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.

Gallery

Ramblings: Nap Time is Over. It’s Time to Wake the Sleepers (August 25)

By Cam Robinson|2019-08-24T18:53:11-04:00August 24th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Last season, we saw several players outkick their expectations and give tremendous value to their owners. Mika Zibanejad, Sebastian Aho, Timo Meier, Brayden Point, and of course, Jordan Binnington. Which players will do the same in 2019-20? Here are a few that haven’t been garnering a ton of attention this offseason. Kevin Labanc [...]

Gallery

Ramblings: The Lowdown on Provorov, Parayko, Nylander, Virtanen, six other players of fantasy interest, plus the Kuznetsov fallout (Aug 24)

By Dobber|2019-08-24T00:23:42-04:00August 24th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: The Lowdown on Provorov, Parayko, Nylander, Virtanen, six other players of fantasy interest, plus the Kuznetsov fallout (Aug 24) *** The Fantasy Guide update from yesterday includes Derick Brassard on the Islanders – and how that shifted the roster around. Earlier this week: Valeri Nichushkin on the Avalanche, a new article on my [...]

Gallery

Ramblings: Brassard with the Islanders; Eriksson Ek extended; draft analysis

By Michael Clifford|2019-08-22T18:23:01-04:00August 23rd, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

The 2019-20 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide is now available in the Dobber Shop! It has everything that fantasy hockey owners need to get ahead of their competition, be it rankings, projections, depth charts, articles, and a whole lot more. It’s updated throughout training camp to keep poolies up to date on the latest information. [...]

Gallery

Ramblings: Colin White signs long-term; Jaskin to the KHL; positional battles – August 22

By Michael Clifford|2019-08-21T15:26:55-04:00August 22nd, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

The Sens locked up a piece of their future as Brent Wallace reported the team signed him for six years with an average annual value of $4.75-million. Just on the surface, this seems like a smart deal as it’s a reasonable cap hit and they can let him walk in his late 20s if [...]

Gallery

Ramblings: Carlson’s Career-Season, Positional Eligibility, Benning’s Extension & Marner’s Agent (August 21)

By Cam Robinson|2019-08-20T17:54:31-04:00August 20th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

We’ll start this up with a layup. If you have not yet purchased the 14th Annual Fantasy Hockey Guide, then clearly you’ve been busy this summer. Which is cool. I like the sun. However, NHL action is six weeks out. Draft season is all but here. Go on and get it. ** Monday [...]

Gallery

Ramblings: Nichushkin, Ho-Sang, and Dal Colle sign; over/unders – August 20

By Michael Clifford|2019-08-19T18:22:46-04:00August 20th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Colorado has signed forward Valeri Nichushkin to a one-year deal. The now-24-year old winger returned to Dallas for the 2018-19 after spending a couple years in Russia. It didn’t exactly go well, as he posted zero goals in 57 games while playing mostly third- and fourth-line minutes, and sometimes a healthy scratch. I do [...]

Gallery

Ramblings: The Lowdown on Nurse, Kotkaniemi, Arvidsson, Beauvillier, White and five other players of fantasy interest (Aug 19)

By Dobber|2019-08-19T01:13:29-04:00August 19th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: The Lowdown on Nurse, Kotkaniemi, Arvidsson, Beauvillier, White and five other players of fantasy interest (Aug 19) *** The Fantasy Guide update from yesterday included a new article on my projected team-by-team goals-for (and how many goals the league will be up/down in the year ahead). Last year I figured the NHL would [...]