The Columbus Blue Jackets hired Rick Bowness on January 12, 2026, and one of the players who benefited from the new coach was center Charlie Coyle: His points per game increased significantly from 0.58 (26 points in 45 games) to 0.86 (32 points in 37 games). Before Bowness came on as coach, Coyle was only [...]
Every offseason here at Dobber Hockey, the entire group of editors and writers go team by team to review their respective offseason moves and what it means for player fantasy values in the upcoming campaign. There is one team posted each day, and this year’s edition starts today over at The Dobotomy with Ian Gooding [...]
Happy Monday y’all! If you haven’t heard, Dobber’s 21st annual Fantasy Hockey Guide is here! What are you waiting for? This is the best damn guide you’ll find out there and it contains sleepers, projections, and in-depth analysis on every team. Plus, it gets updated throughout the summer so when Eeli Tolvanen and Evander Kane [...]
*Note: Stats courtesy of Frozen Tools Last week we looked at the top fantasy breakout candidates for next season. So naturally, we now have to turn to the opposite end of the spectrum and predict some players who could regress. Which players will stumble next season, and who should fantasy managers avoid in their drafts? [...]
Hi, it's Ian again. I'm filling in for Puneet this week. He will be back on this day next week. - The 2026-27 Fantasy Guide is now available! Projections, writeups on each team, and much more! Get yours at the Dobber Sports store. - The Offseason Fantasy Grades articles will be returning on Tuesday. We [...]
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, Puneet Sharma, and Dobber ___ DobberHockey's 2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Guide is now available in the Dobber Shop! This year's edition includes the Fantasy Guide itself, which [...]
Here are the top defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - August edition! As I do every year, the August edition is the one that is fully audited. Each player's 3YP and upside has been adjusted. Prospects who were missing from July's edition were found and added. This season's projections were used, rather [...]
The 2026-27 Fantasy Guide is now available! Projections, writeups on each team, and much more! Get yours at the Dobber Sports store. One of the areas that I contributed to in the guide was the contract year sections. That involved examining each team’s expiring contracts (RFA and UFA) and what they could mean for both [...]
One of the biggest mistakes dynasty managers make is assuming a prospect's draft-year production represents his offensive ceiling. In reality, context matters just as much as talent. Injuries, deep rosters, limited ice time, league changes, and weak supporting casts can all suppress a player's counting stats during his draft season. The following year often tells [...]
Here are the top skaters to own in your points-only keeper leagues - August edition! I am kicking off the 24th - 24! - year of these monthly rankings. That's right, this pre-dates DobberHockey, and goes back to my days with The Hockey News. Think about it - that works out to 264 sets of [...]
