The NHL Entry Draft takes place this weekend in Los Angeles and to get prepared for the draft, be sure to grab a copy of the 2025 Dobber Fantasy Hockey Prospects Report! It has a breakdown of this year’s crop of draftees, an in-depth look at each NHL team’s prospect pool, and a whole lot [...]
His name has been tossed around in trade rumours for some time now, but on Monday, Trevor Zegras finally found a new home. https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1937187873708531999 For the low price of Ryan Poehling, the 45th overall pick in this year’s draft, and a fourth-round pick in 2026, the Philadelphia Flyers were able to buy low on Zegras, [...]
We reviewed the top free agents available at a similar time last year, as listed here and here. I broke them down by forwards and defenders, by the type of contract each player might receive and the value each player had. As is the case with most free agents signed on July 1st, teams overpaid. [...]
In today’s fantasy hockey landscape, managers in multi-category formats know it takes more than just goals and assists to build a winning roster. Blocks, hits, and shot volume play a critical role in separating the top teams from the pack. While rookies often get attention for their scoring potential, those who contribute across multiple categories [...]
In today’s Ramblings we’ll review a couple of playoff storylines before discussing the fantasy outlook of some pending UFAs. Let’s get right into it! Big PP Nick Which player enjoyed the highest share of his team’s power-play time this postseason? Historically, the safe answer to that question would be Alex Ovechkin, but this year, it [...]
The 19th annual Fantasy Prospects Report and its bonus 2025 NHL Draft section is now available! Pick up yours at Dobber Sports so that you can get ahead with your offseason keeper league decisions. The 2025 Dobber Prospects Report is now available in the Dobber Store! With the Entry Draft just a few weeks away [...]
Chicago and Seattle made a one-for-one swap on Saturday, with the Blackhawks receiving Andre Burakovsky and the Kraken receiving Joe Veleno. Burakovsky is the more established NHLer of the two, having scored 20 goals twice in his career. However, his five-year contract with a cap hit of $5.5 million hasn’t paid off for the Kraken, [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** The 2025 NHL Draft is right around the corner, and with the hype picking up, I wanted to dive into a few names for this edition of The Journey. This week, I [...]
Jonathan Toews is coming home. The Winnipeg Jets announced that Toews has agreed to sign with the Jets, although the signing cannot be formally announced until July 1. Toews has not played for the past two seasons for health reasons, and he also missed the entire 2020-21 “bubble” season due to COVID-19. In other words, [...]
This week we are returning with the final part of our playoff series review. In last week’s article we covered the teams that were eliminated in the second round and this week we are going to take a look at the final four playoff teams. This means the Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, and [...]
