Dylan Larkin had been off to a great start this season with 11 goals and 25 points in 24 games, averaging 3.5 shots per game while posting 13 power play points. That recent injury was really unfortunate, given his history, and there was concern that he could have a lengthy absence. The good news is [...]
On Monday, the Ottawa Senators relieved D.J. Smith of his head coaching duties, replacing him with Jacques Martin on an interim basis. The team also announced franchise legend Daniel Alfredsson as a new assistant coach. Smith took over as head coach in Ottawa back in May of 2019. Since then, the club ranks 24th [...]
This week, we are going to look at some standouts (good or bad) in the Western Conference over the past 30 days (games since November 17) and see if there are some players or goalies who have turned on their production or hit a wall. I’m not going to list players who have duplicated their [...]
One of my favorite tools here on Dobber Hockey is the list of cold and hot players. Last week, we focused on the top 10 cold players. This week, we're going to focus on those Hot Players that may have won us a couple of weeks recently. Now, you don't need to be a fantasy expert to [...]
Sunday marked the first time this season that Chicago scored multiple power-play goals in a game. With Seth Jones injured and Kevin Korchinski dealing with the loss of his father, the Blackhawks played this game without their best offensive defensemen. As a result, the team opted for a five-forward setup on the power play, featuring [...]
Hello and welcome back to Geek of the Week! In this week’s article, I am going to examine three players that have crushed it over the last month who are less rostered on Yahoo leagues. I’ll dive into their underlying numbers to inform on whether this stardom will continue and if you should be grabbing [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, Brennan Des and Dobber — 1. The Blackhawks might be the worst team in the NHL right now. Remember when we said the Sharks were in [...]
The Hurricanes have placed Antti Raanta on waivers. Raanta is hardly the only Carolina goalie to struggle this season, but he had managed just one quality start in his past five games and has more really bad starts (5) than quality starts (4). Most recently, Raanta allowed six goals in a 6-5 overtime loss to [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** In honour of Kent Johnson’s excellent three-point night against the Leafs, let’s kick things off by examining his yo-yo of a season to date. Has he turned things around? Are [...]
As you may have seen on my X account, I just returned from a field trip to Seattle to watch the Kraken play the Blackhawks at Climate Pledge Arena. Needless to say, I have some observations based on that game. After the Kraken lost eight games in a row, Joey Daccord has posted wins in [...]
