One of the strategies many fantasy general managers implement at the start of the season is to choose a cut-off date before deciding when to drop underperforming players. Some GMs choose 10 games, others like to wait until the 20-game mark before giving up on a player. Note that we're not talking about those couple [...]
The good news for Edmonton and Calgary was that one of them was going to come out of Sunday’s Heritage Classic with a much-needed victory. In the end, the Oilers won 5-2 and more importantly for them, Connor McDavid returned to the lineup after missing two games, Evander Kane had a goal and two assists [...]
Hello and welcome back to Geek of the Week! In this week’s article, I am going to bring up three players that are providing exceptional value for fantasy teams so far. I’m going to evaluate whether the paces they’re putting up are sustainable or if you should temper expectations. In other words, whether you should [...]
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 and Dobber --- 1. A stat you didn't expect: The Oilers have scored just 17 goals in seven games. Maybe they wouldn't have been shut out [...]
In 2017, I successfully battled leukemia thanks to a world donor and a stem cell transplant. Unfortunately, the cancer has returned for a rematch. https://twitter.com/DobberHockey/status/1715022525904609534 Those who follow me on X and Facebook would already know about this news, and here are more details. I need another stem cell transplant. There are profound differences in [...]
Connor McDavid’s original timeline was 1-2 weeks for his upper-body injury, but he skated on Saturday and could play in the Heritage Classic today. You shouldn’t need us to tell you to make sure he’s in your lineup, although this could be a true game-time decision. Hopefully he’s not being rushed back to play in [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** I can’t figure out where I went wrong in my assessment with Peyton Krebs (BUF). A few years ago when I zeroed in on prospects and keepers/dynasties in particular, he [...]
Happy Halloween! And apparently, it’s time to take a few masks off - it’s still October, and some hockey writers are prematurely out there awarding trophies. Jack Hughes for the Hart! Connor Bedard for the Calder! (Of course, that one was “settled” pre-season, maybe even before the draft lottery - Bedard actually HAS the trophy [...]
Andrei Svechnikov made his season debut on Friday, playing his first game since injuring his ACL in March. He did not record any points, but he was credited with three hits and four shots in 13:40 on a line with Stefan Noesen and Jack Drury. Not exactly the Canes’ top line, and he didn’t play [...]
Welcome back all! I feel like as this is primarily an article about all things NHL schedule life and love we need to go over thoughts on the Frozen Frenzy Tuesday night and what fantasy implications it might have. First off, I really liked it and thought that ESPN did a good job presenting it [...]
