Hockey Rambling

July 1 was something, wasn’t it? I’ve had fantasy drafts that have taken longer than it took for most of the significant names to fall off the board. If there really is a tampering rule, then no one is following it. Vladimir Tarasenko was widely considered the top remaining free agent on the board after [...]

Almost all of the big free agents have signed, but there are still a handful of key restricted free agents left on the board. One of them was Florida’s Anton Lundell, and the key word there being ‘was’ because he signed a six-year contract carrying an average annual value of $5-million: https://twitter.com/pbpsports/status/1808529893765898748 Lundell, fresh off [...]

July 1st was a crazy day, and Brennan, Mike, and Ian did an amazing job with the non-stop coverage. I had a bunch of family time I was busy with, on top of helping my brother moving. The guys were nice enough to save me the Nashville moves for when I had some time though, [...]

Free agency proved to be quite the busy day as CapFriendly let us know that it was the first time in NHL history that over one billion dollars – yes, with a ‘B’ – was handed out in contracts in a single day. The cap jumping to $88M and then likely rising above $90M next [...]

Happy Canada & Free Agent Frenzy Day! Keep an eye on our homepage as we’ll be breaking down the fantasy perspectives of key signings all day! With the free-agent market set to open at 12pm EST, we saw a bevvy of transactions as teams got their ducks in a row. Here are few notable moves: [...]

Day 2 of the draft took place on Saturday, which featured Rounds 2-7. For a full look at all the picks, go to NHL.com. - The rumored Jeff Skinner buyout was finally announced on Saturday, as the Sabres will be buying out the remaining three years of his contract. Skinner’s output from last season (46 [...]

Draft day at the Sphere in Las Vegas was something that the NHL had never seen before. For the last in-person draft, the NHL sure went out with a bang. Other professional leagues should consider this setting if the NHL won’t return there. https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1806822212466266145 https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1806833674173714712 https://twitter.com/pharling/status/1806843163405177162 As expected, the Sharks took Macklin Celebrini of Boston [...]

Late Wednesday night, Vancouver traded forward Ilya Mikheyev to the Chicago Blackhawks. I broke down Mikheyev’s game and the details of that trade here. * Today is the big day for a lot of people under the Dobber umbrellas as we have Day 1 of the 2024 Entry Draft. For a much more detailed look [...]

Vancouver re-signed forward Teddy Blueger to a two-year contract worth a little under $2M per season. He had a very good year in the bottom-6 of the Canucks with 28 points and 98 hits in 68 games. While he is not overly fantasy relevant, he is a key part of the team’s typically-good penalty kill, [...]

With the Stanley Cup awarded on Monday night (congrats again to the Panthers), we have a very busy week coming here, so there’s no time for a break. The new Hockey Hall of Fame class was just announced yesterday, and here is the new class: https://twitter.com/HockeyHallFame/status/1805692919367844305 As great as it is to recognize the greats, [...]