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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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.

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We transform raw box scores into a strategic roadmap, ensuring you never miss a shift in the NHL landscape:

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February 07, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-07T10:32:19-05:00February 7th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Ryan Kesler has five points in his last two games and has seen over 20 minutes (per game) of ice time over the last four games. He has 10 points in 10 games. He also had nine in the first eight of the season. It's in between that was the problem (11 in 33). Dallas [...]

February 06, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-06T07:56:20-05:00February 6th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

The Blues have waived Manny Legace, as a result of Mason's recent play. I know everyone is thinking "grab Mason", but I'm actually thinking - get ready to grab Legace. There are some desperate teams out there ready to give him 30 starts going forward. The Post is reporting that Glen Sather will speak with [...]

February 5, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-05T09:36:02-05:00February 5th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Kozlov will miss tonight's game for WAS with his groin injury. The Caps are going with Neuvirth as their backup because Varlamov and Johnson are both injured. Keep an eye on Eric Fehr. He is finally playing where he was destined to play (for a few years now it's been predicted by many fantasy owners) - [...]

February 4, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-04T07:46:35-05:00February 4th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Mark Streit left last night's contest with an upper body injury. More will be known today, but he did not return. An opportunity to join the DobberHockey team is outlined in the announcements section of the forum. Viktor Kozlov tweaked his groin last night and left the game in the first. Lubomir Visnovsky left last [...]

February 03, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-03T06:20:16-05:00February 3rd, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Nikita Filatov is now out of the CBJ lineup with the flu. Apparently his leg is better. Steven Reinprecht will actually return this weekend, and not in eight weeks as originally diagnosed. His collarbone was sprained, not fractured. Joel Perrault played so well with Doan and Lindstrom that Gretzky will keep that line intact for now. [...]

February 02, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-01T23:32:51-05:00February 1st, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

The Flyers have returned Luca Sbisa to junior. Had he played that 40th game, it would have kickstarted the eight years that the team would hold the rights to him, making him a UFA at age 25. The Rangers have recalled Artem Anisimov from the AHL. He practiced with Voros and Korpikoski. Anisimov is ranked 68th [...]

February 01, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-02-01T12:13:55-05:00February 1st, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Steve Reinprecht will be out 7-10 days with an injured shoulder/collarbone (area). Other sources have reported a more severe timeline, but this is an UPDATE straight from Ice Chips. The Dispatch has confirmed that Steve Mason has mononucleosis. Mason was diagnosed Thursday and he played yesterday with it. The team plans to continue playing him, [...]

January 31, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-01-31T10:15:51-05:00January 31st, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Rankings glitch fixed. February now updated (it was still January's until now) Mathieu Garon will make his Pens debut tonight starting against - you guessed it - the team that everyone dresses their backup for (it seems that way - please don't email me Leaf fans it was a joke!) - Toronto. Tomas Kaberle has [...]

January 30, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-01-30T07:58:27-05:00January 30th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

The Dispatch is reporting that Raffi Torres will be scratched tonight as he works on getting his stamina up to snuff. Freddy Modin will return to the lineup in his place. Speaking of the Jackets, Filatov skated for 45 minutes and looks good - he probably won't play tonight, but next game is possible. Or they [...]

January 29, 2009

By Dobber Sports|2009-01-29T11:32:01-05:00January 29th, 2009|Hockey Rambling|

Peter Mueller's tough sophomore campaign continues. He left last night's contest with a minor concussion. He'll probably be out a week to 10 days. Steve Ott has five points in his last five games, to go with a plus-2 rating. Satan played 15 minutes last night and was on the second PP unit, but did not get [...]