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.

June 25, 2015

By Michael Clifford|2015-09-01T16:48:11-04:00June 25th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Expansion is in the news, the NHL Awards were an NHL Awards, and Carey Price **** For the last week of June, there was a lot of NHL “talk” going on, and it wasn’t really centred around the Philadelphia Flyers for a change from recent years. The NHL a.k.a Gary Bettman held a press conference, [...]

June 24 2015

By Dobber|2015-09-01T16:48:06-04:00June 24th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Rumors around the NHL, Leafs sign Hyman, my ideas for improved offense; and more... *** Let me start off with an apology. I'm launching a new shop, possibly in July, and the programmer began migrating orders Wednesday night. It came to my attention Thursday that as orders were being migrated from the old shop to [...]

Tuesday, June 23

By Neil Parker|2015-09-01T16:48:04-04:00June 23rd, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Ehlers being fast tracked? A Talbot road block and Galchenyuk's agent cliff'ed … *** How high should we be aiming for Nikolaj Ehlers next fall? Of course, he'll have to make the club first, but with 205 points -- 86 goals -- over his past 114 games in [...]

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June 22, 2015

By Michael Clifford|2015-09-01T16:48:01-04:00June 22nd, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Why Florida is a sensible landing spot for Phil Kessel, Alexei Emelin’s future, and some thoughts on Anaheim. **** Hey everyone. Monday is normally a day for Dobber’s Ramblings, but he’s taking a much-deserved vacation. He will be back soon, but for today, you guys are stuck with me. **** The rumour mill is heating [...]

Sunday, June 21, 2015

By Ian Gooding|2015-09-01T16:47:57-04:00June 21st, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Happy Father’s Day, Mike Ribeiro, Mini Mock Draft, and more… Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there. And I know there are a few of them out there frequenting Dobber Hockey and perhaps checking out today’s Ramblings. Many of us credit our fathers for first getting us into hockey when we were very [...]

Saturday, June 20

By Neil Parker|2015-09-01T16:47:54-04:00June 20th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

I was extremely disappointed when everyone jumped all over Dobber earlier this week. I felt sort of special believing I was the only one being smeared in the comments. Alas, so I'll beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past … *** It is [...]

June 19, 2015

By Michael Clifford|2015-09-01T16:46:28-04:00June 19th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Ryan O'Reilly, a couple of young defencemen with blocks ahead of them, and Dallas should improve next year. **** Ryan O’Reilly is apparently a priority for the Colorado Avalanche. I don’t like using the word “underrated” (though I have and probably will again) so I will say that O’Reilly is an underappreciated player in the [...]

June 18, 2015

By Michael Clifford|2015-09-01T16:46:23-04:00June 18th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

I will be opening a thread in the Dobber Forums today around lunchtime as usual on Thursdays. This will be a thread to the readers to ask any fantasy, or non-fantasy, hockey question that pops up. There are still a few questions to get to from last week, and I’ll open with those this week. [...]

Wednesday June 17 2015

By Dobber|2015-09-01T16:46:18-04:00June 17th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

My Stan Bowman Nostradamus prediction from 2009, bodog props, TB injuries, general hockey notes; and more... *** Apologies. Due to site issues, I was forced to post the Ramblings here.

Tuesday, June 16

By Neil Parker|2015-09-01T16:46:09-04:00June 16th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Taking a look at the Blackhawks success formula, and how the Leafs could learn from it. And more... *** Everything lined up quite well last night. The Cubs were rained out, so I could pay full attention to Game 6. Jake Arrieta was starting for the North Siders, and [...]