One of the big stories of the 2021 season was the fact that Jonathan Toews had to take the entire season off for an undisclosed health issue. When something like that happens, it’s clearly something more than just a broken leg or torn rotator cuff. On Wednesday, he provided some clarity on this: https://twitter.com/JonathanToews/status/1410244274986303488 I [...]
It seems like a whole lot longer ago than mid-January that I made these Forecasts. Sure enough, the 2020-21 regular season has come and gone and now it’s time not just to see how I fared in making these predictions (spoiler alert) but also to determine the various lessons that can be learned from the [...]
It turns out we saw the last Tuesday night game of the 2020-21 season without knowing it, so I have to wait until the fall before commenting on live hockey again. That being said, it’s going to be a busy summer, and there will be no shortage of news. * https://twitter.com/twelcher15/status/1409914240819941380 How’s that for a [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll look at the most disappointing player from each team in 2021. This is part two, where we’ll cover the final eight Eastern Conference teams in alphabetical order (i.e. New York to Washington). Be sure to check out part one (Boston to New Jersey), as well as and Grant Campbell’s [...]
A little bit down these Ramblings, we’ll talk about Clayton Keller, his 2021 season, and what he could bring next year. In that discussion is the fact that Arizona has not been a great scoring team for years now, and don’t look like they’ll be a high-scoring team anytime soon. Compounding that problem is they [...]
I thought we would match Brennan Des in the East and look at each team in the West and see who were the most disappointing players. Anaheim - Jakob Silfverberg The Ducks are not short in this department as any number of disappointing players could be listed including Kevin Shattenkirk, John Gibson, Adam Henrique, Danton [...]
With the Stanley Cup final about to get underway, most NHL teams and fantasy leagues are already looking ahead to this summer. In one of my dynasty cap leagues made up of Dobber forum members, our trading re-opens next week, our deadline to cut down to 30 keepers is July 22 and our prospect draft [...]
Coming July 10 – the 15th annual DobberHockey Fantasy Prospects Report. Over 400 players with the lowdown on their upside, their likelihood of making it, how long we have to wait for them to help our fantasy squads and so much more. Plus 100 draftee profiles with Mock Draft. It’s ‘the’ bible for anyone in [...]
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. So, now it's the surprising Canadiens and the defending champion Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. Who do you like? This might [...]
When the final buzzer sounded Friday night in the Amalie Arena, the final matchup was solidified. This unique, one-of-a-kind season will come down to an all-Atlantic Division showdown to decide the fate of Lord Stanley’s Cup. On one side, you have the reigning, defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. That one comes as no shock, as [...]
