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.

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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.

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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: Playoff Recap, and a Review of the Boston Bruins

By Michael Clifford|2017-04-19T23:48:58-04:00April 19th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Flames get bounced, Sens take stranglehold, Wild stay alive, and Caps knot it up **** Toronto-Washington There is no doubt that the Caps brought their A-game in Game 4. This was sent out by James Mirtle of The Athletic about eight minutes into the second period: Leafs possession in this game: 26%. Probably lucky it's [...]

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Ramblings: Shattenkirk making things worse (so far); Jack Johnson is a playoff stud; Draisaitl Suspension? More (Apr. 19)

By Dobber|2017-04-18T22:59:47-04:00April 18th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: Shattenkirk making things worse (so far); Jack Johnson is a playoff stud; Draisaitl Suspension? More (Apr. 19) *** Hypothesis: The Capitals would be in no danger of losing this series had they not acquired Kevin Shattenkirk. The Reasoning: The Caps were a regulation goal away from winning the two games they lost. Shattenkirk missed [...]

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Ramblings: Who’s up for some overtime hockey? (April 18)

By Neil Parker|2017-04-18T08:05:47-04:00April 18th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

I ran a list of all the forwards with at least 40 games this season ranked by high-danger scoring chances per 60 minutes at five-on-five. Sidney Crosby and his most frequent wingers, Connor McDavid and his two wingers and Auston Matthews, Zach Hyman and William Nylander weren't shocks to see among the leaders. I [...]

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Ramblings: Rookies who may go back to the AHL next year; Sid and the Kids – and much more (Apr. 17)

By Dobber|2017-04-17T00:34:16-04:00April 17th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: Rookies who may go back to the AHL next year; Sid and the Kids – and much more (Apr. 17) *** Occasionally an NHL organization will deem one of its 18- or 19-year-old prospects too good for junior hockey but not eligible to play in the AHL because of their agreement with the CHL. [...]

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Ramblings: Backs to the Wall Blackhawks (Apr 16)

By Ian Gooding|2017-04-16T09:48:23-04:00April 16th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Backs to the wall Blackhawks, Pietrangelo, Kassian, plus more […]

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Ramblings: Habs win Game 2, Oilers dominate Sharks and a look at aging players (April 15)

By Neil Parker|2017-04-15T06:06:29-04:00April 15th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Habs win Game 2, Oilers dominate Sharks and a look at aging players … […]

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Ramblings: Looking at Second-Half Performances, Questioning #FancyStats and Playoff Talk (April 14)

By Neil Parker|2017-04-14T07:39:16-04:00April 14th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Looking at Second-Half Performances, Questioning #FancyStats and Playoff Talk … […]

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Ramblings: Oodles of Playoff talk and a look at Elias Lindholm (April 13)

By Neil Parker|2017-04-13T00:07:12-04:00April 13th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Even though we're already a game deep in five of the eight first-round matchups, I wanted to share a few of my notes about each series that popped up during my research. […]

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Ramblings: The Underrated Slavin, Awards voting, injury updates and more (Apr. 12)

By Dobber|2017-04-12T00:17:44-04:00April 12th, 2017|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: The Underrated Slavin, Awards voting, injury updates and more (Apr. 12) *** My 11th annual Interactive Playoff Draft List is fully updated through Tuesday and available for immediate download. Get it here * I set up two free playoff DobberHockey contests. One is the NHL Bracket Challenge. The other is the second annual Dobbernomics [...]

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Ramblings: Sutter and Lombardi Fired, Playoff Performers, and More – April 11

By Michael Clifford|2017-04-10T23:10:02-04:00April 10th, 2017|Hockey home, Hockey Rambling|

Sutter and Lombardi fired; Recent playoff performers; Seasonal stats **** The Kings laid waste to the non-roster side of things on Monday night. That means gone are general manager Dean Lombardi and coach Darryl Sutter. Rob Blake has been named the new GM with Luc Robitaille as the new president. Alrighty then. Dobber's take can [...]