The New York Islanders gave Mathew Barzal an ‘injured non-roster’ designation on Monday, per Andrew Gross. He currently has a knee injury and remember that he had knee surgery in February of 2025. His designation means he did not pass his physical at training camp, so this is clearly a lingering knee issue, which is [...]
Well, on the eve of the NHL season, we have a trade between the Toronto Maple Leaf’s and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Here is the breakdown of the trade as posted from Pierre Lebrun below on X: https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/2104681505117131044?s=20 What Toronto Gets: Kirill Marchenko is the obvious fantasy headliner for Toronto. The 26-year-old has quietly established [...]
Happy Monday y’all! We have made it! Finally, it is opening week, with games set to start tomorrow. Hopefully your drafts went as planned, but if not, we are here to help! The draft is only half the battle; working the waiver wire and making trades throughout the season is what will give you an [...]
*Note: Stats courtesy of Frozen Tools While it isn’t traditional, many fantasy managers enjoy participating in banger leagues. These types of formats feature different scoring metrics such as hits, penalty minutes, shots, and blocks, as being more, or equally as valuable as, goals and points. While Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, etc., are still some of [...]
Before I get into my draft results in a 14-team fantasy re-draft league, lets first cover some NHL news as the regular season is set to kick off on Tuesday. For those GM’s that have yet to draft (like myself) and looking for potential waiver-wire target targets. The Colorado Avalanche have signed undrafted T.J Hughes [...]
With the puck about to drop on the 2026-27 season, our writers weigh in on their predictions for both player and team awards and accomplishments. Observations: There were no unanimous picks among the panel, but there were interesting trends: Although Connor McDavid was listed as the most likely Art Ross winner, the panel leaned toward [...]
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 ___ DobberHockey's 2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Guide is available in the Dobber Shop! Team-by-team overviews updated through to the start of the regular [...]
Welcome to the September 27, 2026 edition of the Injury Ward! Summer is officially behind us, we have a couple weeks left of Bee Season, and before you can say Ivan Miroshnichenko, the 2026-2027 NHL season will officially be here! In addition to all of the amazing content found in the columns of the DobberHockey [...]
I’ll start with some injury news. You’ll receive a more detailed injury analysis in our Injury Ward article coming up later on Sunday. You can also head over to Frozen Tools for injury updates. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen left Saturday’s preseason game with a lower-body injury that coach Lindy Ruff described as a “tweak.” That’s not the [...]
Training camp can create some of the fastest changes in prospect value. A strong September doesn’t necessarily change a player’s long-term ceiling, but opportunity matters. Making an NHL roster, earning top-six minutes, landing on a power-play unit, or simply moving ahead of another prospect on the organizational depth chart can dramatically accelerate a prospect’s fantasy [...]
