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.

November 27, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:26:09-04:00November 27th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

The Islanders are elite, Patrick Kane is shooting up the ranks, Iginla's woes are for real and more... * Happy Thanksgiving to our friends south of the border! I hope everyone, regardless of where you reside spends some time with their loved ones today because there won't be any hockey worth watching. Sure [...]

November 26, 2014

By Dobber|2015-07-16T11:55:56-04:00November 26th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Lots of goalie talk and tips in today's Ramblings, plus Atkinson, Klingberg (again) and more … *** Cam Atkinson is completely snakebitten. He's getting the shots and opportunities, but he's either missing the net or it's getting stopped. But hang in there Atkinson owners, it will come. After all - the guy has 36 shots [...]

November 26, 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:26:05-04:00November 26th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

November 25, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:16:30-04:00November 25th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Steve Mason is doing better than last year, Strome impressing in limited minutes, Koivu’s struggles and more… * Get on over to DobberProspects and check out Brendan Ross' ramblings from today. They are chalked full of prospect information including McDavid and Eichel updates, details on David Pastrnak's first career NHL game and the [...]

November 24, 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:23:36-04:00November 24th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Thoughts on Parenteau; Kreider; some Trade Talk; Horvat; Versteeg and more … *** It's with no small amount of sadness that I share the news of the passing of Pat Quinn, who died Sunday night at the age of 71. The members are sharing their memories and stories of Quinn here. *** After five points [...]

November 23, 2014

By Thomas Drance|2015-09-01T15:23:30-04:00November 23rd, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Thoughts on John Klingberg and Jason Demers, Vladimir Tarasenko, and Brock Nelson: PP ace. *** Let's start with the injury run down, as we so often do following Saturday night's slate. The big injury news this weekend involved Canucks defender Dan Hamhuis, who is likely to miss months (plural) with an undisclosed [...]

November 22, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:23:27-04:00November 22nd, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Comeau and Spaling crack the top six, Strome is hot, what to make of Foligno and more… * It wasn’t a shutout like Marc-Andre Fleury recorded earlier this week against the Habs but I’m calling last night’s shootout win a positive step anyhow. Look, he had a bit of a meltdown in the [...]

November 21, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:23:25-04:00November 21st, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Is Price merely average, buy low on Stastny and Steen, Klingberg is legit and more… * The hottest line in hockey continues to sizzle as Vladimir Tarasenko, Jori Lehtera and Jaden Schwartz combined for the lone Blues goal last night. Unfortunately, that was probably the only positive for the Blues as they were [...]

November 20, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:23:22-04:00November 20th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Giroux makes a surprise return, why Voracek might get to 90, Dupuis is out and more… * That Claude Giroux is one tough cookie. I’m not certain what his specific injury was but the word until just a couple minutes before puck drop was that Giroux would miss a couple of games. Instead [...]

November 19, 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:23:20-04:00November 19th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

The impact of Klingberg; Hutchinson sneaky good; Nelson still flying; and more … *** I turned on the Leafs game a couple minutes into the third period and had no idea what the score was beforehand. It's not often you get shocked like that when it comes to a hockey game. Jarnkrok had just scored [...]