Ramblings: Gagner to Edmonton; More Early Draft Values Including Drysdale, Mangiapane, Bjorkstrand, Thompson, and More – August 29
For most of the last decade, the Edmonton Oilers have been trying to get some scoring depth and they may have added some by bringing in Sam Gagner on a professional tryout. The 34-year-old was [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Ottawa Senators
For the last 20 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 21st annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. [...]
Wild West: Ranking the Western Conference Teams – Part One
Before the 2022-23 season, I attempted to rank the Western Conference teams from one to sixteen and put them in tiers of being contenders, playoff-bound, bubble teams, risers or bottom dwellers. I then re-ranked the [...]
Top 10 Unique Rules for Fantasy Keeper/Dynasty Leagues
One of the things I love about the keeper leagues I participate in is the uniqueness of a couple of rules. I've been in leagues that are straightforward keeper leagues, which are great but always [...]
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DFS Tuesday: Oilers Roll and the Perfection Line
Before I hit the fantasy recommendations, congratulations to the Colorado Avalanche for their first-round sweep. Dominant (21-9 in goals scored) hardly is a strong enough word. And my Nathan MacKinnon play from last week (goals [...]
Ramblings: Trotz Fired; Norris Finalists; Reviewing the Seasons of Sorokin, Oettinger, and Vanecek – May 10
The very big, and very surprising, news that came down Monday morning was that the New York Islanders had fired coach Barry Trotz. The team missed the playoffs this year, but had made the postseason [...]
Wild West: Anaheim Ducks – Organization Review
During the playoffs and off-season, I plan to focus on each team in the West and look at their current roster, prospects, cap space, draft picks and impending free agents. I intend to dig a [...]
Fantasy Impact: Barry Trotz – Fired!
The New York Islanders have announced that Head Coach Barry Trotz has been relieved of his duties. After a 37-35-10 record and a disturbing inability to get his team to put pucks in the net, [...]
Top 10 Surprising Seasons From Older Players
Every season, there are a few players that come out of nowhere to be a complete shock, and this campaign was no different. This year may have seen even more than usual, as there were [...]
Ramblings – Profiling 18 ‘Bubble’ Keepers, Marchand vs. DeAngelo, and more… (May 9)
It wasn’t a great year for me for fantasy hockey, as I didn’t win either of my dynasty leagues, nor my keeper league (keep 12). But the keeper league was the real disappointment because I [...]