21 Fantasy Hockey Rambles
Every Sunday, we’ll share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week’s 'Daily Ramblings'. Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Cam Robinson, and Dobber […]
Geek of the Week: Andrei the Giant
Andrei Svechnikov dazzled in his sophomore campaign. The former second overall pick in the 2018 draft posted 24 goals, 37 assists, 61 points, which in a full 82 game season would have paced for 29 goals, 45 assists, and 74 points. He also contributed 183 shots on goal, a +9 plus/minus, 20 power play points, [...]
Ramblings: Secondary Assists – Goligoski, Klefbom, Theodore (Mar 29)
Some news to begin: A second unnamed Colorado Avalanche player has tested positive for COVID-19. For more, see the statement from the team’s website. Hoping for all the best. Taylor Hall and the Arizona Coyotes have been discussing a new contract during the pause (NHL.com). * Yesterday I discussed the primary assists per goal leaders [...]
The Journey: Draft Worthy Rookie Forwards in 2020
Welcome back for another edition of The Journey. A lot has happened in the hockey world since my last post. Many leagues have officially closed the door on their respective leagues, resulting in an unfortunate end to their 2019-20 seasons and postseason. This list includes the CHL, meaning there will be no winner etched onto [...]
Ramblings: Primary Assists Per Goal Leaders Voracek, Backstrom, Bailey (Mar 28)
Hello, I hope you’re doing well and laying low at this time. A special shout out to all the health-care workers working the frontlines of this pandemic, plus anyone else who is working extra hard during this time. The Anaheim Ducks have signed 2019 first-round pick Trevor Zegras to a three-year, entry-level contract. Now that [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: Multi-cat forwards past and present
We started off this idea last week, looking at various stat categories and comparing them to past years, and we are going to continue this week. We don’t have a lot of new information to use, and we don’t know what the future of the NHL season looks like so it seems a good use [...]
Ramblings: Reliving some great games from the last decade
I just wanted to take some to highlight some articles I’ve enjoyed from our Dobber writers over the last couple weeks. Sometimes it’s not easy to draw attention away from everything that’s going on so maybe there are some things our readers have missed. Here are a few from the last 10 days or so. [...]
Capped: Looking at potential compliance buyouts
There was an interesting article yesterday on Sportsnet that talked about some compliance buyout possibilities should that be a part of the trickle-down effect from the Covid19 impact on the current NHL season that bleeds into next year. It got me thinking about not only who I would imagine to be the top candidates to [...]
Ramblings: Comparing goal rates for non-elite players, part 2
In Tuesday’s Ramblings, we discussed players who outscored their expected goals rates by the most significant margin in 2019-20. The reason for that is just to figure out who might be overheating and who is not. As mentioned a couple times in those Ramblings, just because a player outscores their expected goals does not mean [...]
Fantasy Poll: Bounce-Back Contenders
With the 2019-20 regular season all but over we can confidently identify fantasy goats, namely the players falling short of their expected level of production. But the big question is whether what we saw from them this season was just a blip in the radar or a downward trend? And who better to weigh [...]