For the last 14 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. This year, due to Dobber’s battle with cancer, he recruited Cam Robinson (of Frozen Pool Forensics fame) to pinch hit. The 15th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. [...]
Fantasy hockey general managers can sometimes be a fickle sort. No matter how great a player may have been, we oftentimes look at the downside of player movements. Not necessarily who a trade or a free agent signing helps, but also who it hurts. Below are 10 players who has seen their fantasy values decrease [...]
In traditional Internet journalistic fashion here’s a top-11 countdown of next year’s fantasy goalies in the Western Conference. Your opinions will vary. There are others wholly worth mentioning, but we’ll save those for a future column on sleepers, bargain buys and prospects so I can pick them up myself before my Dobber Prospects League opponents [...]
Viktor Arvidsson, a restricted free agent, signed a seven-year deal with the Nashville Predators totalling just under $30 million. This contract will carry him through his Age 30 season. The 24-year-old had a breakout season in 2016-17 with 31 goals and 61 points. He added 13 points in 22 playoff games during Nashville’s Stanley Cup [...]
Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Calgary Flames […]
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". […]
Arvidsson signs long term, other signings, the St. Louis defense debate, plus more… […]
The Journey examines Dobber’s Top 50 Prospect Defensemen List, and assesses the fast risers in the July rankings. This month’s edition will focus on the newcomers to the Top Prospect Defensemen list who were drafted in the 2017 NHL Draft. Find out where they slot in below. Miro Heiskanen – Dallas Stars – Debuts [...]
The Detroit Red Wings avoided an arbitrator’s ruling with winger Tomas Tatar by signing him to a four-year deal carrying an average annual value of $5.3 million. That is the same AAV as the recently-signed Ondrej Palat from Tampa Bay. Tatar had 25 goals and 46 points for the Wings in 2016-17. While those 25 [...]
