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: Strome, Klingberg, and goalies getting the hook (Dec. 30)

By Dobber|2015-12-30T01:43:20-05:00December 30th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling about pulled goalies, Strome, Klingberg, Gagner, Hayes, Brown, Nurse vs. Lucic and more ... *** These mark my last Ramblings of 2015. Steve brings in the New Year on DobberHockey on Thursday. So have a Happy New Year and of course a safe one. If you get drunk – please, please, please make sure [...]

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Rambling: Caps, Krejci, Kucherov (Dec 29)

By Dobber|2015-12-29T09:38:57-05:00December 29th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling a lot about the Caps…also Krejci’s injury impact, Kucherov, Josi, LA’s new line and more ... *** Update - The winner of my little Dobbernomics Xmas challenge goes to username Elliott Landry! Contact me Elliott and I'll send you $50. Another Dobbernomics challenge will be coming soon, as I want to thank you for [...]

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December 28, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-12-28T02:01:35-05:00December 28th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Hellebuyck's first shutout, the importance of Letang, dropping Stastny, Boedker still under the radar and more. […]

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December 27, 2015

By Ian Gooding|2015-12-27T02:27:47-05:00December 27th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Crosby and Letang return, Eichel with the four pointer, struggling Habs, plus more… […]

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Rambling: Domingue, Zetterberg, Panarin (Dec.26)

By Dobber|2015-12-26T10:29:09-05:00December 26th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling about Panarin, Nash, Zetterberg, Zuccarello, Domingue and...really not much more ... *** Eighteen teams are back in action today and so we can all get back to our fantasy hockey lives… * And now to answer the one and only person who commented with a question yesterday! Matt must have been truly suffering, waiting [...]

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Ramblings: Christmas edition on top scorers, Calder picks and more (Dec. 25)

By Dobber|2015-12-24T23:44:43-05:00December 25th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling about the big scorers since November 1; The Calder Trophy (so far); WJC and more ... *** Merry Christmas everyone! For your present, I’ve arranged it so that your fantasy squad puts forth a record-setting week in your league this week. I’m pretty sure it will work, I traded a really nice cow in [...]

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December 24, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-12-24T00:28:58-05:00December 24th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

With no NHL action to discuss Laidlaw shares 12 fantasy hockey thoughts that make him smile. […]

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Ramblings: Tarasenko, Marchessault, Domingue and more (Dec 23)

By Dobber|2015-12-23T01:03:54-05:00December 23rd, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling Brassard; Gibson vs. Andersen; Allen undisputed; Tarasenko; Marchessault, Domingue; and more ... *** With three points last night, Derick Brassard has 25 points in 28 games. I can still remember all the concerned emails and tweets about his performance after two or three weeks of hockey back in October. I’d say crisis averted. Mats [...]

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December 22, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-12-22T01:24:40-05:00December 22nd, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Bozak and the Leafs burst Varlamov's bubble, Penguins find some offense without Crosby, Justin Schultz scores and more. […]

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Ramblings: On Hamilton, Domingue and more (Dec.21)

By Dobber|2015-12-21T02:45:05-05:00December 21st, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling about Dougie Hamilton, Louis Domingue, Jonathan Marchessault, JT Miller and more... *** It’s been a tough year for me. For most, if not all prognosticators. When the Penguins, Ducks and Lightning are three of the five lowest scoring teams in the NHL, you can probably figure that most preseason books whiffed on a lot [...]