We got significant updates on a few Blackhawks players, and none of them good. Brandon Saad is going to miss a few weeks with an ankle injury while both Calvin de Haan and Brent Seabrook are out for the season with shoulder surgeries of their own. On top of that, for Seabrook, he will [...]
Since we were interrupted by the trade of Taylor Hall, let’s conveniently cover him for our first West team, and then get to the other 14 teams in the NHL that we didn’t get a chance to discuss two weeks ago. Here’s a 2000-word edition to peruse over your Boxing-Day Bailey’s. **** Arizona [...]
One of my favourite top-10 columns every year is looking at players who are undervalued and underrated. **** Don’t forget to pre-order Dobber’s midseason guide, available Jan. 10. **** These players are special, and it’s good to make note of them as they can produce at a high level and you can usually [...]
With the World Juniors underway, maybe just a little reminder that fans shouldn’t get their hopes up too high. It’s not just the yelling and screaming at teenagers – some of whom have been in the NHL already – but it’s just the success rate of prospects. For a quick little exercise on just [...]
It’s time for nice (and even naughty!) readers to unwrap another present from under the DobberHockey Christmas tree - a list of the top ten fantasy defensemen from this decade (factoring in games through December 22nd). And although reliving the past is great fun, winning your current league is also of the utmost importance, [...]
The unflagging Sidney Crosby ushered in the decennium by netting Team Canada’s golden OT winner at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Connor McDavid carries the torch into the new decade at supersonic speed. Two generational talents, perfect bookends to venerate the hockey years 2010 to 2019. (Pre-order the 12th annual Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide now [...]
My how time flies. Another decade coming to a close and a few more white hairs in my beard. It seems like just yesterday that world was gearing up for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Barack Obama was nearing the halfway mark of his first term. Dwayne Johnson was portraying a minor hockey [...]
Merry Christmas everyone! May each of you unwrap a 12-game points streak from your most disappointing player, an early return from your injured star, and a lights-out performance from your latest waiver pickup. * Beginning today will be our Decades series, with three feature articles today from Rick Roos, Cam Robinson and Mario Prata, melding [...]
Here are the Top 30 goaltenders to own in your keeper leagues, with link to the full Top 100 - December edition! As always, assess value using the tiers, even if they may seem "out of order". There is a certain 'safety net' to these tiers in that you may lose out on [...]
