The Carolina Hurricanes captured their second Stanley Cup in franchise history and first since 2006 with a convincing 3-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6. After trailing 3-0 midway through Game 3 of the Final, Carolina responded by winning four of the next five games to secure the championship. The Hurricanes finished [...]
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, Puneet Sharma, and Dobber ___ The Fantasy Prospects Report is now available!If you don't have yours yet, get it at the Dobber Sports Store. ___ 1. [...]
Will Carolina win the 2025-26 Stanley Cup, or will Vegas force Game 7? Let’s start with some news entering Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Carter Hart is expected to start Game 6, which should be no surprise despite his recent numbers. Hart has allowed exactly four goals in each of the five games [...]
Every draft develops its own identity. Some years are defined by elite centers. Others feature dynamic wingers or franchise goaltending prospects. The 2026 NHL Draft may ultimately be remembered for its deep and diverse collection of defensemen. While there may not be a consensus generational blueliner at the top of the class, there are multiple [...]
There have been rumblings that this offseason could be a busy one for trades and even trade requests. The Stanley Cup Final is not over yet and already two players have reportedly requested trades: Dylan Larkin and Darnell Nurse. I wrote about Larkin last week, while today I’ll focus on Nurse. The general hockey narrative [...]
The Stanley Cup Final heads back to Vegas with Carolina up 3-2, and the two teams left standing are a natural experiment in how to build a winner. Carolina has spread its 63 goals across 14 different scorers; its top two finishers, Logan Stankoven and Jordan Staal, account for just 30% of the offense. Vegas [...]
This week we are moving on to the Eastern Conference in our playoff round up, so that means the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, and Pittsburgh Penguins. The first-round teams from the Western Conference were covered here. As a reminder, for this article we are going to look at these four teams and [...]
Be sure to grab a copy of the 2026 Dobber Fantasy Hockey Prospects Report, now available in the Dobber Shop! Not only does it cover all the 2026 draftees fantasy managers need to know for their keeper, dynasty, or even one-year leagues, but it has a thorough breakdown of each team’s prospect pool, when these [...]
Be sure to grab a copy of the 2026 Dobber Fantasy Hockey Prospects Report, now available in the Dobber Shop! Not only does it cover all the 2026 draftees fantasy managers need to know for their keeper, dynasty, or even one-year leagues, but it has a thorough breakdown of each team’s prospect pool, when these [...]
In fantasy, scoring rates for players go up and down, hold steady, go down then up, etc. In short, for most, things tend to vary in often difficult to predict ways. However, for a select few, year-to-year improvement has been the norm for several seasons. The question though is whether they can keep improving. That’s [...]
