I announced to my wife it is Bubble Keeper Week. She had the look on her face she gets when worried I have spent a large amount of money on a new hobby. I have no idea what she was imagining I might have bought. Bubble wands? Some sort of bubble storage device? To set [...]
*** The Fantasy Guide was updated twice yesterday. You’ll see that a lot, especially as camps open and kick into high gear. Yesterday included the Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Christian Dvorak adjustments, as well as the Jake Gardiner news. For what it’s worth, I think the Habs became a better team after the dust settled. At [...]
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 Micahel Amato (subbing for a vacationing Dobber) ___ 1. On Saturday, the Montreal Canadiens decided not to match the one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet on [...]
Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – New Jersey Devils For the last 18 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 19th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the [...]
Here are the Top 120 defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - September edition! DobberHockey's 16th annual Fantasy Hockey Guide is out now, fully updated and ready for download. Pick it up here! As always, any player ranked within +/- 5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal. Click any name to [...]
As expected, the Canadiens made their decision on the Jesperi Kotkaniemi offer sheet, and it was to take the picks and let their former first-round pick go to Carolina for $6.1 million. I provided a Fantasy Take on the signing. As I was typing that Fantasy Take while explaining how the Habs need to find [...]
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired Christian Dvorak from the Arizona Coyotes for a first-round pick in 2022 and a second-round pick in 2024. This trade was announced mere moments after the Habs announced that they would not match Carolina’s offer sheet for Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Fantasy Take), suggesting that Marc Bergevin had been planning this for [...]
The Montreal Canadiens have decided not to match the one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet on Jesperi Kotkaniemi, officially making him a member of the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canadiens received Carolina’s first- and third-round picks in 2022 as compensation. Kotkaniemi, the third overall pick in 2018, finished the 2020-21 season with 20 points in 56 games. [...]
Dobber’s offseason fantasy hockey grades – Nashville Predators For the last 18 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 19th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the [...]
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, I wanted to take an early look at the most likely standout rookie netminders of the 2021-2022 NHL season. The following names have already proven their immediate value to [...]
