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: Injury News, Mock Drafting (Sept. 4)

By Ian Gooding|2016-09-03T23:48:03-04:00September 3rd, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Injury news leading to the World Cup, mock drafting at Yahoo […]

Ramblings: Weekend Roundup (Sept. 3)

By Neil Parker|2016-09-02T21:08:20-04:00September 3rd, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

I was fortunate to be invited on two podcasts over the past two days, which clearly means weren't into the fantasy hockey stretch drive and heading for the regular season. I pumped out two episodes a week of the Daily Fantasy Hockey Edge podcast last season, so it was nice to set up the [...]

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Ramblings: Looking at ADP Discrepancies Among Major Sites (September 2)

By Michael Clifford|2016-09-02T07:50:12-04:00September 1st, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Looking at Average Draft Position Discrepancies Among Major Sites **** With the opening of Yahoo fantasy hockey, now is the time when fantasy owners can start gathering preliminary information from the public. This is an exercise that should not be ignored. Keep in mind that outside of the hardcore fantasy hockey owners (like those that [...]

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Ramblings: Line Combinations, Columbus Goaltending, Mark Giordano, and More (September 1)

By Michael Clifford|2016-08-31T23:03:32-04:00August 31st, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Anticipating Line Combinations, Columbus Goaltending, Giordano, and More **** As the NHL preseason approaches (is it September already?), there are things beyond studying an individual player’s numbers that need some inspecting. One aspect that requires some attention is that of line mates. I bring this up because of something that was brought to my attention [...]

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Ramblings: PTOs, Kessel, Hall, Team North America and more (Aug 31)

By Dobber|2016-08-31T00:25:48-04:00August 31st, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling player tryouts, Phil Kessel, Taylor Hall and Team North America … *** The Fantasy Guide’s last update is with the Pirri signing. I have a few more small updates in there not yet posted, but I’m hoping to have my Calder picks article in there and then post. I still have some studying of [...]

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Ramblings: Looking at Rankings and more … (Aug. 30)

By Neil Parker|2016-08-29T20:20:21-04:00August 30th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Looking at some early rankings from Yahoo, and more fantasy hockey talk … […]

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Ramblings: Fleury vs. Murray; tidbits from around the league (Aug 29)

By Dobber|2016-08-28T15:19:14-04:00August 29th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling Fleury vs. Murray, Domi vs. Reinhart, and plenty of tidbits from around the NHL … *** Back from camping at Algonquin Park, the last of my three little mini-vacations. That’s all I get for 2016, but I’m eyeballing the spring of 2017 for a real vacation. Anyway, I took the wife and kids [...]

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Ramblings: Steen update, Yahoo fantasy hockey (Aug. 28)

By Ian Gooding|2016-08-28T00:10:46-04:00August 28th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Alex Steen update, cracking open the Yahoo fantasy hockey game […]

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Ramblings: Brady Skjei, Plus/Minus talk and some players of interest (Aug. 27)

By Neil Parker|2016-08-28T14:42:25-04:00August 27th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Brady Skjei, Plus/Minus talk and some players of interest … […]

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Ramblings: Goaltending Duo in Florida, Gibson’s Value, Coyotes/Panthers Trade (August 26)

By Michael Clifford|2016-08-25T22:39:44-04:00August 25th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Roberto Luongo and James Reimer, Gibson’s Fantasy Value, Arizona/Florida Trade, and More **** As reported by George Richards of the Miami Herald on Wednesday, it appears as though Roberto Luongo is on track to start the season with the Florida Panthers. The 37-year-old had off-season hip surgery, and according to Mr. Richards, has been skating [...]