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 [...]
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 [...]
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Ramblings: Mock Draft Season with Player Notes & Key Observations (Aug 27)
We’re into mock draft season, which is basically as soon as mock drafts open up on Yahoo or Fantrax, right up until training camp starts. I’ve read my guide, I’ve sorted out my keeper situations, [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades: New York Rangers
For the last 19 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/fall. This [...]
Frozen Tool Forensics: Breakout Thresholds and Pettersson, Suzuki, Thompson, and Others
Usually in the summer I like to take a look at our fourth-year breakout reports and get an idea of which players are in position to take that step forward. This year I am going [...]
Dobber’s Band-Aid Boys – 2022
Dobber’s Band-Aid Boys – 2022 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 [...]
Ramblings: Kessel Signs in Vegas; Mantha’s Value; Cozens or Mittelstadt; Boldy and Perfetti – August 26
Fantasy drafting has started, particularly those in keeper leagues or playing best ball formats, which means fantasy hockey season is in full swing. Most drafts won’t start until next month but there’s no reason to [...]
Fantasy Take: Phil! Kessel Heading to Vegas
There were a handful of notable names still on the free agency board once Nazem Kadri was signed, among them Paul Stastny, P.K. Subban, and Phil Kessel. In a bit of serendipity, Stastny was signed [...]