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: Marchessault Extends in Vegas, Forsberg’s Injury Fallout, Glass Saving and more (Jan 4)

By steve laidlaw|2018-01-03T23:25:08-05:00January 3rd, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Jonathan Marchessault signed six-year contract extension worth $5.0 million annually. There is some risk for Vegas signing a 27-year-old having a career season, but Marchessault has always had talent, scoring efficiently at every stop in his career. Only now is he getting full-time top usage and is very much the driver of the bus [...]

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Ramblings: The Day the Defensemen Returned (Jan 3)

By Ian Gooding|2018-01-03T01:25:45-05:00January 3rd, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

The Day the Defensemen Returned, plus Tuesday's boxscore info… […]

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Ramblings: Blues Slumping Without Schwartz (Jan 2)

By steve laidlaw|2018-01-02T01:36:56-05:00January 2nd, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Happy New Year! * The Winter Classic thrust the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers into the limelight on New Year’s Day. The second lines for both squads did much of the damage. JT Miller – Kevin Hayes – Michael Grabner got it done for the Rangers, including the overtime winner from Miller. We [...]

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Ramblings: Happy New Year’s, Everyone! – January 1

By Michael Clifford|2017-12-31T16:40:22-05:00January 1st, 2018|Hockey Rambling|

Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable New Year’s Eve with family and friends. We only have the Winter Classic on tap today, so there won’t be much in the way of NHL news. There will be a full update of the games on Monday afternoon during the Winter Classic. It’s New Year’s Eve, so I’m having [...]

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Ramblings: Bruins Blast Sens; Ovi and Backstrom Lead Caps; Forsberg; Sprong – December 31

By Michael Clifford|2017-12-31T00:14:19-05:00December 31st, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Daniel Sprong was recalled by Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon. Sprong has 18 goals and 28 points as a 20-year old in the AHL this year, a year after averaging over a goal per game in the QMJHL last year. You can ready his Dobber Prospects profile here. With the Pens at the bottom of the [...]

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Ramblings: Sens Shell Bobrovsky; Claude Giroux Keeps Piling Points; Jeff Glass! – December 30

By Michael Clifford|2017-12-30T01:17:47-05:00December 30th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

The holidays mess with everyone’s schedule, including the NHL, which is why we had a massive 11-game slate for a Friday night. Let’s hop to it. Friday was career regular season game number 79 for Jake Guentzel. In the first 78 games, he had 29 goals and 55 points with 173 shots on goal. I [...]

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Ramblings: Kadri Hurt, Who Benefits If He Misses Time? (Dec 29)

By steve laidlaw|2017-12-29T04:14:27-05:00December 29th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

If you scooped up Anton Forsberg to fill in for Corey Crawford you got smacked by Brock Boeser, Sam Gagner and Thomas Vanek who combined to score all five of Vancouver’s goals. Forsberg was not and is not an option I’d run with in goal unless forced to do so out of desperation. Any [...]

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Ramblings: Scheifele Down (Dece 28)

By steve laidlaw|2017-12-28T01:22:42-05:00December 28th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Tough news on the injury front for Mark Scheifele owners as the Jets’ centerman was forced from last night’s action with an upper-body injury. We should find out more about the severity later today, but my suspicion is a broken collarbone based on how he went into the boards. Look for Bryan Little to [...]

Ramblings: Injured Blue Jackets, Revisiting Players I Liked In Drafts (Dec 27)

By Ian Gooding|2017-12-27T01:42:03-05:00December 27th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Injured Blue Jackets, Revisiting Players I Liked In Drafts […]

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Ramblings: 25 Stats to Contemplate This Christmas (Dec 26)

By steve laidlaw|2017-12-26T00:25:55-05:00December 26th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Merry Christmas everyone! With no games to run down, my gift to you is 25 stats to consider in your fantasy league: 1. 4:14 – That’s the number of power play minutes Mikko Rantanen has averaged per game, leading the entire league. Somehow, the sophomore is only at 50% ownership on Yahoo despite [...]