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: Sundqvist signs; minor Leafs-Blues trade; more bubble week keeper questions – July 26

By Michael Clifford|2019-07-26T12:21:30-04:00July 26th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Now it’s officially official: the St. Louis Blues signed 25-year old centre Oscar Sundqvist to a four-year deal. It carries an average annual value of $2.75M. Sundqvist had a career year in 2018-19 with 74 games played and 31 points, plus nine more points during the Cup run, averaging over 16 minutes a night. [...]

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Ramblings: Leafs sign some depth; Bennett and Djoos avoid arbitration; More Bubble Keeper Questions – July 25

By Michael Clifford|2019-07-24T19:46:05-04:00July 25th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Bubble Keeper Week rolls on here at Dobber Hockey. All week, our editors and writers have been covering the players on the bubble in your keeper leagues. I wrote about my own dilemmas a couple days ago, and there have been articles like this entertaining dive by Brennan Des into Jake DeBrusk and Tomas [...]

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Ramblings: Bubble Week Rolls On – Trouba, Kyrou, Fox, Buchnevich, & Sissons Re-Signs (July 24)

By Cam Robinson|2019-07-23T22:47:39-04:00July 23rd, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Adam Fox Bubble week continues here at DobberHockey. This is an annual event we do where our focus is decidedly away from the cream of the fantasy crop and firmly on those players you need to make the hard decisions on. The players in mind will sit in the second-half of Dobber’s Top [...]

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Ramblings: Bubble Keeper Week; Zach Aston-Reese; Dobber Guide – July 23

By Michael Clifford|2019-07-22T16:52:22-04:00July 23rd, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

The Penguins have come to terms with RFA winger Zach Aston-Reese to the tune of a two-year contract worth $1M annually. Aston-Reese has 23 points in 59 career NHL games, most of which has been spent in Pittsburgh’s bottom-6. ZAR is an interesting name because if he can get regular minutes with Malkin or [...]

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Ramblings: Bubble Keeper Week – Schneider, Labanc, Kase, Couturier and tons of ‘Player X or Player Y’ Questions (July 22)

By Dobber|2019-07-21T20:06:48-04:00July 21st, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Welcome to the second annual Bubble Keeper Week! Starting now, every article posted this week will be focused on keepers who will be on the bubble. We basically took away all players in the Top 150 in my monthly Rankings, and will focus on the others. I solicited Tweets over the last few days, [...]

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Ramblings: Bubble Keepers in Shallower Pools – Horvat, Kopitar, Voracek (July 21)

By Ian Gooding|2019-07-21T00:52:28-04:00July 21st, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

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Ramblings: Oilers/Flames Trade High Salaries, Rangers Sign Trouba, Schenn, Marchessault (July 20)

By Ian Gooding|2019-07-20T10:42:28-04:00July 19th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

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Ramblings: Seattle Hires Francis As GM, Ranking Defensemen (July 19)

By Ian Gooding|2019-07-18T23:44:57-04:00July 18th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

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Ramblings: Stewart and Compher sign; Chicago’s goaltending; Ellis; Green; Teuvo – July 18

By Michael Clifford|2019-07-17T17:33:22-04:00July 18th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

A minor signing to announce as Chris Stewart signed in Philly on Wednesday morning. This is a pro tryout, something we should expect to see a lot of in this year’s training camps. Stewart last played in the NHL in 2017-18, amassing 16 points in 54 games. He had 31 goals and 26 assists [...]

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Ramblings: Rookie Projections & A Minor Trade (July 17)

By Cam Robinson|2019-07-17T00:28:58-04:00July 16th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

The Blackhawks and Senators pulled off a deal on Tuesday afternoon. Russian pivot, Artem Anisimov was sent to Ottawa in exchange for Zack Smith. Chicago saves a 1.3 million off of the cap and should now be able to sign Brendan Perlini. Ottawa receives a player who just had his signing bonus paid yesterday [...]