For a moment, cast away team allegiances, previous franchise bias, or any preconceived hate toward teams that made into the Stanley Cup Playoffs over others: the past two weeks of NHL action have been nothing short of captivating. Hats off to the best team in the NHL at both ends of the ice this year [...]
Sam Reinhart’s 10th goal of the postseason proved to be the difference as the Florida Panthers captured the first Stanley Cup in franchise history thanks to a 2-1 win in Game 7. Reinhart ripped a shot under goaltender Stuart Skinner’s glove, and the game-winner was a fitting end to a season where the winger finished [...]
Stanley Cup Final. Game 7. Fans watching with bated breath as puck drop approaches. All eyes are on Edmonton and Florida, on Linus Ullmark and Joonas Korpisalo – I mean Stuart Skinner and Sergei Bobrovsky. Minutes before the biggest game in recent memory, Boston and Ottawa decided to steal the spotlight with one of the [...]
One of the surest ways to stay competitive in your keeper pool with a salary cap is to move on from your expensive players in a timely fashion and acquire entry-level players who produce when they are cheap. It sounds easy enough, but it is one of the most difficult things to put into practice [...]
When it comes to the array of impressive numbers from the masterpiece of a season by Edmonton Oilers talisman Connor McDavid, the only one that matters right now is whether the zero in his Cup column updates to one following Game 7. However, even if it doesn’t, this campaign of hockey majesty is worth discussing [...]
Michkov Flying to Philly Matvei Michkov had the talent to go second overall in the 2023 draft. However, due to his KHL contract commitments, there were concerns he’d be stuck in Russia for a few years. Those concerns caused him to fall on draft day, until the Flyers swooped in and snagged him seventh overall. [...]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Geek of the Week! In this article, I am going to review some case studies of fantasy teams that utilized a Zero Goalie (ZeroG) approach. I will be directly comparing the Goalie Value in these strategies to the opposite strategy of drafting secure Goalies early. In ZeroG, you don’t [...]
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, Brennan Des and Dobber — 1. Can the Edmonton Oilers complete an improbable comeback in the Stanley Cup Final? We will find out on Monday evening [...]
The Kings have signed Alex Turcotte to a three-year, $2.325 million contract. The fifth overall pick in 2019, Turcotte has played fewer NHL games (32) than all the players drafted from 1 to 18 that year. He played 20 of those games in 2023-24, scoring four points in 20 games. His AHL scoring rate was [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** The moment we've been eagerly waiting for is almost here—the NHL 2024 Draft is just around the corner. With the excitement building, I thought it would be a great time to dive [...]
