Aleksander Barkov hit the jackpot on Friday, signing a contract extension for eight years at $10 million per season. Barkov was entering the final year of his current contract at $5.9 million. This may not be an ideal contract for cap leagues, particularly if Barkov shows regression in the back half of it. But this [...]
Because this is the first article of the season and games haven't been played yet, all stats are from 2020-21.The Immediate Fix (Grab this guy and use him for the next several days)Jeff Carter, C, Pittsburgh Penguins (Available in 88% of ESPN leagues)- Yep, you read that right, Jeff Carter is the immediate fix you [...]
We are coming up to the final weekend before the start of the season. We have gotten a chance to glimpse some NHL-ish action through an extended week of preseason games with a few more on the docket. Many fantasy leagues have completed their drafts so we have some idea of where managers are valuing [...]
Montreal was in tough to begin the season, knowing they’d be without Shea Weber and Carey Price. News got worse recently as Joel Edmundson revealed an injury and he’ll be out for a few weeks. The news kept rolling on Thursday as there was a surprise announcement from the team and Price that he would [...]
Here we go, Buy and Sell part III. If you missed the first two parts you can link here to part I and part II where I’ve covered Anaheim to Edmonton so far and players such as Chychrun, Coyle, D. Strome, Werenski, Makar and Hintz. Let’s get to it… Florida Panthers BUY: MacKenzie Weegar (D) [...]
Here are the Top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - October edition! DobberHockey's 16th annual Fantasy Hockey Guide is out, fully updated (as of just a few hours ago, in fact) and ready for download. Updates are happening multiple times each day - so you'll never have outdated info. Pick it [...]
Hockey fans around the world are starting to rejoice at the same time as the countdown to the season winds down. We’re five days from the start of the season, and it sure seems preseason goes faster than we remember? At least it did for me. Anyway, this weekend is a big weekend for fantasy [...]
Dobber's Band-Aid Boys – 2021 edition! Which players are at risk to hurt your fantasy team by missing games? You've heard me talk about 'em. A DobberHockey staple since 2005. Definition of "Certified": The player is virtually guaranteed to miss games and is a significant risk to miss 12 or more in a given season. [...]
Maybe it was because of the shortened seasons, or perhaps it’s the new normal, but one thing for sure is the last two campaigns have featured more “come from nowhere” goalies than any in recent memory. Will 2021-22 (which, if all goes as intended, will end up the first with 82 games since 2018-19), be [...]
Often I find that we’re focusing on trying to find the later round gems, dealing with the middle-round decisions, and creating the best overall draft strategies that we completely overlook another key important decision. This decision sets the tone for the entire draft, and becomes a key component of your team all season long. That’s [...]
