Ramblings: Matthews Returns and Scores Three; Five-Point Night for Aho; Great 2025 Performances from DeSmith, Greaves, Allen, and More – January 2
Auston Matthews was back in the lineup for Toronto after taking a few games off, which is not a moment too soon for fantasy managers and Maple Leafs fans alike. Winger William Nylander skated prior [...]
DFS Thursday: Montreal’s Power Play, Toronto’s Backup Matchup; Dallas Defensemen, and More
Good morning, everyone and a very happy New Year’s! While I didn’t stay up until midnight, I woke up with a nice third place finish in the DraftKings single-entry $750. It was a very brave [...]
Keeping Karlsson: Cole, There’s No Time!
Elan and Brian cover all the action from the first week of the NHL season, and identify our earliest must-adds, can-drops, sell highs and buy lows in your fantasy hockey leagues.
Capped: Trading for Eriksson Ek, Cates, O’Reilly, or Hofer
Hello and welcome back all to the world’s #1 most trusted source when it comes to all things NHL salary, salary cap, and your salary league. This week, it’s all about the New Year and [...]
Ramblings: Olympic Roster Announcements; Stamkos Scores 600th Goal; Tremendous 2025 Performances from Celebrini, Boldy, Raddysh, Seider, and Walman – January 1
The official announcement for the USA men’s Olympic roster is set for today, but Michael Russo of The Athletic reported yesterday what the roster would look like. Remember that teams can bring 14 forwards, eight [...]
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| 15.6 | MIKKO RANTANEN WYATT JOHNSTON JUSTIN HRYCKOWIAN | |
| 10.9 | TYLER SEGUIN JASON ROBERTSON ROOPE HINTZ | |
| 10.8 | SAM STEEL MIKKO RANTANEN WYATT JOHNSTON | |
Ramblings: McDavid for Conn Smythe, Nedeljkovic Signed, Possible Values of Players That Could Be Traded (Jun 21)
Well, we have a Stanley Cup Final series now. There’s no way the Panthers wanted to make the long trek back to Edmonton for another crack at winning the cup. The good news for Florida [...]
Ramblings: Markstrom and Dubois Traded; Hronek’s Extension; Thoughts on Ehlers, Larkin, Couturier, Hertl, and More – June 20
On Tuesday, Vancouver extended defenceman Filip Hronek for eight years at $7.25M. While that might seem like a big number, as a percentage of the cap in 2024-25, that works out to just over 8%, [...]
Fantasy Take: Kings and Capitals Swap Kuemper for Dubois
Unlike the Jacob Markstrom to New Jersey trade that had been teased for months if not a year, this bombshell came out of nowhere. https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1803502883041898781 The Capitals are taking on some huge term, banking [...]
Fantasy Take: Flames Finally Make a Markstrom Deal With the Devils
The New Jersey Devils acquired Jacob Markstrom (salary 31.25% retained), and he will now form a tandem next year with Jake Allen. This is a /significant/ improvement over the options from last season. The return [...]
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Scoring Increase Streaks
It’s time for another of my annual offseason polls. This one focuses on players who have seen their scoring pace rise for three or more consecutive seasons, or who’ve played a total of only three [...]
Ramblings: Oilers Drag Out a Game Six; Columbus Coaching Change; Hronek and Perunovich Sign & More (Jun 19)
The Edmonton Oilers took game five to drag the Florida Panthers back to Alberta. The Panthers still have two chances to close out this series, but it really has the feeling of one that’s going [...]
DobberHockey Podcasts
Keeping Karlsson: Cole, There’s No Time!
Elan and Brian cover all the action from the first week of the NHL season, and identify our earliest must-adds, can-drops, sell highs and buy lows in your fantasy hockey leagues.
Keeping Karlsson: Matchup Maximizer 2026/27 Week 2
Elan takes a look at the schedule for the upcoming weeks of NHL action and recommends players with good schedules that you should consider streaming in to win your head to head matchups.
Fantasy Hockey Life: Tidy Takes Part 1
TiDy Admiral Ryan Downey and Victor Nuno break down recent trades in the FHL Tiered Dynasty’s top division, the Lord Stanley division. Tune in to consider trades between some of the best dynasty sharks we know, including patron polls on the trades and Victor’s analysis. Have a listen! Our show is part of the Dobber […]
Keeping Karlsson: Short Shifts – I Tried to be Like Parker Kelly
Elan is joined by Ryan Downey for the premiere of season 8 of Short Shifts! — KKUPFL late registration is ongoing! We’re still filling new divisions in the world’s greatest fantasy hockey league. Details at https://www.kkupfl.com/. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our perks all year round, including KKUPFL […]
Keeping Karlsson: Shabanov Ranks
Elan and Brian fly through the final preseason lines for every NHL team ahead of opening night, and share their guys to watch– or look away from– in your fantasy hockey leagues.