Now that the dust has somewhat settled on free agency, it’s a good idea to examine the ripple of effect of some of the signings. Everyone likes to talk about what a player’s new team will mean for them and their teammate’s fantasy value, but what about the team they left behind? Take Johnny Gaudreau [...]
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. There were lots of signings with significant fantasy impact to discuss this past week, as Free Agent Frenzy went full throttle. For [...]
The Penguins made two trades on Saturday. First, they traded John Marino to the Devils for Ty Smith and a 2023 third-round pick. For the Devils side of the trade, you can check out the Fantasy Take here. Where’s the Pittsburgh side, you ask? Well, I included it in there at first. Then the Penguins [...]
The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenseman Jeff Petry and forward Ryan Poehling to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Mike Matheson and a 2023 fourth-round pick. This is the second trade involving defensemen that the Penguins made on Saturday, as they also sent John Marino to New Jersey for Ty Smith and a 2023 third-round pick earlier [...]
Note: Because the Penguins made another trade after this one, this article was updated after being published to account for only the New Jersey side of the trade. The Pittsburgh analysis on both trades can be found here. The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded defenseman John Marino to the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Ty Smith [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. Before we recap a hectic first round of this year’s draft, I want to thank everyone that reached out with kind words about my article last week; it was greatly appreciated! [...]
Day 3 of free agency was even quieter than Day 2, and that’s saying something. There were a few signings of note, though. The Leafs have signed Calle Jarnkrok to a four-year contract worth $2.1 million. After spending his entire career with Nashville, the 30-year-old center split last season between Seattle and Calgary. With 26 [...]
The offseason has begun in full force with trades and free agent signings well underway. As a result, you’ll see more risers and fallers in this month’s rankings compared to last month’s rankings. Keep in mind that these are single-season rankings for a head-to-head or rotisserie league using the following settings: G, A, +/-, [...]
Day 2 of free agency was only a tiny fraction as busy as Day 1 (as you'd expect), but there was still some news to pass along. The Ottawa Senators might be having the best offseason of any team, and it keeps getting better. Following their recent acquisitions of Alex DeBrincat, Cam Talbot, and Claude [...]
One of the most shocking non-qualified RFAs to come out of the 2021-22 season was Dylan Strome from Chicago. It seemed certain Strome would catch on somewhere, likely with a top-end team that would need a middle-6 scoring centre. That’s exactly what ended up happening: https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1547695918522064897 Let’s get to this signing. What Washington Gets When [...]
