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.

October 19, 2014

By Thomas Drance|2015-09-01T15:14:31-04:00October 19th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Thoughs on the 11 games, sterling performances from Stamkos and Subban, and injures to Hedman, Stastny. * It was a busy Saturday night of NHL hockey - is there any other type - with 22 teams in action. Before we get to the games themselves, let's breakdown the latest on a pair of [...]

October 18, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:14:52-04:00October 18th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

The latest fantasy hockey ramblings on Zetterberg's huge night, shutouts for Luongo, Rinne and Miller and more... * I have to apologize if the ramblings are a bit distracted today. I’ve been rather busy helping out with a volleyball tournament. I was only able to catch the late games so most of the [...]

October 17, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:14:50-04:00October 17th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Recapping last night’s action including injuries to Dupuis, Havlat, Varlamov and more… * Pretty unfortunate night of hockey on the injury front as multiple players went down in scary fashion. Pascal Dupuis was struck in the back of the neck by a shot and had to be stretchered off. The look [...]

October 16, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:14:27-04:00October 16th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Hockey Ramblings. What to expect from TJ Brodie, Andrew Shaw, Brad Richards, Mikkel Boedker, Simon Gagne and more… * There is quite the goalie battle taking place in Calgary right now. Karri Ramo is 2-0 having given up just two goals in each of his outings. Now Jonas Hiller has responded with [...]

October 15, 2014

By Thomas Drance|2015-09-01T15:14:25-04:00October 15th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy hockey ramblings recapping last night's games including Brock Nelson's continued fantasy dominance... The odd Wednesday stint for me today, as I make it up to Dobber who worked over the weekend to allow me to hit a friend's wedding on Saturday night. If you've never had an early Thanksgiving feast as a 'hangover [...]

October 14, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:14:22-04:00October 14th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy hockey ramblings recapping last night’s games including Victor Hedman’s breakout game… * Exciting end to the Bruins-Avalanche matinee as Daniel Briere broke a tie game with 0.3 seconds left in regulation. Here’s a quirky stat, the Bruins haven’t beaten the Avalanche in Boston since 1998. The streak continues. You might be [...]

October 14, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-07-24T08:20:52-04:00October 14th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

October 13, 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:14:20-04:00October 13th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

When to evaluate your fantasy hockey team, thoughts on Rick Nash, James Reimer, Adam Larsson and more … *** Happy Thanksgiving, Canada! * Detroit, Boston, Colorado, Dallas have scored just three goals (or fewer). Time to panic? You know it's not. But your competitors just might. The Avs haven't scored a goal yet, so now [...]

October 12, 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:14:12-04:00October 12th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Subbing in for Drance with a marathon of a Sunday Fantasy Hockey Ramblings, including lots of Isles talk … *** Dobber here, covering for Drance who will grab my ramblings on Wednesday. So you have me back to back! The season has started and I'm pretty happy with how things are going. I'm in three [...]

October 11, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:14:09-04:00October 11th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

How to handle today's loaded schedule, what to do with Boychuk and Nelson, the Hurricanes' confounding power play rotation and more... * Yuck. One game on a Friday night and it’s Hurricanes-Islanders? To be fair, it’s early on and both teams have a number of injuries and new players so they had almost [...]