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, Puneet Sharma, and Dobber ___ DobberHockey's 2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Guide is now available in the Dobber Shop! Team-by-team overviews updated through to the start of the [...]
Welcome to the September 20, 2026 edition of the Injury Ward! Oh happy days! Preseason hockey returned last night, which means we are now only single-digit days away from the start of the regular season! In addition to all of the amazing content found in the columns of the Dobber Hockey website and socials, be [...]
The preseason begun on Saturday with seven games, two of which were split-squad games between the Canadiens and Maple Leafs. In the Habs/Leafs game in Toronto, Gavin McKenna appeared in a live NHL game for the first time. McKenna was held without a point in just over 20 minutes of icetime in a 4-1 loss [...]
Few positions test dynasty managers’ patience like goaltender. Unlike skaters, goalie development is rarely linear, with prospects capable of rising, stalling, and rebounding quickly. That makes Dobber’s annual August goalie audit particularly useful. Rather than focusing on established NHL starters, I’m looking at younger goalies whose dynasty value is still developing and asking whether significant [...]
Connor Hellebuyck has been suspended by the Jets after not reporting to camp. Hellebuyck, who has five years remaining on his contract, has requested a trade. With the possibility of missing the start of the season and a potentially long holdout, Hellebuyck places fantasy teams in a difficult situation – particularly those that have retained [...]
Same scoreboard, different engines The Dallas Stars scored 273 goals last season and the Anaheim Ducks scored 265, and they got there from opposite ends of the shot chart. Dallas took the fewest 5v5 attempts in the league (five a side, both goalies in net, and in regulation time), 49.4 per 60 minutes against a [...]
The NHL season is approaching, and the flow of news is starting to pick up. Training camps have begun, and we have injury updates, signings, line combos, and PTOs. Professional tryouts are not usually the way to make a name for yourself as a fantasy player and for the most part fantasy leagues won’t be [...]
We got an update on New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal as Stefen Rosner reports that Barzal may still be ready for the first game of the regular season. It still isn’t a great sign that a player with Barzal’s injury history is missing training camp, but the news certainly could be a lot worse. [...]
Hello all, and happy July 1st!Well, actually, it’s September 16th, but with the number of NHL extensions flying in, it feels like July 1st. There’s a lot to cover, enough that some extensions will spill into next week. Let’s get into it.Mark Stone (34, RW) signs a 2-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights at [...]
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced that forwards Yanni Gourde and Dominic James are going to miss some time, the former with a hip surgery and the latter with a broken hand. Gourde is expected out until December and James will miss a couple of weeks of the regular season. Both Gourde and James are centres [...]
