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.

Tuesday, July 14

By Neil Parker|2015-09-01T16:58:44-04:00July 14th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

The NHL Schedule, Dallas Stars and more ... *** While the National Hockey League schedule doesn't have the impact on fantasy as it does in the National Football League, it shouldn't be an afterthought, either. NHL.com fantasy analyst Matt Sitkoff tweeted out a table of the schedule with [...]

July 13 2015

By Dobber|2015-09-01T16:49:33-04:00July 13th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

The impact of Sharp and Saad on Hossa; Saad in Columbus, Stewart in Anaheim; and more... *** When a key player is traded in the offseason, one of the first things I look at is how other key players on his former team performed when he was out of the lineup. Even if they don't [...]

Sunday, July 12, 2015

By Ian Gooding|2015-07-24T08:09:41-04:00July 12th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Thoughts on Kessel, Kassian, Sharp, and the NHL’s All Unsigned Team Thank you to Neil for filling in for me last Sunday while I was enjoying some quality time off sitting by the lake. But now I’m back and I’ll attempt to throw something together here for the first time since July 1, when I [...]

Sunday, July 12, 2015

By Ian Gooding|2015-09-01T16:49:28-04:00July 12th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Saturday, July 11

By Neil Parker|2015-09-01T16:49:22-04:00July 11th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Gustav Nyquist, Patrick Sharp, Kevin Shattenkirk and more … *** Gustav Nyquist signed a four-year, $4.75 million contract Friday. He followed up his 28-goal breakout during 2013-14 season with 27 tallies last year, albeit in 25 more games. Nyquist is an exceptional shooter and offensive player. He has 40-goal upside. [...]

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July 10, 2015

By Michael Clifford|2015-09-01T16:49:17-04:00July 10th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Matt Calvert re-signs, Zack Kassian and Patrick Maroon are fantasy valuable, and thoughts on Stamkos. **** I’m going to lead off with a signing that might have seemed minor, but most certainly has fantasy implications. That would be the re-signing left winger Matt Calvert by the Columbus Blue Jackets. It is a three-year deal where [...]

July 9, 2015

By Michael Clifford|2015-09-01T16:49:12-04:00July 9th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Thoughts on Tarasenko, Saad, Yahoo's new DFS platform, and whether Mikael Granlund can put it all together. **** The biggest news of the last few days is obviously the re-signing of Vladimir Tarasenko by the St. Louis Blues. Tarasenko was a restricted free agent, but signed an eight-year contract with an average annual value of [...]

July 8 2015

By Dobber|2015-09-01T16:49:06-04:00July 8th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

My thoughts on Anders Nilsson, Tarasenko, Schultz, Tolchinsky, McDavid, expansion and more... *** I was borderline about to do a review of this deal later Monday when it was announced, but figured it was too small and only worth touching on in the Ramblings. However, it actually could have a surprising impact. I'm talking about [...]

Tuesday, July 7

By Neil Parker|2015-09-01T16:49:04-04:00July 7th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

We've entered an absolute snooze fest for offseason activity. The highlights include Jimmy Hayes, Brett Connolly and Evgeny Kuznetsov signing deals. All stick with the same team, all have been covered plenty. Here is the short take … Kuznetsov will be over drafted. Yes, he has fabulous offensive gifts, and [...]

July 06 2015

By Dobber|2015-09-01T16:58:42-04:00July 6th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

My thoughts on Boedker, Nyquist, Wilson, Gelinas, Larsson, MDZ, Holtby; and more... *** It being the long weekend, the latest news in hockey isn't much. But one thing that did happen was the salary arbitration deadline. Players who file for arbitration (or have it filed for them by the team - club-elected arbitration deadline is [...]