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. One of the ways the NHL has changed in the last 10 years is the involvement of defencemen in the [...]
Vancouver Canucks fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Canucks and Elias Pettersson have agreed to an eight-year extension at $11.6 million per season. The belief is that Pettersson had originally stated he wanted to wait until the offseason to negotiate a new contract, but the Canucks wanted this resolved sooner. The fact [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Goals are at a premium in fantasy. They are harder to obtain than assists and are given an extra value boost in many formats. When it comes to prospects, players [...]
Back-to-back 5-1 Saturdays has our overall record looking extra crispy heading into our preferred day for wagering on the NHL’s schedule. Before getting too far ahead of ourselves here, let’s stick to the basics: preparation, research, and picking the best possible betting spots by taking a deep dive into our three favorite matchups. Trade chips [...]
Lightning in a bottle If you are reading this column, you play fantasy hockey. What you’re looking for is that magical hot streak that you can grab on the free agent market. Sure, they’re not worth Connor McDavid or Connor Bedard, but maybe a Connor McMichael? Through mid-to-late February, the Capitals’ third-line center had five [...]
Imagine that you’re the team that ends a struggling team’s 14-game losing streak. In addition, said team with the losing streak was playing the second game of back-to-backs on the road. Ladies and gentlemen, your 2023-24 Ottawa Senators. https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1763758235532623884 So yeah, the Senators could look different very soon. Vladimir Tarasenko seems like the perfect rental [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up! This week we will discuss some hot players in good situations as well as a potential change of the guard coming in the crease. Let’s dive in. Logan Stankoven and Wyatt Johnston Logan Stankoven made his NHL debut last Sunday and seems poised to make it as [...]
Welcome back all! We’re coming right down to the wire here in fantasy with many leagues out there. If you’re league is like mine there’s a couple teams at the top, couple at the bottom, and a log jam of clubs between the three and seven spot. Every week matters, of course, but these are [...]
Welcome to deadline season. There have been a few dominos to fall leading up to the deadline, but nothing compared to the early start we saw last year. We won’t be hitting directly on a specific trade in this article, but in honor of the trade deadline, and to set our expectations accordingly when players [...]
Joseph Woll made his long-awaited return to the Leafs lineup on Thursday. Playing in his first game since December 7, Woll stopped 30 of 32 shots while earning a 3-2 win over Arizona. Hopefully you were able to activate him in time for what was a juicy home matchup against the struggling Coyotes, who have [...]
