Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site [...]
Big news on Sunday dropped with the Washington Capitals in the process of buying the CapFriendly website and all of its background functions. What that means, is that the Capitals will have sole access to any of the data and tools, with the website going dark to the public (and other teams) in early July. [...]
Here are the top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - June edition! Due to my recent hospital stint, I was unable to post these lists in March, April nor May. So after a long absence, there are many prospects who graduated. Also impacting the adjustments - work on the Fantasy [...]
Today’s NHL is a young man’s league. Each passing year sees more teenagers and twenty-somethings making an impact on hockey’s biggest stage - but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still room for the OGs. As a shoutout and ode to the current masterclass being put on by 35-year-old veteran Florida Panthers netminder Sergei Bobrovsky, we [...]
It was a rough first period for a number of players during Game 2 between Florida and Edmonton. Darnell Nurse took a hit early-ish in the period and left the game for stretches at a time (he would miss about 20 minutes of game action but did come back), and then Eetu Luostarainen took a [...]
This week, we will look at some intriguing UFAs and what they might sign for in free agency using the range of my salary valuations. Remember that this value is based on what each player did in the 2023-24 regular season and not on future performance or what a team will pay them in free [...]
With no games on Sunday, I thought we’d see how individual and team performances differed between this season (2023-24) and last season (2022-23). Specifically, we’ll focus on the greatest power-play decline/improvement, team offenses, and player shot averages. Let’s get into it! Greatest Power Play Decline: Buffalo Sabres (-6.8%) Last Season: 23.4% (Rank: 9) This Season: [...]
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 — The DobberHockey Prospects Report is available for download! Get yours at the Dobber Sports Store. It's a must-read if you have [...]
Florida got off to a quick start in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final as Aleksander Barkov was able to break down the Edmonton forecheck, get up the ice, and two quick passes later resulted in a goal from Carter Verhaeghe. It doesn’t take long for these Panthers to get up the ice and [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** If you do not yet have a copy of Dobber’s 2023 Fantasy Prospect Report, do yourself a favour and go get one now. Like the Elite Prospects 2024 Draft Guide, [...]
