The divorce papers have finally been signed, and the heartfelt “thank you” messages have been sent. In the final chapter of a messy separation, the Winnipeg Jets and Dustin Byfuglien have agreed to a mutual contract termination. Big Buff is now officially a free agent, so we will find out soon enough whether he will [...]
Last week we explored Frozen Tools’ 4th Year Report to get an idea what players were breaking out in 2019-20. We then used the Next Year report to take a look at players in their third year who could be primed for a big season in 20-21. This week we are going to start with [...]
NHL hockey might be paused just like every other sport, but that hasn’t stopped the St. Louis Blues from locking up two regulars. A day after signing Sammy Blais to a two-year, $3 million extension (AAV $1.5 million), the Blues have inked Marco Scandella to a four-year, $13.1 million contact (AAV $3.275 million). If you [...]
First off, I hope everyone is staying safe and staying indoors as much as possible! Over the last two weeks here, we combed over the Eastern and Western Conference teams for some possible picks in the Seattle expansion. This week, we’re going to look at the final roster, and discuss some thoughts for fantasy league [...]
Looking back on the 2019-20 season, there are a lot of stories that have been hashed and re-hashed: the emergence of the all-star rookie defencemen, McDavid/Draisaitl dominance, Hellebuyck carrying Winnipeg, the playoff race in the Metro, Bryan Rust throwing up monster points out of nowhere, the slow establishment of Tampa Bay’s dominance, and on we [...]
Out of sight, out of mind – that’s the theme for this week’s Injury Ward. During the course of a season, many players miss a significant number of games due to injury. This tends to hinder their point totals, ultimately causing their offensive production to look less impressive when compared to fellow athletes. If a [...]
The season might be at a standstill with no return date in sight, but the Roto Rankings will continue to be updated. Most notably, injured players who would have been on the verge of returning have been added back to the rankings. When reports surface of more players close to being fully healed, we will [...]
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on very active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding everyone how great of a resource the Forums are, especially now that the season has been suspended. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually will get [...]
The NHL has extended its Lockdown phase another two weeks. That’ll take us until the end of April. This remains unsurprising and will continue to occur as the league will not want to cancel the season until they absolutely must. It’s strange to see the different possibilities being heralded by different sports and those in [...]
Here are the Top 50 defensemen to own in your points-only keeper leagues - April edition! As always, players +/- 5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value and at that point become a matter of personal bias or team needs. Click on any player name to be taken to his scouting [...]
