Ramblings: Dach and Boldy Injuries; Oilers and Bruins Shuffle Lines; Phillips Douses Flames; Detroit Dominates – October 17
The biggest hope and goal for Montreal this 2023-24 regular season was to see progress from its bevy of young players. To do that, the young players would need to stay healthy as the team [...]
Wild West – Early Power Play Deployment by Team
It is very early in the 2023-24 season, but we can see which players from each team have been given opportunities on the first or second unit of the power play. Some teams split 50/50, [...]
Top 10 Way-Too-Early Power-Play Takeaways
The NHL season is less than a week old, but that won't stop fantasy general managers from jumping to conclusions, ready to drop studs off to a slow start for hot third- and fourth-line players. [...]
Ramblings: Early Thoughts on Samoskevich, Minten, Vatrano, the Flyers’ Kids, Brady and More… (Oct 16)
Do you have a late draft? Pick up my 18th annual Fantasy Guide here. The last update was October 12, so a couple of days into the regular season. * And now that the season [...]
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Lining Up: Improved Roles for Burns, Roslovic, and Vanecek
Hello and welcome back to another edition of Lining Up! This iteration will be a Free Agent Frenzy Fallout Edition, taking a look at the implications and potential line combinations of the recent trades and [...]
Forum Buzz: Bouchard vs. Heiskanen; Cozens vs. Lundell; Campbell vs. Oettinger; Rossi, Barzal, Theodore, Lundkvist & More
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be [...]
Ramblings: Examining Fantasy Upside For Ty Smith, John Marino, Jeff Petry, and Mike Matheson – July 20
Yesterday in these Ramblings, we discussed the impact of free agency and signings on either the acquiring team or the team losing a player. There has been some recent movement in the league that I [...]
Eastern Edge: Analyzing Free Agent Signees Tony DeAngelo and Ondrej Palat
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss the fantasy impact of some recent signings. In particular, we’ll get into Tony DeAngelo’s new contract with the Flyers and Ondrej Palat’s deal with the Devils. The cap [...]
Ramblings: Signing/Trade Impacts On Laine, Eklund, Chabot, and Heiskanen – July 19
Free agency has settled considerably and though there still are some significant names left, even outside Nazem Kadri, many teams have done most of the shopping they’re going to. Or, at least, all the significant [...]
Wild West: Nashville Predators – Organization Review
The Predators re-signed Filip Forsberg to an eight-year $8.5 million AAV contract which should come as a huge relief to their fanbase. Nashville has been able to keep its core intact for this upcoming season. [...]