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: Burakovsky, Heinola, Cozens sign; East odds; Ovi; Barrie – July 16

By Michael Clifford|2019-07-15T19:48:57-04:00July 16th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

It became official as the Colorado Avalanche signed Andre Burakovsky to a one-year deal for $3.25M. The 24-year old was acquired last month and looks to rebound from the back-to-back 25-point seasons he posted in Washington. For those in cap leagues, it’s unlikely he skates on the top line or top PP unit. That, [...]

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How did each team do on July 1st – Finishing up last week’s monster Ramblings (July 15)

By Dobber|2019-07-15T00:33:17-04:00July 15th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Last week I stopped at Montreal. I had already gone half again as long as I usually do in the Ramblings. Let’s finish up the teams this week. First off, an adjustment. A further adjustment. I started off Monday with Chicago being graded an A- when I was reminded of their acquisition of Andrew Shaw. [...]

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Ramblings: Binnington Gets His Deal, Lindholm, Larkin (July 14)

By Ian Gooding|2019-07-14T01:03:50-04:00July 14th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

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Ramblings: Dzingel Signs in Carolina, Ferland, Jokiharju/Nylander Swap (July 13)

By Ian Gooding|2019-07-13T00:34:46-04:00July 13th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

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Ramblings: Armia and Lehkonen sign; Keller; Trocheck; Benn; Kase; Pettersson; Werenski – July 12

By Michael Clifford|2019-07-11T18:02:24-04:00July 12th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

The Habs knocked one RFA off the board by signing winger Joel Armia for two more years with an AAV of $2.6M. Armia is coming off a career year of sorts with a single-season high in goals (13) and ice time per game (15:48). There’s no fantasy relevance here. We can all move along. [...]

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Ramblings: Ferland in Vancouver; Heinen and Iafallo sign; Jokiharju and Nylander – July 10

By Michael Clifford|2019-07-10T21:39:37-04:00July 11th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

A very cool development in the fantasy hockey world. The National Fantasy Hockey Championship, or NFHC, launched on Wednesday. It comes as a sister site for the National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC), National Fantasy Basketball Championship (NFBBC), and the National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC). In a nutshell, they’re high-stakes fantasy leagues. I’ve taken part [...]

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Ramblings: Laine’s Bounce-back, Labanc, Nylander, Jokiharju, & An Early Look at 2020 (July 10)

By Cam Robinson|2019-07-09T22:07:39-04:00July 9th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Every so often, the world gets up on their high horse and deems a star athlete garbage. “Psssh that elite talent who has spent his entire life meticulously training to be superior is a fraud. I’ve been eating chippies all these years and could do better than that!” Right about now, the guy [...]

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Ramblings: Labanc and Cehlarik sign; Johansson; baseline production – July 9

By Michael Clifford|2019-07-08T20:03:44-04:00July 9th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

We can knock one important RFA off the board as the San Jose Sharks signed winger Kevin Labanc to a one-year contract with a $1M cap hit. The 23-year old is coming off a 56-point season while playing mostly third-line minutes; just his minutes with Joe Thornton and Marcus Sorensen alone ate up over [...]

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Ramblings: How did each team do on July 1st? Also Dobber’s projection track record (July 08)

By Dobber|2019-07-08T09:56:35-04:00July 8th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

Alright, back from vacay and ready to delve in. Let’s get to it. I think I got ahead of myself when I speculated that a lot of free agents would be left holding their hands out later in July and August. I figured that with cap issues being more pressing than ever with more teams, [...]

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Ramblings: Ranking Review of Bishop, Panarin, Atkinson

By Ian Gooding|2019-07-07T01:40:43-04:00July 7th, 2019|Hockey Rambling|

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