Analytics Advantage: Analyzing Rookie Impacts for 2026-27 and Beyond, Including McKenna, Stenberg, Hagens, Eklund, and More
The arriving class Bubble keeper decisions lock this week, and the hardest slots are the ones a rookie is asking for. The board below covers the 15 drafted skaters with fewer than 40 career NHL [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: Searching for 200-Game Breakout Candidates
Historically in this column prior to the start of the season, we have looked at the 4th year breakout candidates, but over the last few seasons we have transitioned to a more games-played approach for [...]
Ramblings: Merzļikins Injured; Projected Goal and Shot Increases for Quinn Hughes, Fox, Forsling, Broberg, Chabot, and Liljegren – August 21
We don’t get a lot of important fantasy hockey news in the middle of August, but Aaron Portzline reported that Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins underwent shoulder surgery. The team said he’ll be re-evaluated [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Nashville Predators
For the last 23 years (12 with The Hockey News), Dobber and his team have reviewed each team from a fantasy hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on Dobber [...]
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Saturday’s Picks: McDavid to Bite the Sharks
The dust has settled on what has clearly been a wild few weeks for hockey fans across North America. It’s time to get back to betting business with a stacked Saturday of 13 games across [...]
Ramblings: Seguin Out for Season, Stanley on Top Power Play, Weekend Players to Watch (Feb 28)
Tyler Seguin will miss the rest of the regular season and playoffs because of a torn ACL. Seguin is officially droppable in single-season leagues, while his keeper league value is falling as a 34-year-old Band-Aid [...]
Analytics Advantage: Deployment Importance for Carlsson, Laferriere, Lindholm, Toews, and Moser
The Olympic break is over, the games matter again, and this is the part of the season where fantasy value swings hardest on role. Coaches tighten rotations, contenders lean heavier on their best players, and [...]
Looking Ahead: Norris Returns; Point’s Resurgence; Utah’s Good Schedule; Ottawa’s Schedule Problems, and More
Welcome to another week of ‘Looking Ahead’ as the Olympics have now concluded, and NHL hockey is back! Furthermore, fantasy managers are gearing up for their league's trade deadline. Whether you are scanning the waiver [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: (Un)Sustainable Production from Samuelsson, Geekie, Stone, Nylander, and Raddysh
This week we are rounding out our look at some indicators of unsustainability from pre-Olympic action. The goal for each week is to identify a list of players who might be in line for a [...]
Ramblings: Fantasy Trade Deadline Targets in Smith, Kyrou, Holmstrom, Clarke, Mintyukov, and More – February 27
The NHL Trade Deadline is a week from today, but many fantasy trade deadlines are either this week or next. With those deadlines looming, fantasy managers making a championship push will want to bolster their [...]









