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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November 22, 2010

By Dobber Sports|2010-11-22T15:03:09-05:00November 22nd, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

Patrick O'Sullivan has been placed on waivers. My money is on him clearing and heading to the AHL. DobberBaseball's Fantasy Prospects Report will be released later this evening. You can order that here. Some funny comments below. To answer some of them - Michael Del Zotto has just three points in his [...]

November 21, 2010

By Dobber Sports|2010-11-21T16:00:09-05:00November 21st, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

Greg Wyshynski with an excellent take on the Colin Campbell - Colie-mail - events. Philadelphia has traded Patrick Maroon and David Laliberte to Anaheim for Danny Syvret and Rob Bordson. This is a new opportunity for Maroon, who has a lot more room on the depth chart in Anaheim than he did in [...]

November 20, 2010

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:27:43-04:00November 20th, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

The updated goalie rankings will be posted tomorrow. Mike Knuble will miss a few games after taking a puck to the face. It doesn't sound like the Capitals will call anyone up to replace him (cough*Perreault*cough). Sad news with the passing of Pat Burns - definitely one of hockey's most colorful characters [...]

November 19, 2010

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:27:50-04:00November 19th, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

Dobber here with a few things. I'm looking into the Twitter issue - the autofeeds work for the columns, but for the Ramblings it leads to a second click, which is annoying. Also - this Monday, DobberBaseball is releasing the Baseball version of the Fantasy Prospects Report. I invite you all to go and [...]

November 18, 2010

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:27:56-04:00November 18th, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

Goldie: Was asked about Halak's struggles, so here's my full-blown answer. Brodeur re-aggravated his elbow tonight. Rask pitched a 41-save shutout and Gustavsson was also brilliant. I have been stressing to owners to be patient with Rinne and he notched a shutout tonight. How does the White trade affect McBain/Corvo? I am not sure, at this point. White is [...]

November 17, 2010

By Dobber Sports|2010-11-17T12:51:59-05:00November 17th, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

Interesting Calgary - Carolina deal, which I will analyze within the hour... This is painful to say, it really is, but Todd Bertuzzi doesn't want to slow down. This is why I hate writing off guys, because some of them eventually bounce back even when you are 100 percent certain that he's done [...]

November 16, 2010

By Dobber Sports|2010-11-16T13:13:07-05:00November 16th, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

What a terrible setback for a player who had such a small window of opportunity to flourish and wasn't doing too badly - The Fourth Period reports that Scott Parse will undergo groin surgery and is out for 3-4 months. Carolina has claimed Troy Bodie off of waivers. This is added competition for [...]

November 15, 2010

By Dobber Sports|2010-11-15T12:48:05-05:00November 15th, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

Angus here - I'll be hoping on the radio at 9:30 PST tonight to chat fantasy hockey (Monday). Go to 1040 on your AM dials, or you can listen live. Announcement - I have decided to hold the December 9 fantasy hockey gathering at the River Rock Casino in Vancouver! Adrian Dater [...]

November 14, 2010

By Dobber Sports|2010-11-14T14:14:27-05:00November 14th, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

I found it interesting that the Oilers lost 8-2, yet Taylor Hall played a ton of minutes (20:49) and was a plus-1. Pretty promising if you ask me. How many more games will Khabibulin start? That's 14 goals in his last two starts and he is 1-5-0 in his last six. Dubnyk is [...]

November 13, 2010

By Jeff Angus|2015-07-24T10:30:17-04:00November 13th, 2010|Hockey Rambling|

Its's official - 11 years and $58 (sorry for the typo earlier) million for Jeff Carter. Not sure what to think of this contract... Goldie: If you didn't think Hiller was elite before today, he's proved it in the last week. Bryzgalov continued to show signs of energy drain vs CGY last night. Fleury FINALLY heeded my advice and displayed an intense/desperate [...]