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.

January 20, 2014

By Dobber Sports|2014-01-20T04:53:35-05:00January 20th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

I randomly selected from those who purchased the Midseason Guide either on or before the release date and gave away 20 Frozen Pool packages as a thank you. Sales on this Guide were down this year. Not by 10% or 25% but by nearly half. This is a combination of lockout residual and the site [...]

January 19, 2014

By Dobber Sports|2014-01-19T09:32:07-05:00January 19th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Price slash – for just a couple more hours, the Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide will be $6.99. Plus every 10th customer will get Frozen Pool FREE. Get the Midseason Guide here. * What a crazy day of hockey, and we'll start where ESPN's Sports Center broadcast did on Saturday night: with the Vancouver-Calgary line [...]

January 18, 2014

By Dobber Sports|2014-01-18T07:45:17-05:00January 18th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Price slash – for the next 48 hours, Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide will be $6.99. Plus every 10th customer will get Frozen Pool FREE. Get the Midseason Guide here. * Cam Atkinson notched a pair of goals to lead Columbus to a 5-1 thrashing over the Washington Capitals. Atkinson now has five goals [...]

January 17, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-07-24T08:38:08-04:00January 17th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Price slash - for next 48 hours, Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide will be $6.99. PLUS every 10th customer will get Frozen Pool FREE. Get the Midseason Guide here * With too many games going to the shootout last night (three but one is too many) I figure we may as well start this off with Sean [...]

January 16, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-07-24T08:38:17-04:00January 16th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

I was going to joke about how I avoided watching the Leafs-Sabres game last night because I am not a masochist but then I remembered that I cheer for the Edmonton Oilers, which is basically masochism defined. So nuts to that joke, I guess. Those Oilers did swing a couple of moves yesterday. For [...]

January 15, 2014

By Dobber Sports|2014-01-15T06:42:52-05:00January 15th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

First - thank you everyone for supporting the site and picking up my Midseason Guide! The seventh edition was released Sunday and I really like the added features in this one, and I feel good about this year's crop of NCAA free agents piece - I think myself and Austin Wallace nailed a lot of [...]

January 14, 2014

By Dobber Sports|2014-01-14T07:38:29-05:00January 14th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

The midseason guide is available and don’t miss out on the opportunity to grab an advantage on your competition! * The Calgary Flames exploded offensively on Monday night for a 2-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. And yes, two goals is an outburst for a team that had been shut out five times [...]

January 13, 2014

By steve laidlaw|2015-07-24T08:38:36-04:00January 13th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Laidlaw checking in for Dobber this fine Monday morning. Sorry to keep you from the big man but he’s been hard at work on the Midseason Guide and could use one less thing on his plate. I know, I know. I look forward to his ramblings as well. There’s a reason the site has his [...]

January 12, 2014

By Dobber Sports|2014-01-12T16:39:39-05:00January 12th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

So today is a big day for Fantasy Hockey nerds as the Dobber Hockey Midseason Guide is launching this afternoon! You can pre-order the guide here and I highly recommend you do. I personally contributed a quick advanced stats diagnostic for all thirty teams, so hopefully our readers find my contributions (and the guide itself) [...]

January 11, 2014

By Dobber Sports|2014-01-11T04:02:10-05:00January 11th, 2014|Hockey Rambling|

Usually the Guides are released at noon ET on the day given. It's looking as though this one is a bit behind and the target release for the Midseason Guide is 1pm Sunday. Or, a 95% release at noon and full release at 2pm. Something like that. Pre-order here! * Sergei Bobrovsky is [...]