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 01, 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:14:17-04:00October 1st, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Lots of prospect chatter, the magic of Lehtera and Tarasenko, Matt Read's sleeper potential, Grigorenko's camp and more … *** Fantasy Guide updated as of Monday night with latest cuts/injury info. Expect another update later today. Just login, go to your downloads and re-download it to get the update. Also - I have to remind [...]

September 30, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:14:15-04:00September 30th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Extensions for Krug, Smith and Eakin, a couple rookie defensemen pushing for roster spots and more... * Exciting night of fantasy hockey for me last night. We held the annual DobberHockey Experts League draft, which proved to be very challenging. The league is shallower than in the past with just 11 of the [...]

September 29, 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:13:34-04:00September 29th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

A look at strategy from my draft this weekend; Strome on the bubble, Duclair impressing and more … *** Breaking - Torey Krug and Reilly Smith have signed cap-friendly deals with the Bruins. They are good to go! *** Fantasy Guide is updated as of Sunday night with latest cuts and injury info. Just login, [...]

September 28, 2014

By Thomas Drance|2015-09-01T15:13:28-04:00September 28th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Thoughts on Markstrom and the goalie market, Schwartz's new contract, and the latest on Jonathan Drouin... * Probably the biggest spot of hockey news this weekend is the St. Louis Blue agreeing to terms on a two-year $4.7 million contract with 50 point 22-year-old winger Jaden Schwartz. The breakdown of the contract is [...]

September 27, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:13:23-04:00September 27th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Giving up on Markstrom, more injury news, forward tandems and more… * The Canucks have placed Jacob Markstrom on waivers. Yikes! What a precipitous fall. Once upon a time this guy was viewed as the best goalie prospect around. Now, he’s just about worthless in fantasy leagues. It was pretty clear how [...]

September 26, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:13:18-04:00September 26th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Ellis’ new deal, Horton’s injury woes, Parise on advanced stats and more… * After plenty of talk that the Predators and Ryan Ellis weren’t close to a deal they came to an agreement on a new contract for the defenseman last night. Details weren’t officially released but the scuttlebutt has it down [...]

September 25, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:12:53-04:00September 25th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Betting Patrick Kane for the Art Ross, the impact of Stepan’s injury and more… * That was a depressing 48 hours of injuries to start this week as a number of really talented players went down with fairly significant injuries. It’s starting to make me question the whole point of pre-season hockey. [...]

September 24, 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:12:51-04:00September 24th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

J.Staal hurt, Drouin hurt, Datsyuk hurt, camp cuts are starting, my advice on some NHL player props and more … *** Fantasy Guide updated as of today Jordan Staal's injury is a broken leg. Ouch! I would imagine recover time is 4-6 weeks. And that's a lot of ice time to spread around now. And [...]

September 23, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-09-01T15:12:48-04:00September 23rd, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

On not getting overexcited about the preseason, tempering your John Gibson expectations, going all-in on Neal/Ribeiro and more… * Preseason games have started, which is exciting news but one of the best things you could do right now is just ignore these games. Beyond the injuries, there just isn’t much to glean from [...]

September 22, 2014

By Dobber|2015-09-01T15:11:47-04:00September 22nd, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Thoughts on Merrill, Heatley, Beau Bennett, Brendan Smith, the domino effect in Columbus at forward - and more … *** Pre-season games? Pre-season games! Soon there will be pre-season points available, and Frozen Pool has such a report. Click here. When it's ready with the pre-season games, you simply select "exhibition 2014-15" and off you [...]