The fantasy guide dropped yesterday! If you haven’t bought the guide though, go do that now and then come back to read this after, because the fantasy guide is the pinnacle of what we produce here, and not only is it the most engrossing read, but buying one is also the best way to support [...]
Along with the players between the pipes, assembling a roster of blue-line beasts to anchor a fantasy squad usually results in a team sitting at the top of the table come spring. Filling out lineups with even a couple of the names below likely means that team is built to win, which is why it’s [...]
This week, we will look at each roster in the West and determine which players have the most high-danger shots per game and which are the most successful in terms of shooting percentage. If you are curious, the stats are available at Dobber’s Frozen Tools here. Here is the definition of a high-danger shot per [...]
When discussing literary classics, some might bring up The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, or 1984. However, true intellectuals know that the greatest collection of words can be found in one book and one book only – Dobber’s Annual Fantasy Guide. I’m honoured to post our Daily Ramblings on the same day that we’re [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, Brennan Des and Dobber — 1. The Dobber Hockey 2024-25 Fantasy Guide will be available for download tomorrow, as confirmed by Dobber on X. Yes, tomorrow, [...]
The Blue Jackets signed RFA forward Kent Johnson to a three-year contract with a cap hit of $1.8 million. Johnson’s production fell slightly in 2023-24 with just 16 points in 42 games following a 39-point rookie campaign in 2022-23. Johnson underwent surgery for a torn labrum to end his season in late February, and he [...]
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 it [...]
Patrik Laine has officially been cleared to return from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. This is good news because Laine was in the program for mental health reasons, and it seems like he is well enough to resume his career. What this also means is that the Blue Jackets are now free to trade him. [...]
Here are the top 64 goalies to own in your salary cap league – June 26th, 2024 edition. Just like with the skaters, most of the free agent goalies have signed as well. There is still some tinkering to be done with game, win, and save projections, as the closer we get to the season [...]
Welcome back to another week of Analytics Advantage! This week we are going to be looking at the exact same bar graph as last week (5-Year IPP), but this week it is going to be CorsiFor% (CF%) over the past five seasons, as well as more graphs because those do more talking than I could [...]
