I’m back after a brief hiatus as I’m trying to manage a full house. Thanks to Ian and Brennan for filling in for me. I don’t know about you but I’m also really ready to be done with election coverage. Let’s get back to hockey. * Artturi Lehkonen returned to action for the Avalanche last [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up! After taking a closer look at San Jose last week, let’s shift focus to a team that has had kicked off their year in a big way. Washington has defied expectations early on, sitting comfortably tied for third in the division and sporting a top three Goals [...]
How are we doing on this fine Tuesday everyone? I honestly forgot we had hockey last night with only two games, but we’re back on a very interesting slate. There are a couple smash spots here upcoming, but I look at this slate and see near even roster numbers across the board tonight.Slate PreviewBoston vs [...]
Welcome to the Eastern Edge, the landscape of the Eastern Conference has changed shape quite a bit over the last week. Carolina has jumped to the top, Washington is among the best, and Montreal continues to slide. Let’s look at the teams and what has changed (or not). Florida Panthers // 9-3-1 // L7 Days: [...]
The injury to Mathew Barzal has put the New York Islanders in a tough spot. He is easily their best playmaker and despite his slow start (five points in 10 games), they need him if they want to consistently look dangerous offensively. In response to the injury, the Islanders changed their PP units on Sunday [...]
Everyone loves a good heater. Regardless of the league format, owning a player or two that are currently cooking usually goes a long way in terms of fantasy squads sitting in good position as we hit the one-month mark of the NHL season. Some of these pieces are already likely widely owned across all leagues, [...]
We ran a power play article a few weeks back and I thought it would be interesting to see what changes to the power play units teams from the West have made in the past three weeks. Changes can happen quickly! Anaheim Ducks (27th in the NHL at 13.9%; 5 goals/36 PP opportunities) Players that [...]
Battle of New York. Battle of top-tier Russian netminders. Ilya Sorokin didn’t come away with the best numbers, but he made a bunch of big saves and fell victim to a bit of bad luck. This was the first time this season – a seven-game span – that he allowed more than three goals. Igor [...]
Hello and welcome back to Geek of the Week! In this article, I will be examining some players that fall at either end of the spectrum of exceeding expectations or falling far below them. For these players, we’ll take a look under the hood at some underlying metrics to see if their performances are sustainable [...]
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. Hope your fantasy team has had more treats than tricks so far. As you search the contents of your Halloween [...]
