Top 300 Keeper League Skaters – January 2019
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper league - January edition! As always, players within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal and at that point are a matter of team needs or personal bias. These rankings are late this month due to the extensive [...]
Looking Ahead: January 11 – January 23
All fantasy owners need help in the short term AND the long term. The Looking Ahead feature identifies one player to plug into lineups in the short term, a second to invest in for the long term, a third to bench for the coming week, and a fourth who will struggle to meet expectations [...]
Ramblings: Bobrovsky Benched; Hornqvist Injured; Top Line Thompson; Midseason Guide – January 11
Today is the day, Dobber community! Today is the day that the 2019 Dobber Hockey Midseason Fantasy Guide drops (at 3pm EST!). If you haven’t reserved your copy, you can buy it right now. It contains rest of season projections, recommendations, call-ups, trade targets, and a whole lot more. Get the edge you need [...]
Capped: Valuing Draft Picks in All Rounds
With New Year’s done and gone along with the World Juniors, all we have left are the food comas, some questionable resolutions, and the second half of the NHL season. This week for the Capped Column, we’re going to tie together the World Juniors, the end of the 2018-2019 NHL season, and a resolution [...]
Ramblings: Updates on Andersen, McAvoy; Jokiharju Returns; Kase – January 10
Frederik Andersen was back in net for the Leafs in practice on Wednesday, but don’t anticipate him to make the start on Thursday. It looks like his target for return will be Saturday night. At the least, those in weekly fantasy leagues will really only miss out on one start from him. Everyone else [...]
Injury Ward: Ehlers, Eichel, Schmaltz, Pettersson, and Hall
Some of you didn’t buy Dobber’s fantasy hockey guide this year, and it shows. Seriously, I’m tired of watching you lose matchups to Kevin from Accounting. That guy knows absolutely nothing about hockey and he somehow manages to beat you every week with his trash team of unsustainable performers. Why don’t you go teach [...]
Goldipucks and the Three Skaters: Lindholm, Reinhart, & Doughty
With the turning of the calendar to 2019, enough of the season has passed for me to resume my series of periodic columns I refer to as “Goldipucks and the Three Skaters.” For first time readers, or those who are in need of a refresher, it’s a play on the Goldilocks and the [...]
Ramblings: McDavid Dragging Anchors, Karlsson, Wheeler, Pirri, & What’s Up With Ghost? (Jan. 9)
A nice slate of games tonight so we won't waste any time getting into the action. The Caps and Flyers squared off on Tuesday evening in a battle of teams on the opposite ends of the division. Despite Nicklas Backstrom being sidelined with a bug, the results were as you'd expect. Jakub Vrana potted [...]
Lining Up: Guentzel on Fire; Barzal Producing – January 8
Are you tired of losing matchups in fantasy hockey? Frustrated with the trash talk from your fellow GMs who clearly aren’t as talented as you? Ready to put an end to those sleepless nights and turn your season around? Well, do I have something for you! Dobber’s midseason guide is the industry’s leading resource [...]