks’ wait is more than worth it. Be sure to head to the Dobber Shop and pre-order your copy so that you’re all set [...]

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Ramblings – Taking a close look at the top players in 2020 for Pts/60, Hits/60 and SOG/60 (June 8)

By Dobber|2020-06-07T23:48:45-04:00June 8th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

Announcement: The Fantasy Prospects Report (13th Edition) will be released this Friday (June 12)! The Draft is likely happening in October after the 24-team playoffs that is forthcoming, so instead of posting an update as per usual in late June with a Mock Draft, I will post this update in October. Whenever the draft order [...]

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Ramblings: Roto Rankings Fallers – Burns, Monahan, Kuznetsov, Yandle (Jun 7)

By Ian Gooding|2020-06-06T23:35:56-04:00June 7th, 2020|Hockey Rambling|

A couple days ago in the Ramblings, I mentioned a few names that I plan to bump up the Roto Rankings when I post the June rankings. Today I’m going to focus on players who will be moving down the rankings. Full disclosure: In adjusting the rankings for June, I have been moving more players [...]