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: GAME 7!; Sergachev; Vrana; Kane; Armia; Power-Play Defencemen – May 24

By Michael Clifford|2018-05-23T21:43:40-04:00May 24th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

We had a very spirited start to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final. It really, really was a great series, honestly. Both goaltenders were excellent, the action was back and forth, and, of course, it gave us a Game 7. Not that it should shock anyone, but Alex Ovechkin got the scoring in this [...]

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Ramblings: Game 7! Also Thoughts on Vegas, Tavares, Kane, Niemi (May 23)

By Ian Gooding|2018-05-23T00:56:57-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Game 7! Also Thoughts on Vegas, Tavares, Kane, Niemi […]

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Ramblings: Washington Forces Game 7; Marian Hossa; Free Agency; Power Plays – May 22

By Michael Clifford|2018-05-21T21:50:10-04:00May 22nd, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Game 6 between Washington and Tampa Bay was everything a playoff game, and specifically an elimination game, fans want it to be. It was end-to-end action despite the lack of goals, lots of physicality, great goaltending, and fingernails bitten down to nubs. It was undoubtedly one of the best games of the playoffs. Both Andrei [...]

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Ramblings: Canada has run out of 2018 NHL playoff teams, NHL player babies and more (May 20)

By Dobber|2018-05-21T22:05:22-04:00May 20th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: Canada has run out of 2018 NHL playoff teams, NHL player babies and more (May 21) *** Congratulations Marc-Andre Fleury for winning this year’s Conn Smythe Trophy. I don’t care if Vegas is swept next round, Fleury gets the CST simple as that. I picked Vegas to win the first round. And again the [...]

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Ramblings: Game 5 Bolts/Caps, Rangers’ New Coach, O’Reilly’s Future (May 20)

By Ian Gooding|2018-05-20T01:45:26-04:00May 20th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

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Ramblings: Knights One Win From Final, Caps/Bolts, Faulk/Skinner (May 19)

By Ian Gooding|2018-05-19T01:09:30-04:00May 19th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Knights One Win From Final, Caps/Bolts, Faulk/Skinner, plus more… […]

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Ramblings: Tampa Evens Up; Jeff Skinner; Tom Wilson; Andrei Vasilevskiy; Defence Shot Distribution – May 18

By Michael Clifford|2018-05-21T11:13:18-04:00May 18th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

We had a pretty lopsided game in Washington on Thursday night in favour of the Capitals. Unfortunately for Washington and their fans, this was a scene that has played out often in the playoffs over the last decade: dominate the opposition and lose. A late third-period goal from Alex Killorn just as a penalty was [...]

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Ramblings: Vegas Edge Jets; Ekman-Larsson; Klefbom; Forward Shot Rates – May 17

By Michael Clifford|2018-05-16T22:56:26-04:00May 17th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Vegas played its first-ever home Conference Final game and managed to skate away with a 4-2 win. They started off flying as Jonathan Marchessault broke in alone and deked to the backhand on Connor Hellebuyck just 35 seconds into the game. Mark Scheifele would square things early in the second period with a goal of [...]

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Ramblings: Lightning Get One Back, Scoring on the Rise & Kerfoot’s Value

By Cam Robinson|2018-05-15T23:30:55-04:00May 15th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Andrei Vasilevskiy - USA Today Sports Images Sorry to burst your bubble, but you’re all stuck with me tonight. Ian Gooding was gracious enough to switch Rambling nights. I’ll be taking the family up to a lakefront cabin for the long weekend to get some sun and relaxation. Ian will cover my [...]

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Ramblings: Vegas Takes Game 2; Nashville Updates; Petterson; League-Wide Shot Rates – May 15

By Michael Clifford|2018-05-14T21:45:40-04:00May 15th, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

After dominating most of Game 1, Winnipeg didn’t look quite the same team in Game 2. Either that, or Vegas really brought their speed that we’ve been seeing from them all year. Maybe a little from both columns. Either way, Vegas managed to take Game 2 and even up the series at one apiece. David [...]