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.

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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.

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December 03, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T09:08:19-04:00December 3rd, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

This is why I love hockey. David Perron's tweet: "Just got a very classy text from Joe Thornton wishing me good luck for tonight! He is a class act! Nap time and then game on!" Thanks to Tim Lucarelli for sharing his thoughts on the Flyers/Ducks game from last night: On multiple [...]

December 02, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T09:08:24-04:00December 2nd, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Brian Burke and Kevin Lowe were actually going to rent a barn and fight over their feud a few years ago? A great piece on Burke here. Saturday picks from Marty, as well as this week's Looking Ahead from Dave Poleck will be posted in a few hours. Allan Walsh wonders why [...]

December 01, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T09:08:33-04:00December 1st, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Thoughts on the Boudreau hiring coming in a few hours. Milan Hejduk had a multi-point game and is now on pace for over 25 goals and close to 60 points. He's not the same player he once was, but his production at this stage of his career is pretty impressive. The Boudreau [...]

November 30, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-11-30T06:25:25-05:00November 30th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Midseason Guide is out in about six weeks. I've also set up a package where you can get this, the playoff draft list AND a Frozen Pool or Goalie Post membership for $19.99. That's basically just a buck for the membership. There are other deals in the shop too - including one for Hockey [...]

November 29, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-11-29T06:02:32-05:00November 29th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Taylor Hall - out two to four weeks with his shoulder injury per TSN. Paajarvi has a few games to show his stuff Updated the Elliott/Wilson note below. Stefan Elliott's hot start reminds me of Shattenkirk's from a year ago. Footage of the Tootoo dive below. Shameless! The Tennessean floated the concept [...]

November 28, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-11-28T13:23:49-05:00November 28th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Carolina has fired Paul Maurice and hired Kirk Muller. I will post a column breaking this down later today as well. I will have a fantasy breakdown of the Bruce Boudreau firing later this morning. A reader suggested that I do breakdowns for coaching changes, not just trades. And I think that’s a [...]

November 27, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-11-27T04:24:12-05:00November 27th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Brent Sutter is changing up the lines for Calgary's game with Minnesota today, separating what has been the top line of Alex Tanguay - Mikael Backlund - Jarome Iginla and putting them all on different lines: Curtis Glencross - Olli Jokinen - Jarome Iginla/ Alex Tanguay - Roman Horak - Rene Bourque/ Blake [...]

November 26, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T09:08:53-04:00November 26th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Ryan Johansen is quietly having a really good rookie season. He had two helpers last night and is on pace for close to 50 points. He'd be getting a lot more press if he played in a bigger hockey market, of course. He got off to a bit of a slow start and he [...]

November 25, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T09:08:56-04:00November 25th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

The Flames have claimed Blake Comeau off of waivers. I think he's worth taking a flyer on - very streaky, fairly one-dimensional, and this team desperately needs offensive punch. Throw in the "I'm on a new team" hot factor, and this guy could and should make a bit of a splash. - Dobber [...]

November 24, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T09:09:05-04:00November 24th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Jamie Benn took over the game last night in the third period, scoring a goal and assisting on the game tying goal near the end of the game. He also had three hits and six shots on goal. Both Ekman-Larsson and Yandle had a goal and an assist each. Phoenix had a ton [...]