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.

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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.

December 17 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T16:57:56-04:00December 17th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Why Clitsome suddenly has value; thoughts on Vasilevskiy and oh so much more … *** Jacob Trouba is out until February with a UBI, per the Jets Twitter account. I have to say - and I know this is extremely early - but I'm done with him. Done. Two years, two injuries. Usually that's nothing [...]

December 16, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T16:57:54-04:00December 16th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Talking the Oilers mess, Bishop's injury, Hodgson-Gagner corollaries and more... * We’ll start with the rundown motel of a franchise in Edmonton that shuffled the deck chairs on the patio of its sewage-filled swimming pool as if that would get people to jump in. I realize that Dobber already covered Dallas Eakins’ [...]

December 15 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:26:27-04:00December 15th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Rambling about the mumps, scurvy, and other problems from 1850; thoughts on Andersen vs Bryzgalov and more … *** I usually take injuries in stride. No matter how serious or important in fantasy hockey or to my team, I rarely bat an eye. I'm so casual about them that sometimes I forget to even discuss [...]

December 14, 2014

By Thomas Drance|2015-09-01T15:26:22-04:00December 14th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Ryan Miller's struggles, DJ Zbad cooking with oil, Tomas Tatar - 30 goal scorer? and more... *** It was a relatively injury free Saturday of NHL action, although Sidney Crosby didn't play because he's been drinking too much brain and nerve tonic (it's like there's a party in his cheek and everyone is [...]

December 13, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:26:17-04:00December 13th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Crosby sick, Glencross trending down, Jurco is intriguing, Hartnell down and more... * The Penguins got some reinforcements back last night with both Kris Letang and Patric Hornqvist returning to the lineup. Neither one was eased back with Letang skating 27:16 and Hornqvist 18:40. Letang scored the game-winner. Of course, the Penguins [...]

December 12, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:27:43-04:00December 12th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Toews hurt, Steen's hot night, Lucic ready to pop, Girgensons is good and more... * I hate to do it but we’ll start today with some injury news as Jonathan Toews was sent head first into the boards in the second period last night. He did get up and skated on the ensuing [...]

December 11, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T16:57:52-04:00December 11th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

The impact of Chara's return, the quirks of the Leafs' upcoming schedule and more... * Zdeno Chara could return tonight. Yeah buddy! I opened with this story because it is important to make it clear that Chara’s return WILL NOT hurt Dougie Hamilton. There are two reasons for this. 1. Hamilton [...]

December 102014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T16:57:51-04:00December 10th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Not sold yet on Darling, Gomez is New Jersey's best forward (huh?), Laich's pulling a Weiss and more … *** For those of you looking for expanded ramblings today, in leiu of that - how about an entire article? My updated Calder picks and rookie thoughts... *** Scott Darling got his second consecutive start for [...]

December 9, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T16:57:48-04:00December 9th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Buy low on Staal, Brodeur wins another, get on Bjugstad and Ekblad right meow and more... * Those of you who scooped up Steve Downie, after Patric Hornqvist went down, were finally rewarded with a couple of points, including the goal that sent the game to overtime. Downie stands to be useful asset [...]

Fantasy Hockey Dec 8 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:26:40-04:00December 8th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Eric Staal (foot injury), Evander Kane (suspension?), the analytics on Andrej Sekera and more … *** Just four games Sunday, but heavy on fantasy implications - or so it turned out. Evander Kane is looking suspension square in the eye (again) and Eric Staal is now on crutches. Ramble on! * The Corey Perry-less Ducks [...]