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: Baertschi and Ward Sign, Vrana/Marner, Morgan Rielly’s Upside (June 17)

By Michael Clifford|2016-06-16T23:10:30-04:00June 16th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Baertschi and Ward Re-Sign, Vrana and Marner Next Year, Rielly, and more **** It’s probably worth noting that Sven Baertschi re-upped with the Canucks for two more years, carrying a cap hit under $2-million a season. Not a bad bet. Baertschi did reasonably well for the Canucks last year, posting 28 points in 69 games. [...]

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Ramblings: Wishful Thinking for Yandle, Sheahan Signs, Teravainen Traded, and more (June 16)

By Michael Clifford|2016-06-15T23:58:34-04:00June 15th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

A Fit for Yandle, Sheahan Signs, the Carlyle Effect, Teravainen Traded, Johansen **** The Detroit Red Wings signed RFA Riley Sheahan to a two-year contract. This locks up what looks to be the team’s third line centre for the next couple of seasons. Not long ago, I though there was a good chance that Sheahan [...]

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Ramblings: 10 Quality Trade Candidates (June 15)

By Dobber|2016-06-15T00:33:16-04:00June 15th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Ramblings: My Top 10 big name trade candidates for this summer…and more… *** The Fantasy Prospect Report is now finalized – just put the updated document into your downloads now, so have at’er. Mock Draft is in there, as well as eight new profiles. A must-own resource for any keeper league owner – 198 pages. [...]

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Ramblings: More Conn Smythe talk, Nazem Kadri, Sebastian Aho and more (June 14)

By Neil Parker|2016-06-13T20:49:40-04:00June 14th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

More Stanley Cup Finals talk, Nazem Kadri, Sebastian Aho, Nashville's goalie situation and more … […]

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Ramblings – Champions! (June 13)

By Dobber|2016-06-13T00:21:32-04:00June 12th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling about Champions: both fantasy and reality. And - of course - much more… *** Congrats to the Pittsburgh Penguins, your 2016 Stanley Cup winners! It’s not often I get the Ramblings after a Cup win. And in so doing, I also get our last piece of hockey results for three months… {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" [...]

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Ramblings: Game 6 preview, Jackets, Panthers

By Ian Gooding|2016-06-12T00:17:57-04:00June 12th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Game 6 preview, Jackets, Panthers, plus more… […]

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Ramblings: A deeper look at the Expansion Draft, Blackhawks, Filip Forsberg, Cam Ward and more (June 11)

By Neil Parker|2016-06-11T09:09:11-04:00June 11th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

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Ramblings: Pens/Sharks, Rask, Lundqvist, Seth Jones, Ekblad/Hedman

By Michael Clifford|2016-06-09T23:02:42-04:00June 9th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Penguins/Sharks, Tuukka Rask, Henrik Lundqvist, Seth Jones, Ekblad/Hedman **** A wild start to this game led to a furious pace by the Penguins for most of the game, but San Jose was able to hang on and take Game 5 by a score of 4-2, extending the series. It didn’t take long for the Sharks [...]

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Ramblings – Age-20 breakout candidates, Red Wings, Kessel and Stamkos talk (June 9)

By Neil Parker|2016-06-09T10:17:24-04:00June 9th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Age-20 breakout candidates, Red Wings offseason news, Phil Kessel talk and Steven Stamkos' ideal move … *** Here are is a stat pack from last year sorted by individual high-danger scoring chances per 60 minutes of the 19 year olds with fantasy relevance from last season. Of the group, it [...]

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Ramblings: Radulov, Expansion, Dobbernomics and more (June 8)

By Dobber|2016-06-07T23:17:46-04:00June 7th, 2016|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling about Radulov’s value, expansion, Dobbernomics and more… *** Get the Fantasy Prospects Report here – it’s out now and you can download it one second after you buy it. Don’t fall behind! I’m targeting June 12th for the release of the update on the FPR (may be earlier if the Pens close it [...]