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 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 [...]

October 10, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:13:36-04:00October 10th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy hockey ramblings recapping a jam-packed Thursday night of NHL action… * Oh My Gosh… the first Thursday night of hockey. Such a jam-packed night. I must have caught bits of 8 different games. What fun. These ramblings are loaded so grab a cup of coffee and strap in. * The [...]

October 9, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:13:31-04:00October 9th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Recapping the season-opening games, talking Penguins power play combinations and more… * Oh yeah, hockey is back. Let’s dive right into the games… Pretty sloppy game between the Leafs and Canadiens but that’s to be expected at this point in the season. The Leafs had an impressive first period, playing with a [...]

October 8, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:13:26-04:00October 8th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Real honest-to-goodness NHL hockey starts today, here are your latest camp updates and more... * The Fantasy Guide has been updated for today. Pick it up here. * I can hardly believe it’s finally here. The regular season starts tonight! Pools open! This is so exciting. I couldn’t have picked a [...]

October 7, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:13:21-04:00October 7th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

The latest news on training camp cuts, injuries and more… * Another big day of camp cuts. We sit just one day away from the NHL season opener. Psyched?! * Ryan Johansen finally signed and didn’t even need to miss any time. He’ll still be rusty no matter how good of [...]

Fantasy Hockey Ramblings – Oct 6 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:13:16-04:00October 6th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

'Minor' news actually has big fantasy hockey impact - thoughts on Skinner, Hutchinson and more … *** Fantasy Hockey Geek is now back online! Fantasy Guide updated as of Sunday night with latest cuts/injury info. Buy it here, or take a look at a special offer I have by going here. If you bought the [...]

October 5, 2014

By Thomas Drance|2015-09-01T15:13:13-04:00October 5th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Thought on Garth Snow's busy weekend and the end of the preseason. This last weekend of the preseason, the one that comes right before NHL member clubs have to submit their 23-man rosters to the league and be cap compliant, has always been a major one for Islanders general manager Garth Snow. Generally though, [...]

October 4, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:13:10-04:00October 4th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Breaking down the latest training camp cuts around the league including Trochek, Shore and Howden in Florida... * The Flyers made some more cuts yesterday including hulking defenseman Samuel Morin. I’m not entirely shocked about Morin getting sent back to junior, though I’m a little surprised they didn’t give him a nine-game run [...]

October 3, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:14:06-04:00October 3rd, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

New deals for Bobby Ryan and Brenden Dillon, training camp cuts, injury talk and more. * Some important moves made by the Senators today signing Bobby Ryan to a seven-year extension worth $50.75 million. I actually think that this is a bargain. If Ryan has a good season, say 30 goals and [...]

October 2, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:14:03-04:00October 2nd, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

If you read one ramblings this fall, read these, Steve dishes on a ton of players as he reviews the Dobber Hockey Experts Draft… * First let’s take a look at some news items as it seems like the training camp cuts are coming hard and fast now. * The Dallas Stars [...]