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: Goalies on the Move (July 19)

By Ian Gooding|2017-07-19T00:56:44-04:00July 19th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Goalies on the move and why I might not like them as much as you do… […]

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Ramblings: Campbell Retires; Pirri to Switzerland; the New York Rangers – July 18

By Michael Clifford|2017-07-17T18:20:28-04:00July 17th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

The Ottawa Senators avoided arbitration with Jean-Gabriel Pageau by signing him to a three-year deal with an average annual value of $3.1 million. That is a significant jump for the 24-year-old, who had never managed an AAV of at least $1 million in either of his first two contracts. He is now signed through his [...]

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Ramblings: Star Power, Petr Mrazek and more (July 17)

By Neil Parker|2017-07-17T02:21:43-04:00July 17th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

This is a really interesting read about star power in the NHL. There are obviously many ways to approach it from a fantasy perspective, but like over analyzing a single advanced statistic, it's probably just best to keep game score and the importance of elite talent in mind. Of course, we're already doing that. [...]

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Ramblings: Holtby, Weber, Marchand (July 16)

By Ian Gooding|2017-07-16T01:13:28-04:00July 16th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Q&A: Holtby, Weber, Marchand, and more… […]

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Ramblings: Reviewing the Seasons of Tavares, Lee, Ladd, and Leddy – July 15

By Michael Clifford|2017-07-14T15:18:55-04:00July 14th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Throughout the summer, I’m going team by team and reviewing the relevant fantasy performances from each of them. Not every player, nor most, but the ones who stood out for one reason or another. Next on list, alphabetically, is the New York Islanders. John Tavares It was undoubtedly a disappointing season for Tavares fantasy owners [...]

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Ramblings: Finishing up with the Pacific (July 14)

By Neil Parker|2017-07-13T22:34:13-04:00July 14th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

The offseason round up makes its final stop in the Pacific Division. This has been a helpful peruse through the teams, and the feedback has been noted and appreciated. From this point on, the real fun happens, and the more in-depth player analysis will fill the upcoming ramblings leading into draft season. [...]

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Ramblings: Contracts for Slavin, Johnson, and Faksa; the New Jersey Devils – July 13

By Michael Clifford|2017-07-12T18:00:47-04:00July 12th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

The Hurricanes continued a busy off-season that’s included acquiring Scott Darling, Trevor van Riemsdyk, and Marcus Kruger, as well as signing Justin Williams, by locking up Jaccob Slavin for seven more years beyond the 2017-18 campaign with an average annual value of $5.3 million. The 23-year-old blue liner had 34 points in 82 games last [...]

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Ramblings: Free Agents and Salary Cap Leagues (July 12)

By Ian Gooding|2017-07-12T00:03:03-04:00July 12th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

UFAs and RFAs and what they mean to salary cap leagues… […]

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Ramblings: Looking East to the Atlantic Division

By Neil Parker|2017-07-10T23:52:42-04:00July 11th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

The next stop on the offseason carousel is the Atlantic Division. […]

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Ramblings: Patrick Maroon; Ryan Johansen; Filip Forsberg; Craig Smith – July 10

By Michael Clifford|2017-07-09T21:26:16-04:00July 9th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Discussions have been ongoing for most of this week now as to what the Edmonton forward chart will look like this coming season. As discussed in a recent Ramblings, I don’t think there’s much certainty at all beyond locking Connor McDavid in as the top-line centre. Oilers analyst Bob Stauffer took a shot at projecting [...]