Good day to all my DFS folks out there! I played last night (because of course I did), and it was one of those nights where the lines I picked played good actual NHL hockey, just not what we want for DFS. I had the Carolina second line who I don’t think going into the [...]
Welcome fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week we are going to focus our attention on some early season surprises in the Eastern Conference. We'll get into the good, the bad and ugly as it relates to the NHL’s first month and a half of action. The New York Islanders have [...]
While I was checking the schedule last week, I found it odd that the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators were playing a home and home against each other only to find out it was the Global Series. I had no clue it was happening and honestly neither did any friends of mine. This isn’t a [...]
A bit of good news/bad news on the injury front for the Buffalo Sabres. While there is still no official diagnosis or timeline for defenceman Michael Kesselring, reporter Paul Hamilton tweeted that both Jason Zucker and Josh Norris are considered day-to-day now. Norris played the season opener and then suffered an upper-body injury while Zucker [...]
This week, we will examine potential 2026 Olympians from Western Teams. Some of these players are long listed, but others are locks. This will be the first time that the NHL has players at the Olympics since 2014. Russia is not in the Olympics. Here are the 12 countries that will be there: Finland Slovakia [...]
In fantasy hockey, it’s generally impossible to acquire proven stars via trade without giving up meaningful assets of your own, but the waiver wire is a different breed. Indeed, when utilized effectively, the wire can be a goldmine – somewhere managers catch lightning in a bottle for free. Since league sizes and settings vary, the [...]
Quick bit of player news before getting into tonight’s games. Adrian Kempe and the Kings have locked in an eight-year extension worth 10.625M AAV. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1990186631127781812?s=20 With the cap climbing over the next few years, contracts like this should not really surprise anyone. Still, it’s worth noting that Adrian Kempe is 29 now, and this deal [...]
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, Puneet Sharma, and Dobber — 1. As everyone is aware by now, the new wave of scorers is here, with Leo Carlsson, Connor Bedard, and Macklin [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, everyone. Welcome back to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday and Sunday I will be chauffeuring you through injury news and updates from around the NHL. I’ll do my best to offer useful analysis and opinion as it relates to fantasy throughout. As always, [...]
Well, what can you say about Jack Hughes. With the news that he will miss eight weeks following finger surgery, you can dock at least 20 games again from him for the third consecutive season. The fact that this was not even an injury from a game or even practice this time around (a team [...]
