Frozen Tool Forensics: Breakout Threshold Roundup
Back in August we spent some time digging into players that might have been positioned to break out based on their 2022-23 seasons. Now that NHL action is essentially wrapped (writing this on Thursday, April [...]
Ramblings: Playoff Series Picks; Debuts for Lambert and Gauthier; Buffalo’s Coaching Change & More (Apr 19)
As an Eastern time zone dweller, the playoff seeding in the West being decided by the last two games of the season which are 10pm and 10:30pm starts is not ideal. I wanted to go [...]
Ramblings: Updates on Dobson and Hamilton; Defence Targets for Playoff Leagues
Health in the postseason is a very big deal to the success of most teams, and those on the fringe especially. That is why it has been concerning that New York Islanders defenceman Noah Dobson [...]
Free NHL Playoff Box Pools – 2024
Here is Dobber's annual printable box pool template for you and your family, friends, and/or co-workers to set up your own playoff pool. The rules on how to use are simple: Download the Excel spreadsheet [...]
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Ramblings: Verhaeghe Propels Panthers; Tampa’s Depth; Winnipeg’s Health; Breakout Year From Novak; Saros’s Vezina Season – April 27
They didn’t play on Wednesday night, so Tampa Bay had a practice instead. At that practice, the team ran the same third line they’ve been running their last few games with Nick Paul centering Tanner [...]
Injury Ward: Playoff Physicality Taking its Toll; Updates on Bergeron, Duclair, Ehlers & More
The Stanley Cup playoffs have not disappointed. No team made it through the first round undefeated, there have also been many frantic comebacks and a lot of physicality. As a result of the physical nature [...]
Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Zegras; Novak 2.0; Hyman; Breakout Defensemen; Zuccarello; Forward Ice Times; Young vs. Old & More
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the [...]
Ramblings: Reviewing Each Series After Four Games, with Notes on Vasilevskiy, Schmid, Kaprizov, Bouchard & More (Apr 26)
I’ve been down and out with covid the last few days, so I haven’t had the time or energy to dive in or research anything foundational. It also means I haven’t been catching any of [...]
Eastern Edge: Analyzing Surprise Performances From Matthews, Point, Montour, And More
Eastern Edge: Analyzing Surprise Performances in the East, Outlooks for Next Season including Auston Matthews, Tage Thompson, and more. I’m going to take a look at some of the biggest surprise fantasy performances from this [...]
Ramblings: Florida’s Injuries; Devils Even Series; Leafs Comeback; Crosby’s Outstanding Season; Rakell’s Improvements – April 25
Injuries are a part of the NHL postseason, but injuries can affect some teams more than others. Colorado not having Gabriel Landeskog at all, is one example, as is Boston looking shaky, at times, without [...]