There was a very significant trade on Monday as Tyler Toffoli was traded to the Calgary Flames. Going the other way is Tyler Pitlick, a first-round pick, a fifth-round pick, and prospect Emil Heineman. His Dobber Prospects profile can be viewed here. Dobber wrote about the trade yesterday and readers can check out his column [...]
The Montreal Canadiens have traded Tyler Toffoli to the Calgary Flames for prospect Emil Heineman, a first- and a fifth-round draft pick. The Flames get: a (COVID pro-rated) two-time 30-goal scorer coming off a pro-rated 38-goal season. Toffoli is only on pace for 58 points this season, but he has 17 points in his last [...]
I hope everyone enjoyed Super Bowl Sunday and having to watch the four NHL games in the morning (on the West Coast at least). For this article, I’m going to focus on some players in the West and look at who has played 300 NHL games or more and are pushing for career-highs in goals [...]
Twitter isn't the only place where hockey players can be trending. Too often, we look at hot/cold streaks from a perspective of points only. While there are some of those on this list, there are always other trends and streaks you should be aware of. You need to know who is doing much better than [...]
As a reminder from your friendly neighborhood fantasy guy – do not forget to acknowledge Valentine’s Day with your loved one. Between COVID and the Superbowl, it will be easy to let things like that slide. * It’s been a surprising season in many regards when it comes to surprise player production. Leading the way, [...]
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, and Dobber ___ 1. A couple of years ago, I posted this article and was asked to provide updated thoughts by a reader. Checking that article [...]
With the All-Star break now in our rear-view mirrors, it’s time to focus ahead towards the trade deadline and the subsequent home stretch of the season. We are quickly approaching the time where you as an owner need to decide whether you are a contender or a pretender. For those of you in keeper leagues, [...]
Thatcher Demko spoiled the fun for the 50 percent (or more) of the Vancouver crowd that was cheering for the Leafs on Saturday. Demko made a career-high 51 saves in stealing a 3-2 Canucks win over Toronto. Since Bruce Boudreau took over, Demko has a sparkling .936 SV% to go with an 11-4-1 record and [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. This week, we’ll jump around doing some quick hits—brief observations about prospects from a range of leagues who are worthy of note. First off, four NCAA defencemen have incredibly high PNHLe [...]
Even though we’ve only been apart for a couple weeks in terms of the Saturday picks lineups, it feels like we’ve missed almost a month’s worth of action when it comes to the happenings in the NHL. All-Star Game festivities, multiple coach firings, retirements, suspensions - you name it, the hockey world has seen it [...]
