Some news items trickled in on Thursday: Jakub Vrana has agreed to a professional tryout with the Washington Capitals, his former team. The chances of a player making a team after a PTO are usually quite low, but the Capitals and coach Spencer Carbery at least have some familiarity with Vrana. If Vrana has put [...]
The August Roto Rankings have been updated based on reader feedback and early pre-draft rankings. A much larger re-ranking will take place in September, as Bangers Fantasy Hockey will return with its pre-draft rankings. The stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots on Goal, Penalty Minutes, Hits, [...]
For the last 21 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 22nd annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
Welcome back to another week of Analytics Advantage! This week, we are continuing our deep dive into player performance by analyzing the top metrics that define fantasy hockey success. Unlike our previous focus on Fantasy Points Per Game (FPPG), this week, we shift our attention to the per-60 metrics: Goals/60, Assists/60, Shots/60, Hits/60, and Blocks/60. [...]
Bubble keeper week rolls on here at Dobber Hockey. We are helping readers get to the bottom of their keeper decisions at the end of their roster. These are the decisions that can make or break fantasy seasons because it’s getting the 8th-round value performing as a top-30 fantasy option that helps put rosters over [...]
For the last 21 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber and the team have reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 22nd annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in [...]
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and a third [...]
Does anyone remember the three-way trade a few years ago between Nashville, Vegas, and Philadelphia, where former second and sixth overall picks were moved, along with a top pair defenceman on an eight-year deal and another six-foot-five right shot defenceman? Well, Cody Glass is the last one of them remaining in the NHL, and yesterday [...]
Pegging a player poised for a big season is a key ability of any astute fantasy hockey GM with aspirations for finishing in the money. Expecting big things from a highly touted draft pick or quickly-rising prospect is clearly a much safer endeavor than digging into the trenches for a player with less shine, but [...]
For the last 21 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 22nd annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the month of August. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in [...]
