In a time when hockey news and stories were virtually non-existent, last month’s inductions into the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) received even more attention than they normally would. That made me ponder: how many future HHOFers might be playing in today’s NHL? And when I start thinking about something, you get to vote on [...]
After a five-week summer vacation, I’m back in the Ramblings saddle and ready to gear up for some fantasy hockey talk. The timing couldn’t be better either. With training camps firing up this week, the storylines are once again plentiful. Let’s dive in. ** A couple of signings happened on Tuesday. The first was [...]
In fantasy hockey, there are certain players we consider to be dominant in certain categories. For example, it’s a common belief that Alex Ovechkin reigns supreme in goal-scoring, that Patrice Bergeron is a face-off king and that Pittsburgh’s elite power-play results in a lot of power-play points for the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin [...]
Greetings Dobberites! I tried to figure out the last time I pinch-hit to do a Ramblings, and couldn’t remember, which means it’s been quite a while. Hopefully I live up to the lofty standards of the normal ramblers….. Although during these trying times it’s even worse than usual to be aging, part of the benefits [...]
In part twelve of our look at the GMs of the Western Conference, we will look at Jim Benning in Vancouver who before being named GM with the Canucks, was Director of Amateur Scouting in Buffalo for almost eight years and Assistant GM/Director of Player Personnel in Boston for over seven years as well. Category [...]
There are some fantasy leagues out there that count almost every conceivable statistic. I was once in a league that not only counted shootout goals, but also game-winning shootout goals. Yes, the latter is an actual NHL category that some leagues use. (For the curious, the career leader is Frans Nielsen, who has 23 shootout [...]
If you haven’t already, pick up the Fantasy Prospects Report (14th Edition)! This is now fully updated, other than the Mock Draft which we will put in once the final draft order is set. A great summer read, to replace your usual summer reading of, uh, actual fantasy hockey guides. And thank you for supporting [...]
In the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast's 31 Beats series, Elan and Brian are on a league-wide odyssey to explore the fantasy present and future landscapes of each of the NHL's 31 teams, gathering info by interviewing the people who know them best: beat writers! In this episode Elan is joined by Shayna Goldman to talk about [...]
Every Sunday, we’ll 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, Cam Robinson, and Dobber […]
On Saturday more players opted out of the return-to-play plan, including Mike Green, Sven Baertschi, Roman Polak, Lias Andersson, Steven Kampfer, Karl Alzner, and Zach Trotman. As mentioned yesterday, Travis Hamonic has also opted out. It might be easy to assume that some players are opting out because they are unhappy with their current situations [...]
