This week’s Eastern Edge is the third part of a series looking at how players performed in new surroundings this season. We’ll discuss players that joined new teams ahead of the 2021-2022 regular season, as well as those that were traded during the campaign. Previous editions of this series are available here. Claude Giroux The [...]
First, congratulations to the Colorado Avalanche for advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals. It was just a year ago that we heard Nathan MacKinnon voice his frustration about having won nothing in his NHL career, and now he’s led his team to the precipice of the ultimate team prize. Prognosticators come and go, but strategy [...]
Aside from some injuries, the big news from early on Monday, relating to the NHL playoffs, was that Dylan Holloway would be making his debut with the Oilers. The team’s top prospect forward was inserted for a couple reasons, namely being down 3-0 in the series and without the suspended Evander Kane. He started the [...]
In a move that seemingly came out of nowhere, the Boston Bruins have fired head coach Bruce Cassidy. Boston is a few weeks removed from being bounced out of the playoffs in seven games by the Carolina Hurricanes. The team announced it officially on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1533946865988812802 They haven’t announced a replacement and the coaching search [...]
The Colorado Avalanche are one win away from sweeping the Edmonton Oilers and advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals. Both teams will be without major pieces of their respective forward groups when the puck is dropped for Game 4 tonight. The Avalanche will be missing Nazem Kadri, who will be out for the rest of [...]
Calgary had a great regular season and they made it to the second round of the playoffs before losing in five games to Edmonton. Although the loss to Edmonton was a blow, the team took a significant step forward in 2021-22. From the outside, it looks like there is a two-year window for this current [...]
Now that the postseason is almost over, it's time to start thinking about next year's fantasy leagues, especially for keeper leagues as trading re-opens in many pools. One shrewd tactic is to focus on acquiring players who struggled this past season and who had a significantly lower than usual shooting percentage. A player taking 200 [...]
Hard at work on the Fantasy Prospects Report, which will come out the afternoon of June 14. It is the 16th edition and has been an invaluable resource for keeper and dynasty leaguers. You can pre-order it here. * The Blue Jackets signed free agent Joona Luoto to a two-way contract last week. I found [...]
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, and Dobber ___ 1. The 2022 playoffs have shown us the best of Filip Chytil. The 2017 first-round pick entered Game 2 with five goals over [...]
Oilers fans might remember Game 3 of the Western Conference Final as the one that got away after J.T. Compher’s third-period goal trickled through the legs of Mike Smith as the eventual game winner. Smith has to make this save as Compher takes his shot straight after skating out of the penalty box. https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1533276182925279237 The [...]
