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: Crosby; MacKinnon; Defencemen Scoring Goals – November 29

By Michael Clifford|2018-11-29T10:04:06-05:00November 29th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

The long-awaited return of Auston Matthews came Wednesday night. He was just waiting to be cleared medically, which he was, and he was in the Toronto lineup for the first time in 17 games. * Kevan Miller took a puck to the throat in the team’s game Monday night. Official word came down Wednesday [...]

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Ramblings: Weber and Boeser Return, Kovalchuk Fading Away (Nov 28)

By Ian Gooding|2018-11-28T01:54:23-05:00November 28th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Weber and Boeser Return, Kovalchuk Fading Away […]

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Ramblings: Hextall Fired; Kuznetsov Update; Contracts; Game Recaps – November 27

By Michael Clifford|2018-11-26T22:23:16-05:00November 27th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired general manager Ron Hextall. Hextall was hired in the 2014 offseason, so he’s been there for four full seasons. In those four years, the team averaged 91.5 points, earning two playoff appearances and zero playoff round wins. There is a lot of good young talent on this team with [...]

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Ramblings: Bean/Zykov Recalled; Turris Injury; Palat Update; Early Peripherals – November 26

By Michael Clifford|2018-11-26T08:51:41-05:00November 26th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

There was a welcome sight at Tampa’s gameday skate as Ondrej Palat joined the team. While he didn’t play in the game, it appears it’ll be just a matter of days before he returns. The real question is what they do to the lineup. Going into Sunday’s game, the Lightning had scored four of [...]

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Ramblings: Laine Scores Five Goals, A New Line in Vegas, and Blue Blazers (Nov 25)

By Ian Gooding|2018-11-25T03:06:50-05:00November 25th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Laine Scores Five Goals, A New Line in Vegas, and Blue Blazers […]

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Ramblings: News on Quick, Raanta, and Luongo; Black Friday Games – November 24

By Michael Clifford|2018-11-24T08:26:28-05:00November 24th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

The Arizona Coyotes activated, and started, goaltender Antti Raanta on Friday. He had missed three weeks with a lower-body injury. Not a moment too soon, either, as the Coyotes had gone just 2-4-2 with Raanta out of the lineup, allowing 27 goals in those eight contests. Raanta has a .930 save percentage in 55 [...]

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Ramblings: Effects From Coaching Changes, US Thanksgiving Playoff Team Predictions (Nov 23)

By Ian Gooding|2018-11-23T00:59:08-05:00November 23rd, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Effects From Coaching Changes, US Thanksgiving Playoff Team Predictions […]

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Ramblings: Dobber’s thoughts on Drouin, Chytil, Zacha, Seabrook, Howard, Hinostroza, Comtois, Kovalchuk and so many more…(Nov 22)

By Dobber|2018-11-22T00:29:05-05:00November 22nd, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: Dobber’s thoughts on Drouin, Chytil, Zacha, Seabrook, Howard, Hinostroza, Comtois, Kovalchuk and so many more… (Nov 22) *** To all my American friends out there – Happy Thanksgiving. I enjoyed my favorite meal of the year a month ago, as I’m Canadian. But now I’m jealous that you get to enjoy it now. [...]

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Ramblings: Coaching Changes, Year to Date, Bergeron, Batherson, and Bishop (Nov. 21)

By Cam Robinson|2018-11-21T10:40:17-05:00November 21st, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Many of us awoke on Tuesday to see that two coaches were relieved of their duties. Mike Yeo in St Louis and Todd McLellan in Edmonton. There will be fantasy fallout from both of these moves, however, it’s the most likely in Edmonton where Ken Hitchcock will be tightening the reigns. I’d [...]

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Ramblings: Laine Tricks, Trocheck Breaks, The Leafs Roll On, Point, Tkachuk, Petry (Nov. 20)

By Cam Robinson|2018-11-20T01:07:26-05:00November 20th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Patrik Laine. Isaiah Downing / USA Today Sports Images Nine games were on tap Monday evening, and there was no shortage of goals. The Panthers defeated the Senators 7-5 in one of the early affairs. Florida was led by perennial all-star and fantasy stalwart, Juho Lammikko and his four assists. Wait, do [...]