For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm [...]
It seems like there’s never a dull day this offseason when it comes to signings and off-ice news, as in the past week we saw a massive contract extension for one of the league’s best d-men. Cale Makar signs an 8-Year contract with the Colorado Avalanche at an $20.4MAAV ($163.2M Total) – UFA 2035, Age [...]
In Tuesday’s Ramblings, I started going over my fantasy hockey projections for the 2026-27 season. Those Ramblings covered some players comparisons that stood out for one reason or another, like Kiefer Sherwood vs. Jesper Bratt, William Eklund vs. Andrei Svechnikov, and Luke Hughes vs. Brandt Clarke. Go check that out to get an overview on [...]
The New York Rangers added some depth on the wing by signing Eeli Tolvanen to a one-year contract worth $1.5-million, per PuckPedia. Tolvanen posted 12 goals, 36 points, 141 shots, 187 hits, and 81 blocks with the Seattle Kraken in 2025-26. He is moving to a team that ostensibly should be better offensively than the [...]
Here are the top defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - September edition! Celebrating the 24th - 24! - year of these monthly rankings. That's right, this pre-dates DobberHockey, and goes back to my days with The Hockey News. Think about it - that works out to 264 sets of rankings! I was [...]
Late last night the Devils acquired 24-year-old Luke Evangelista from the Predators in exchange for Colorado’s 2028 1st round pick (conditional and could slide to 2029), and New Jersey’s 2028 2nd round pick. What the Devils Get: Evangelista is being paid a bargain $3 Million this year, is still an RFA at the end of [...]
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
The calendar flipped to September and all of a sudden we had actual NHL moves to discuss. First, the Rangers signed Eeli Tolvanen to a one year $1.5 Million contract, and then the New Jersey Devils traded for Luke Evangelista, sending a first and a second round pick back to Nashville. The Tolvanen deal is [...]
Happy Tuesday y’all! Welcome back to Lining Up, our weekly series on lineup trends and what to look forward to in the coming week. I have to start with a shout out to Dobber and the rest of the managing crew for having me back for another year. We have made it to September. Training [...]
Here are the top skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - September edition! Celebrating the 24th - 24! - year of these monthly rankings. That's right, this pre-dates DobberHockey, and goes back to my days with The Hockey News. Think about it - that works out to 264 sets of rankings! I was [...]
