Ramblings: Pinto Suspended; Updates on Spurgeon, Boldy, Barabanov, and Bennett; Vrana Scratched – October 27
The big news from Thursday was that Ottawa forward Shane Pinto will be suspended for half the regular season – 41 games – for a violation related to gambling but unrelated to gambling on the [...]
Analytics Advantage: Takeaways/Giveaways, Shot Attempts/Points Per Game, and Player Involvement
Welcome back. I hope everyone had an amazing experience watching frozen frenzy; it’s good to see ESPN capitalizing on the uber-popular NFL Redzone. As the NHL season gains momentum, so should your fantasy strategies. This [...]
Keeping Karlsson: The Green Boys of 2023-24
On this edition of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast mega-show, Elan and Brian gather and analyze the latest fantasy hockey news, notes and data from the 2023-24 season to zero in on this year’s Green Boys– those players who had an underwhelming first half but wowed us in the second half– and decide if we’ll expect their first […]
Capped: Surprising Starts for Vatrano, Chabot, and Hartman
Hello and welcome back my Salary Cap-friendlies! By now we’re at the very early part of the season where you’re probably scrolling up and down your roster looking at each player and pondering whether they [...]
Ramblings: New Role for Roslovic; Starts for Hughes, Sanheim, Hedman, Moore, and Others – October 26
It was a successful first effort for the NHL with its Frozen Frenzy on Tuesday night. Despite some hiccups in Columbus, or with a couple production issues, it seemed to have gone off without a [...]
UPCOMING GAMES
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DALStarting Goalies
Top Skater Views
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VANTop Goalie Profile Views
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FLALINE COMBOS
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 PIT Players
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| 23.6 | RICKARD RAKELL EVGENI MALKIN MICHAEL BUNTING | |
| 22.6 | BRYAN RUST DREW O'CONNOR SIDNEY CROSBY | |
| 17.2 | JESSE PULJUJARVI JANSEN HARKINS JEFF CARTER | |
Frozen Tool Forensics: Players on the Breakout Threshold
As with the faceoff article posted a few weeks ago, I like to occasionally check in on stats, and therefore players, that are a bit more on the peripheral (see what I did there?) Categories [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades: Tampa Bay Lightning
The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of fantasy hockey [...]
Ramblings: Oettinger Signs, Draisaitl vs. Matthews, Drafting D-Men Early (Sept 2)
Anyone relying on Jake Oettinger this season no longer needs to worry about his contract status. The Stars signed Oettinger to a three-year extension worth $4 million per season. This amount certainly seems affordable given [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades: St. Louis Blues
For the last 19 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This [...]
Dobber Ramblings: Deep Dive on Tage Thompson and His New Contract; Thoughts on Tuch and Quinn – September 1
The big news from the last couple of days is surely the huge extension from Sabres centre Tage Thompson. He signed a seven-year, $7-million AAV contract with Buffalo, a deal that will take him through [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades: Seattle Kraken
The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of fantasy hockey [...]