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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January 21, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:24:25-04:00January 21st, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Peter Forsberg has started practicing with the Avalanche. More info here. Interesting news to say the least - he makes Brett Favre look like a straight shooter with his decisions. As a hockey fan I'm very excited as Forsberg was my favorite player growing up. Not sure he has anything left in those [...]

January 20, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:24:30-04:00January 20th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Shocking, sudden news - Tomas Fleischmann is out for the season with a blockage in his artery. What this means career-wise, I am unable to dig up at this point (it's Dobber). Adrian Dater is reporting that Peter Mueller is finally making progress though, but he's still a good month away I'm sure. Looks [...]

January 19, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-01-19T05:19:00-05:00January 19th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

The Midseason Guide, you can buy it here, re-released just this past Friday. Get yourself organized and ready to go in the second half by picking up this great read. Carolina has returned Zach Boychuk to the minors, implying that Jiri Tlusty gets back in the lineup With Brandon Dubinsky out for [...]

January 18, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-01-18T12:25:13-05:00January 18th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

The Midseason Guide, you can buy it here, re-released just this past Friday. Get yourself organized and ready to go in the second half by picking up this great read. The Wellwood signing pushes SJ over the cap limit, according to Cap Geek. This could mean a player like Ryane Clowe going on [...]

January 17, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-01-17T06:21:19-05:00January 17th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

The Midseason Guide, you can buy it here, re-released just this past Friday. Get yourself organized and ready to go in the second half by picking up this great read. FORUM update: I think we've recovered the lost posts of the last 24 hours, but in exchange we lose the posts of the [...]

January 16, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-01-16T16:57:25-05:00January 16th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Due to the server switch, some of you may be seeing yesterday's ramblings here. To see the January 17 ramblings, click here. The Midseason Guide, you can buy it here, re-released Friday with some updates to prep you for this weekend's midseason draft. Please note - there may be some website [...]

January 15, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:24:44-04:00January 15th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

The Midseason Guide, you can buy it here, re-released Friday with some updates to prep you for this weekend's midseason draft. Please note - there may be some website interruptions over the next 48 hours, possibly for as long as an hour as we migrate to a new server. If everything goes as [...]

January 14, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:24:52-04:00January 14th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Just pulled the trigger on a fairly large trade in one of my keeper leagues. If you have a few minutes check out my analysis here. The Midseason Guide, you can buy it here, re-released this morning with some updates to prep you for this weekend's midseason draft. Ryan Suter is plus-13 [...]

January 13, 2011

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:24:56-04:00January 13th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Dobber here, Angus will breakdown the Stefanovich for Brunnstrom deal further. But what concerns me about Fabio is that he is being outscored in the AHL by teammates Greg Rallo (undrafted) and Travis Morin (career minor leaguer). On the plus side, he did score a hat trick at the NHL level in his debut. [...]

January 12, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-01-12T13:11:45-05:00January 12th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

The Midseason Guide, you can buy it here, was re-released last night. I added a KHL article, as well as a one-page addendum with some updates and notes. Thursday night I will upload it one more time with added updates to the addendum. The Leafs have won four in a row. Did you [...]