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: A new goal model; John Gibson, Linus Ullmark, and Cory Schneider – August 15

By Michael Clifford|2019-08-14T18:54:41-04:00August 15th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Be sure to head to the Dobber Shop to get your copy of the 2019-20 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide! It has everything that fantasy owners need from projections and rankings, to depth charts and prospects, over- and under-valued players, and a whole lot more. And it’s updated all throughout training camp! Get to our [...]

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Ramblings: JT Miller, Barzal, Schwartz, Draisaitl & Boeser (August 14)

By Cam Robinson|2019-08-13T16:36:47-04:00August 13th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

I tried to get cute and write an interesting opening that would segway nicely into my topics for today. It didn’t go well. So you get this instead. Let’s take a walk down the “Bounceback” ally and see if we can’t target a few candidates to hit back after some tougher campaigns. Mat [...]

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Ramblings: Tolvanen; Kotkaniemi; Toews; Cirelli; Johnsson – August 13

By Michael Clifford|2019-08-12T17:19:41-04:00August 13th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Be sure to grab your copy of the 2019-20 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide! It has everything fantasy owners need to get a leg up on their competition. We have rankings, projections, depth charts, prospects, under/overvalued players, team breakdowns, and a whole lot more. On top of that, it is constantly updated throughout training camp. [...]

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Ramblings: The Lowdown on Kase, Hinostroza, Andersson, Dubois, Heiskanen, Athanasiou and five other players of fantasy interest (Aug 12)

By Dobber|2019-08-12T00:07:50-04:00August 12th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: The Lowdown on Kase, Hinostroza, Andersson, Dubois, Heiskanen, Athanasiou and four other players of fantasy interest (Aug 12) *** The Fantasy Guide is out! Already a couple of updates have been put in place, last update was August 7. Typos (not many, but some) fixed, Kevin Shattenkirk now on Tampa, and oh I added [...]

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Ramblings: Byfuglien, Domi, Trading With Last-Place Teams (Aug 11)

By Ian Gooding|2019-08-10T23:29:38-04:00August 11th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

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Ramblings: Hughes for Kakko Trade, Scheifele, Gallagher (Aug 10)

By Ian Gooding|2019-08-10T00:53:33-04:00August 10th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

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Ramblings: Hughes; Buchnevich; Schwartz; Bobrovsky, and more – August 9

By Michael Clifford|2019-08-08T16:22:39-04:00August 9th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

I know it doesn’t feel like it, but fantasy hockey draft season begins in just a few short weeks. It’s just a little over three weeks until September and the long weekend, and then it’s full steam ahead. Be sure to get ahead of the curve and grab your copy of the 2019-20 Dobber [...]

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Ramblings: Eichel; Horvat; Muzzin; Fiala; Faulk, and More – August 8

By Michael Clifford|2019-08-07T17:42:07-04:00August 8th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

If you haven’t grabbed your copy of the 2019-20 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide, what are you waiting for? It has everything that fantasy owners need to succeed this season: projections, depth charts, prospects, over/undervalued players, schedules, and a whole lot more. Not only that, but it’s constantly updated throughout training camp, ensuring that fantasy [...]

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Ramblings: Josi, Hronek, Barrie, The Hlinka Tourney, & The Finnish Wave (August 7)

By Cam Robinson|2019-08-06T20:02:34-04:00August 6th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

We had a minor trade on Tuesday that saw 23-year-old Kyle Wood head to Carolina in exchange for fellow defender Trevor Carrick. Carrick is 25 and appears to be the prototypical tweener. Strong in the American League. Can provide deep depth for an NHL team, but unlikely to ever be a regular in [...]

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Ramblings: Cases against Guentzel, Kopitar, and Strome – August 6

By Michael Clifford|2019-08-05T18:32:54-04:00August 6th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Don’t forget to grab your copy of the 2019-20 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide! It’s available now in the Dobber Shop. It has everything that poolies need to the edge on the competition in their league: projections, depth charts, prospects, undervalued players, and a whole lot more. It is also constantly updated throughout training camp. [...]