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 Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, [...]
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 games and a serious claim on 2026-27 minutes. Players who already banked a full NHL season like Macklin Celebrini and [...]
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 breakout thresholds. This idea came from an article posted on June 30th, 2022 and is a good read so definitely [...]
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 in a few weeks to see when he can return to the ice. A few weeks from now would be [...]
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 Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, [...]
Did my league determine our draft order by pulling names from a Yeti cooler on a flooded golf course Sunday? Yes, it did. Has the fantasy hockey season snuck up on anyone else this year? You're not alone. With draft night quickly approaching, there are still a few major question marks surrounding some prominent fantasy [...]
We are just a little over two weeks away from training camps beginning and fewer than six weeks from the start of the regular season. Time flies, Labour Day is almost here, so the fantasy hockey preparation is in full swing. I have begun to assemble my personal projections and want to discuss some early [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to the Injury Ward! We will be providing injury news and updates throughout the season on all of your favorite fantasy hockey players as well as the annoyingly injury prone players you painstakingly roster anyway. Once teams settle into training camp and the puck drops on the regular season (September 29), we will be [...]
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 [...]
