Happy New Year! * The Winter Classic thrust the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers into the limelight on New Year’s Day. The second lines for both squads did much of the damage. JT Miller – Kevin Hayes – Michael Grabner got it done for the Rangers, including the overtime winner from Miller. We [...]
Useful goaltenders are often a rare fantasy commodity. With the mercurial nature of the job, even the best sometimes just lose it and for whatever reason can no longer produce at a high level. With the recent, albeit maybe temporary, appearance of the Blackhawks’ Jeff Glass we are reminded how goaltenders can sometimes appear out [...]
Happy New Year Dobber-heads. 2017 couldn’t have come to an end fast enough for some NHLers. It’s been a tough year for many players. That also meant a tough year for fantasy general managers as there were plenty of guys who stunk up the rink for the full 12 months. Below are 10 players that [...]
Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable New Year’s Eve with family and friends. We only have the Winter Classic on tap today, so there won’t be much in the way of NHL news. There will be a full update of the games on Monday afternoon during the Winter Classic. It’s New Year’s Eve, so I’m having [...]
The Minnesota Wild surprised many last year with a stellar 49-25-8 record, managing to finish fifth in the league with 106 points. There were many players who contributed to the successful season but there’s little doubt that Mikael Granlund played a huge role in the Wild’s ascent to the top of the standings. On the [...]
Daniel Sprong was recalled by Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon. Sprong has 18 goals and 28 points as a 20-year old in the AHL this year, a year after averaging over a goal per game in the QMJHL last year. You can ready his Dobber Prospects profile here. With the Pens at the bottom of the [...]
Kevin is back in the saddle this week for a Journey edition of stock watch at the World Junior Championships in Buffalo. Jordan Kyrou – Canada – 2016, 35th Overall – STL Kyrou’s stock has been rising all season, as he leads all Ontario Hockey League scorers with 58 points in 30 games [...]
Top Budget Plays Centers Sam Gagner $3500 – The center is a decent play at the least. However, playing against the Los Angeles team with the best penalty kill is not the most optimal on the surface. At the same time, Gagner has points in four straight and five of his last six games. It [...]
Welcome back! Hopefully all of you had a Christmas to remember, enjoying time with friends and family, or watching some WJC Hockey. On a side note, I had no idea that the CAN/USA game yesterday was going to be played outdoors and was pleasantly surprised. That said, the camera angle throughout the game was a [...]
The holidays mess with everyone’s schedule, including the NHL, which is why we had a massive 11-game slate for a Friday night. Let’s hop to it. Friday was career regular season game number 79 for Jake Guentzel. In the first 78 games, he had 29 goals and 55 points with 173 shots on goal. I [...]
