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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September 29, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-29T12:54:34-04:00September 29th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Guide - updated to this morning - BUY HERE. Draft List Updated NOW. Matt Lashoff, Joey McDonald and Chris Bourque have all been placed on waivers. Tarik El-Bashir says that Bourque would not have been placed on waivers if the Caps were able to move Nylander. But cap concerns forced their hand. There [...]

Cuts, Cuts and More Cuts

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-28T12:49:51-04:00September 28th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Guide update is now uploaded. It's 11:45pm so I barely made it - with all the action today, it took hours to complete. Fantasy Guide will be updated today. Guide (again) and Draft List will be updated Wednesday after final cuts. Buy it here and support this free site! The Kings have [...]

September 27, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-27T14:44:28-04:00September 27th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Guide and Draft List - Buy it HERE. Angus here. Sergei Shirokov with another statement game. Two assists playing on the first PP unit with the Sedin twins. Best forward on the ice for either team. A couple of quick notes that I will go into more detail in the morning - [...]

September 26, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-26T14:04:16-04:00September 26th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Dobber big miss No.2 - Martins Karsums blew his big chance. A one-way contract and he still manages to get cut. He even cleared waivers. All things considered, my foresight has been very good this year - with only Stoa and Karsums (okay...Turris too, but who saw that one?) as the surprise cuts. Mat [...]

September 25, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-25T12:47:27-04:00September 25th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

FANTASY GUIDE is updated NOW. Buy it here. Bonus - I don't know why I didn't think of this before, but I added a chart of the Top 100 preseason scorers to the guide. List also updated. Ah, now the Junland cut is explained - the Blues signed Darryl Sydor. Radek Smolenak was [...]

September 24, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-24T12:33:57-04:00September 24th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Guide can be bought here. Next update: tomorrow. Catch Jeff Angus on last night's Illegal Curve Radio Show. Canucks have cut Eric Walsky, Dave Scatchard, Ronald Petrovicky and a few others. They still have 38 players, which is extremely high at this point in the game. Still there - Mark Parrish and [...]

September 23, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-23T12:50:08-04:00September 23rd, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Guide, updated through yesterday, can be purchased here. Ryan Getzlaf took part in his first full practice and is on track to get into a preseason game or two. He has been recovering from sports hernia surgery. Interesting... Bryan McCabe has been named Captain of the Panthers. The Caputi/ Tangradi cuts [...]

September 22, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-22T12:40:36-04:00September 22nd, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Guide - Buy it Here - UPDATED NOW. Draft list will be updated by 6-7pm or so. Logan Couture among the Sharks who have been sent down. Other Sabres cut include Byron and Brennan. No big names yet. Still 33 in camp. Leafs cut Andre Deveaux, Alex Foster, Ryan Hamilton and [...]

September 20 and 21, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-20T21:41:13-04:00September 20th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Guide can be found here. Updated through Sunday night. PK Subban was among today's cuts by the Habs. Interesting note in the comments below - Brett McLean is still in Phoenix, even though Tikhonov and Turris are not. He is a very underrated player. I didn't think he was ready this soon, [...]

September 19, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-09-19T14:14:11-04:00September 19th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Guide, updated to yesterday, can be found here. The Phil Kessel trade is not in this update, but will be in tomorrow's. I did not change his points, for what it's worth. Angus here, Sunday morning. Some good games last night. Oscar Moller has been assigned to the AHLGreat move, as he [...]