A couple of years ago, I posted this article and was asked to provide updated thoughts by a reader. Checking that article again, I found it interesting. Seeing the value of players then versus now. I thought I nailed it, though Fox is obviously no longer a “long shot”. Hey – at least I mentioned [...]
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. It isn't much of a stretch to say that Nazem Kadri was the first-half fantasy MVP. He is currently a top-10 fantasy [...]
Now that we have officially hit the All-Star break, what better time to take a moment to pause and reflect on some of the biggest surprises of the fantasy season. Whether that be pleasant surprises or massive disappointments, I will cover a bit from both ends of the spectrum. I posted an article similar to [...]
The Metropolitan Division is this season’s All-Star Game winner, defeating the Central Division 5-3. Claude Giroux was the game’s MVP, scoring two goals in the final and another goal and assist in the first win against the Pacific Division. Giroux showed some razzle dazzle in his first goal. https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1490059059453640711 One second-half question on the minds [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. This week, we’ll examine three players who are nearing their Breakout Threshold (BT). Here’s part of Dobber’s definition: “Average-sized forwards (between 5-10 and 6-2, or between 171 and 214 pounds) need [...]
Here are the top defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - February edition! As always, defensemen rated within +/-5.0 of each other should be considered equal, which is why I put them in groups as we get further down. *** Jonesing for some fantasy hockey during the All-Star Break? It's not too late [...]
The NHL’s Skills Competition took place in Las Vegas on Friday evening. Here are the names (minus sponsors) and winners of each competition: Fastest Skater: Jordan Kyrou Save Streak: Jack Campbell / Andrei Vasilevskiy Fountain Face-Off: Zach Werenski Breakaway Challenge: Alex Pietrangelo 21 in ’22: Joe Pavelski Hardest Shot: Victor Hedman Accuracy Shooting: Sebastian Aho [...]
Happy All-Star break all! We’ve made it to the halfway point so to speak in the season. Whether or not you’re a fan of the all-star game and skills competitions (most likely age dependent) is one thing, but I do think the All-Star Game is a great snapshot of who mattered in each season. If [...]
We have finally hit that mid-season break moment where some of the NHL’s best players go hang out for a few days and compete for glorious prizes. This mark at the season tends to be viewed as sort of the unofficial and not actually halfway point of the season so I wanted to take a [...]
The Anaheim Ducks have named Pat Verbeek as their new general manager. He will need to quickly decide whether the Ducks (currently occupying the #3 seed in the Pacific Division) should continue their playoff push or attempt to sell off UFAs-to-be Rickard Rakell, Hampus Lindholm, Josh Manson, and maybe even longtime Duck Ryan Getzlaf. It’s [...]
