Hockey Rambling

It’s that time of year again! We’re hard at work on Dobber’s 2024-25 Fantasy Guide, which includes everything you need to secure a fantasy championship for the upcoming campaign. Player projections, sleeper candidates, advanced stat breakdowns and so much more! Order your copy here and cruise your way to victory. In today’s Ramblings, I’ll explain [...]

Sean Monahan’s choice of Columbus on July 1 (5 years, $5.5 million) was an interesting one, not the least of which was a reunion with his former Flames linemate Johnny Gaudreau. The Blue Jackets already have a ton of money invested in Gaudreau, specifically five more years at $9.75 million per season. Gaudreau has failed [...]

This is a great time to mention that the Fantasy Hockey Guide will be available on July 29. Everything that you’ve come to know and love about the guide is included again this season – its 19th year. Preorder yours today! One of the sections I have been working on is hits. A few years [...]

We have now reached the slow portion of the NHL offseason and while there are still a few interesting players waiting to be signed – Alex Nylander and Oliver Kylington come to mind – and almost certainly a significant trade or two to come – looking at you, Martin Necas – the rosters that we [...]

Just want to give a shout out to the CapFriendly team for all their work over the last decade. The site went dark yesterday after being bought by the Washington Capitals. It was such an invaluable resource for all of us here at Dobber Hockey that it’s one of those things you don’t notice how [...]

We may have a Sidney Crosby extension announced very soon. With his next contract, Crosby would have a chance to pass Nicklas Lindstrom for the most games played with one single franchise (he’s about four seasons back of that title). He’s also chasing down Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for points. Even now we can say [...]

There wasn’t a lot for significant signings made over the last few days but there were a handful that are worth noting for those in deeper types of fantasy leagues. Let’s go through some of those signings to see what we can glean from them. We will still be using CapFriendly for their cap information [...]

After a busy week of transactions in the NHL, Sunday’s calm gave us a chance to catch our breath and collect our thoughts. With this opportunity, I thought it’d be worthwhile to evaluate how certain players have seen their fantasy outlooks upgraded/downgraded after signing with new teams. Here are my thoughts on a few players: [...]

Macklin Celebrini has signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks. As you probably know by now, Celebrini was the first overall pick in the recent 2024 entry draft. I’ve already seen questions about where to rank Celebrini. Well, you have an answer already, as he was included in Dobber’s Top 300 Keeper League Skaters. [...]

The Oilers have traded Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio to the Sabres for Matt Savoie. McLeod looked okay as a bottom-6 forward for the Oilers during the playoffs, but Savoie seems like a lot for the Sabres to give up for a return of McLeod and mid-level prospect Tullio. Savoie was the Sabres’ first-round pick [...]