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.

Ramblings: Vesey, Roy, Draft prep and more (Aug 15)

By Dobber|2016-08-15T08:48:41-04:00August 15th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling about where Vesey will go, why the Avalanche are better (for fantasy) now and more… *** Welcome to National Jimmy Vesey Day! Or as I like to call it: Monday. (Edit: it has come to my attention that the Sabres actually hold Vesey's rights throughout the day today - he's a free agent [...]

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Ramblings: Taking Defensemen as Keepers, Kessel, Rask, Johnson

By Ian Gooding|2016-08-14T02:09:48-04:00August 14th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Taking defensemen as keepers, Kessel, Rask, Johnson […]

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Ramblings: Post-Hype Sleepers Including Nichushkin, and Strome (August 13)

By Michael Clifford|2016-08-12T23:03:17-04:00August 12th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Looking at some post-hype sleepers for drafts this year, including Nichushkin and Strome. **** Regardless of the fantasy sport, the term “post-hype sleeper” is prevalent. With the proliferation of fantasy information, sleepers don’t really exist anymore. In that sense, I suppose “post-hype undervalued player” is probably more accurate, but it just doesn’t have the same [...]

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Frozen Pool Forensics: Bounce-Back Candidates Part Two

By Cam Robinson|2016-08-12T09:52:36-04:00August 12th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Part Two in the Frozen Pool Forensics look at fantasy bounce-back candidates **** We return this week to continue our look at some players who have the potential to bounce back after underwhelming seasons. There are a multitude of reasons for a player to take a step back offensively: Injury, usage, luck, developmental stagnation, drop [...]

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Ramblings: Ondrej Palat, Ryan Kesler, Colton Parayko, Roy Quits, and More (August 12)

By Michael Clifford|2016-08-11T23:02:09-04:00August 11th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Ondrej Palat, Ryan Kesler, Colton Parayko, Patrick Roy quits, and more **** Ondrej Palat Just like those that drafted Tyler Johnson last year, any of the fantasy owners that drafted Ondrej Palat were disappointed with the final result. Palat missed 20 games, and managed just 40 points, which was over 20 points off the average [...]

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Ramblings: Draisaitl, Plekanec, Vlasic, Price’s Workload, and more (August 11)

By Michael Clifford|2016-08-10T23:02:38-04:00August 10th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Looking at assist rates for Draisaitl, Plekanec, Jokinen, Vlasic, and other topics **** Watching a documentary on the James Bond franchise of movies and books a year or so ago, one thing that kind of stuck with me was something said by the daughter of famed Bond movie producer Albert Broccoli, Barbara Broccoli; to paraphrase, [...]

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Ramblings: Restricted Free Agents and When to Worry

By Dobber|2016-08-10T01:06:42-04:00August 10th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling about the 23 remaining restricted free agents, Connor Hellebuyck and more.... *** I updated the Fantasy Hockey Guide on Monday. It was my fourth update, just to give you an idea of the frequency. This one had my projected goals-for by team article added. I also updated the Draft List so the unrestricted [...]