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.

January 16, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:29:30-04:00January 16th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

The Midseason Guide was released this week - pick it up here right now! * DOOOOOOOOOOOOOBIE!! Devan Dubnyk starts off his Wild tenure with a cream puff against the Sabres needing just 18 saves for a comfortable 7-0 shutout win. Great confidence booster right there. The Wild have home games against the [...]

January 15, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:29:27-04:00January 15th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Perry's hat-trick, Booth concussed, dumping Desharnais, and more... * Pick up the Midseason Guide here. Download it now! I know that Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry do this to everyone but my goodness did they ever just run over the Leafs last night. An excellent job of line matching by Bruce Boudreau gave [...]

January 14 2015

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:29:25-04:00January 14th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Thoughts on Pastrnak, Perreault, and why Jaroslav Halak is the best fantasy hockey goalie right now … *** With the Midseason Guide (buy it here) put to bed, I can finally concentrate on my pet project again. Yep - player profiles. I got a great suggestion the other day about adding SH% to the career [...]

January 13, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:29:22-04:00January 13th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Hedman and Tyler Johnson injured, Doughty and Holtby are serious buys, Carlson is a sell and more... * We released the 2015 Mid-Season Fantasy Guide yesterday. It is loaded with goodies to help you win your pool. If you haven’t picked it up yet, I highly recommend doing so. Only $9.99. * [...]

January 12, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:36:34-04:00January 12th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

The Mid-Season Guide is out today, Rakell pays tribute to Selanne, Byfuglien sticking on D and more... * Laidlaw here, checking in for Dobber while the big man puts the finishing touches on the Mid-Season Guide due out later today. Yes, today! Excited? You should be. We’ve packed this thing full of [...]

January 11, 2015

By Thomas Drance|2015-09-01T15:36:31-04:00January 11th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Injuries to Jimmy Howard and Steve Mason, All-Star rosters named, the St. Louis Blues are red hot and more... *** Let's start out with a useful reminder: Dobber's indispensible Mid-Season Guide comes out tomorrow. The Guide can be pre-bought by following this link here. It's not too late to make a charge in your [...]

January 10, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:36:27-04:00January 10th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Bobrovsky's new contract, Huberdeau hot, Grabovski injured and more... * The Mid-Season Guide comes out in just a couple of days (January 12th.) Make sure you pick up your copy to help secure that championship bid. I am very proud of the work that I and the other DobberHockey writers have put into [...]

January 9, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:36:23-04:00January 9th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Svedberg's casual night, hypothetical goalie trades for the Wild, Eric Staal keeps it hot and more... * The Mid-Season Guide is out in just three more days! Pre-order it for $9.99 if you haven’t yet. It’s essential reading to help your championship push. * That wasn’t the easiest shutout of the [...]

January 8, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:36:20-04:00January 8th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

Fehr's streakiness, Abdelkader building up steam, Vatanen's slump and more... * Big win for the Bruins over the Penguins despite getting hammered 39-25 in shots. Patrice Bergeron scored a couple of goals including the overtime winner. He was skating with Milan Lucic and Daniel Paille in this one and it looked like [...]

January 7, 2015

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:29:40-04:00January 7th, 2015|Hockey Rambling|

The night that Varlamov and Backes won all of the pools and more fantasy hockey ramblings... * Make sure you pick up a copy of the Mid-Season Guide. Essential reading for your second-half push. Only $9.99. It comes out on January 12th. * Let’s start with Semyon Varlamov stopping 54 shots from [...]