Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** With most of the elite free agents now signed, we can start to get a general idea of what lineups might look like for the upcoming NHL season. With that, I thought [...]
For the last 22 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd 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 [...]
Let’s start with a Matthew Tkachuk update. According to Greg Wyshynski of ESPN, Tkachuk said he is undecided about undergoing surgery for a torn adductor muscle before the season, but confirmed that he’ll miss the first 2-3 months of the season if he chooses the surgery. This indecision puts fantasy leaguers drafting early in a [...]
Now that August is officially here, we are going to be transitioning from our roundup-related articles (like the MVP and playoff series’) to some more specifically forward looking content. This week we are going to return to the idea of potential breakout players. Historically in this column we review the 4th year breakout candidates, but [...]
Just a heads up that next week is Bubble Keeper Week here at Dobber Hockey. It is that time of year where we discuss those end-of-the-roster keeper questions that keeper league fantasy hockey owners make every year. We aren’t interested in ‘Do I keep Jason Robertson or Seth Jarvis?’ and more interested in decisions like [...]
This week I put together a new set of visuals using data from MoneyPuck to get a better read on how teams, lines, and goalies performed across the 2024–25 season. Each worksheet focuses on a different part of the game: shot efficiency, expected goals, rebound control, line performance, and filters for game situation like 5-on-5, [...]
Just a heads up for everyone that Bubble Keeper Week here at Dobber Hockey is set to start next week! It is the time of year when both the columns and the Ramblings talk about those final keep-or-toss decisions that are made each fantasy season. For example, should a fantasy manager keep Aliaksei Protas or [...]
It’s time for a staple poll where you decide which players will hit the all-important point-per-game mark for the first time in the upcoming season. If past seasons are any indication, it is fewer than you might expect, as in 2023-24 only five of the 38 players who scored at a point-per-game rate while appearing [...]
Matthew Schaefer signed his ELC on Monday, and while it didn’t seem like the NCAA was ever a serious consideration for him, it does rule it out as an option now. With the current outlook being NHL or OHL for Schaefer, a nine-game trial is likely the minimum of the time he’ll see at the [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. While “elite power-play producer” is a label often associated with forwards, the NHL’s Eastern Conference is loaded with dynamic defencemen who not only anchor their team at even strength but also serve as the primary engine with the man advantage. Power-play [...]
