Ramblings: Granlund, Pesce Signings, Fantasy Hockey Mailbag (Aug 2)
Granlund, Pesce Signings, Fantasy Hockey Mailbag […]
Eastern Edge – Breaking the Hab-it
The Summer of 2017 was a tumultuous one for the Montreal Canadiens. Gone are the numbers three (Andrei Markov), four (Alexei Emelin) and five (Nathan Beaulieu) in average ice time per game, all defensemen. To make matters worse, they traded their top defense prospect in Mikhail Sergachev, although they did receive a very dynamic, [...]
Ramblings: Backing Blues and Flames, Patrick Marleau, Alex Galchenyuk and more (Aug. 1)
I'm doing a short video segment with OddSharks.com today on some NHL team totals. I'll share it in my next ramblings. Here are a few quick-hit strategies I employ when looking to find value in team win over/unders for the NHL. Considering that it typically takes far less to go wrong for the under [...]
Fantasy Top-10: Players with Long-Term Value but Will Disappoint in 2017-18
Tomorrow is like Christmas for many fantasy general managers as this year’s Dobber’s 2017-18 Fantasy Hockey Guide will be released. To grab your copy of the guide, check out the Dobber Shop. I wrote a column for the guide about 20 players that won’t do much this upcoming campaign, but will be excellent fantasy assets [...]
Wild West: The Top-10 Multi-Category Defensemen for 2017-18
Just which defensemen are tops in fantasy depends on your league. It’s a very close call for many. Sometimes top scorers have poor plus/minus, penalty, hits or blocked shots stats rendering them less valuable in multi-category leagues. There is frequent overlap though, as the top ones often excel at many facets of the game. I’ll [...]
Ramblings: Jack Eichel’s Upside; Brent Burns; Joe Pavelski – July 31
It is kind of hard to believe the calendar is turning to August, but that also means that fantasy draft season is just around the corner. Some may be taking part in drafts already, some in the near future, but many are already at least thinking of drafts. This exchange from Dobber’s own Cam Robinson [...]
20 Fantasy Hockey Thoughts
Every Sunday this off-season, we'll share 20 Fantasy Thoughts from our writers at Dobber Hockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's "Daily Ramblings". […]
Geek of the Week: Goalies
Fantasy Hockey Geek makes its return with the top-five ranked goalies from the past season! […]
Ramblings: Johansen, Ducks Defense, Who Fills Markov’s Shoes? (July 30)
Johansen, Ducks Defense, Who Fills Markov’s Shoes? […]
The Journey – Reviewing the 2016 Entry Draft (Part One)
In this week’s Journey, we begin a three-part series looking back on the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Part One outlines the 30th-21st selections, and recaps each prospects post draft seasons and where they are on the developmental arc. 30th: Anaheim Ducks – Sam Steel – Regina Pats (WHL) 2016-17 Stats: 66 GP, 50G, 81A, [...]