Frozen Tools Forensics: Low-Profile Rookies
Some rookies this season finished more strongly than expected and are worth keeping an eye on for next season. We’ve highlighted a few that perhaps haven’t yet caught most people’s attention. Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay Lightning Cirelli played 18 regular season games with Tampa Bay in 2017-2018 and scored five goals [...]
Top 100 Keeper League Defensemen – April 2019
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper leagues - April edition! I noted this Thursday in the full Top 300 list: As with every year for the last 17 years, my April, May and June adjustments are casual. The July and August editions are my "audit" rankings because, [...]
Dobber Ramblings: Day Two of the NHL Playoffs; Gusev; Defence Scoring – April 12
There may be reinforcements on the way for Vegas as Nikita Gusev, the 26-year old Russian who was traded to the Golden Knights by Tampa Bay as part of the package to draft Jason Garrison in the expansion draft, could be in Vegas soon. You can read Gusev’s Dobber Prospects profile here. Nothing is [...]
Capped: Acquiring Team-Friendly Contracts
Playoffs are here, and it is the best time of year. Three or four games a day, and all great hockey. It’s too bad that the NHL hasn’t figured out that the best way to schedule a Saturday is one game each at noon, 3pm, 7pm, and 10pm (EST). Alas, we can’t have everything. [...]
Top 300 Keeper League Skaters – April 2019
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper leagues - April edition! As with every year for the last 17 years, my April, May and June adjustments are casual. The July and August editions are my "audit" rankings because, thanks to the Fantasy Guide, every detail of every player within [...]
Ramblings: Opening Night Of Playoffs; Injury Updates; Defence Production – April 11
It doesn’t look like Anton Stralman will be returning to the Tampa Bay lineup anytime soon. He has played three games since the end of February and may not be ready for any point in the first round. Assuming there isn’t an upset, the Lightning don’t really need him right now and as I’ll [...]
Injury Ward: First Round Playoff Edition
The Stanley Cup Playoffs have arrived! Will your favourite team have a healthy lineup as they begin their quest for Lord Stanley’s Mug? Find out in this week’s Injury Ward! Follow me on Twitter @BrennanDeSouza for the latest injury updates during the playoffs. Boston Bruins Kevan Miller – Will miss the beginning of [...]
Roos Lets Loose: Forum Buzzing on Patrick, Girard, and More
Welcome to another edition of “Forum Buzz,” a column where I dissect popular recent posts from the DobberHockey Forums. Pretty much anything within the forums might be covered, other than trades (those usually will get their own separate write-ups on the site and are also covered in the next day’s Ramblings) and signings (those [...]
Ramblings: Draft Lottery; Lineup News; Looking Ahead – April 10
It was quite the eventful draft lottery as Colorado did not end up with the first overall pick, sliding to fourth. The Rangers, Devils, and Blackhawks all jumped into the top-3. New Jersey ended up grabbing the top pick with New York ending up in the second slot. Should everything go to plan, the [...]