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 [...]
Well, it’s official. Barring any further complications or spikes in cases over the next three weeks, we are poised to have playoff hockey and tons of it. While I certainly had my reservations regarding the resumption of play, once everyone is placed in their respected bubbles, I do admit that this can certainly work. If [...]
It’s now officially official. The NHL and NHLPA have voted to accept the new CBA and the return-to-play plan. Barring a massive COVID-19 outbreak either in the bubble or nearby, we will witness playoff hockey in less than a month. Training camps will open on Monday, with teams travelling to the hub cities on July [...]
Last week we took a look at prospect forwards that had some NHL experience in 2019-20. This week we are going to extend that series a bit. Prospects certainly aren’t my area of expertise (go to Dobber Prospects for that), but there are some really interesting options in Frozen Tools that help us take a [...]
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 David Schoen to talk [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only keeper leagues - July edition! As always, players within +/-5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of your team's needs or personal preference. Get detailed, thorough analysis of all these players in the [...]
The 2020 Dobber Hockey Prospects Report – which is discussed later in this column – is now for sale in the Dobber Shop. Get the info you need on prospects already drafted and yet to be drafted. Help support what we do and grab your copy today! * We had a lot of news drop [...]
It was announced late Wednesday night that the New Jersey Devils had hired former Dallas and Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff to be their new bench boss. It was first reported by Kevin Weekes of the NHL Network and later confirmed by, well, everybody. The Devils had interviewed other candidates, but they ended up with the [...]
Usually this article would be summarizing all of the puzzling signings made on July 1st, and applauding the teams that either made one shrewd signing, or generally opted out of the bidding wars. Alas, we just have the news of what the salary cap is likely to look like for the future bidding wars, whenever [...]
Here are the Top 200 forward prospects to own in your points-only keeper league - July edition! Get detailed, thorough analysis of all these players in the latest Fantasy Prospects Report (14th annual edition). Just released, it breaks down outlook, upside, likely production, likelihood of success and wait time of over 400 NHL drafted prospects, [...]
