Ramblings: Do Players Perform Better When They Need a New Contract? (Sep 23)
When sharing five tips for your fantasy draft, I made the obvious claim that not every player elevates their game when they’re in the final year of a contract. One of our lovely readers, Glenn, [...]
21 Fantasy Hockey Rambles
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 — The [...]
Ramblings: Lankinen Signs with Canucks; Schmaltz, Vatrano, Varlamov (Sep 22)
The Canucks were finally able to agree to terms with Kevin Lankinen on Saturday, signing him to a one-year contract worth $875,000. Lankinen played in 24 games with Nashville in 2023-24 as Juuse Saros’s backup, [...]
The Journey: Dark Horses for the 2024-2025 Calder Trophy
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** Happy Saturday, folks! We have already touched on who the odds-on favorites [...]
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Goldipucks and the Three Skaters: Bo Horvat; Anze Kopitar & Timo Meier
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare [...]
Ramblings: How Stamkos was Replaced; Top and Bottom Free Agent Contracts & More (July 3)
July 1st was a crazy day, and Brennan, Mike, and Ian did an amazing job with the non-stop coverage. I had a bunch of family time I was busy with, on top of helping my [...]
Ramblings: A Free Agent Frenzy for the Ages; Thoughts on the Draft; Slafkovský Extension; Michkov Signs – July 2
Free agency proved to be quite the busy day as CapFriendly let us know that it was the first time in NHL history that over one billion dollars – yes, with a ‘B’ – was [...]
Fantasy Take: Oilers Get Another Skinner in the Game
Edmonton has a longstanding reputation of being carried by its superstars, but the organization took steps towards changing that perception on Monday. After adding Viktor Arvidsson earlier in the day (read Ian’s take on that [...]
Fantasy Take: Gostisbehere, Walker Sign in Carolina
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed two key defensemen: Shayne Gostisbehere to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $3.2 million, and Sean Walker to a five-year contract with a $3.6 million AAV. The [...]
Fantasy Take: Duclair Declared an Islander
The Islanders strengthened their top-six on Monday, signing Anthony Duclair to a four-year deal at an AAV of $3.5 million. The 28-year-old winger spent most of last season in San Jose, where he posted an [...]