Key players missing from any lineup is something that can really derail the season of any team (look at New Jersey, goaltending aside). That had been happening to Colorado as Gabriel Landeskog is out for the season, Sam Girard went into the Player Assistance Program, as did Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen has been out for [...]
Welcome to the newest edition of the Injury Ward. Here you will find the latest NHL injury updates and also which players may benefit from these situations. My name is Blake Creamer and I will be tackling this topic every single week. I want this article to work for you, so if there are players [...]
When players struggle, the hope is it’s just temporary and they’ll right their ship before too long. For some, that hope turns into reality, while for others it doesn’t, resulting in an entire season of disappointment. Which players are underperforming yet still capable of turning things around in the second half? That’s for your votes [...]
Between the cap league skater and goalie rankings, as well as the free agency salary projections, this is the first of four days in a row where I’m publishing something on the site. Lots to look forward to as we roll towards the weekend. * Victor Soderstrom was recalled after the Coyotes lost Troy Stetcher [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up! This week we will wrap up the ongoing series of a team-by-team review of noteworthy line combinations over the last calendar year for any useful information moving forward. Let’s dive in. Pittsburgh Over the last calendar year and historically, Bryan Rust has assumed a role alongside top [...]
Welcome inside the latest edition of Eastern Edge, a weekly fantasy hockey column here at Dobber Hockey analyzing all of the top trending fantasy news out east that will impact your fantasy hockey squad on a week-to-week basis.Compared to the action out west, from the record-setting Edmonton Oilers adding bodies, to the league-leading Winnipeg Jets [...]
Injuries up front have been a problem for Buffalo all season long. It started with Jack Quinn’s Achilles issue, then Dylan Cozens’s facial injury, then Alex Tuch missed time, and so on. The latest was Jeff Skinner, who missed Buffalo’s last five games. The good news is that he was back on the ice for [...]
Like last season, I will grade each team in the West to see how additions to the rosters have fared to date. Rookies are not included. Anaheim Ducks The Ducks brought in Robert Hagg, Alex Killorn, Radko Gudas and Alex Stalock in free agency. Between Killorn and Gudas, Anaheim added $10.25 million to their books [...]
One of the easiest ways to decide which players to pick up from the waiver in one-year leagues is to follow the mob mentality. When you're sorting free agents, you might sort by percentage of leagues that players are rostered in. Oftentimes, it can be tempting to just select the top players. After all, if [...]
Before we get into Sunday’s games and streaming options for the week ahead, let’s run through some noteworthy injury updates from around the league. https://twitter.com/MitchellClinton/status/1749122854262636941 Winnipeg’s top center won’t be available against the Bruins on Monday. Considering he just started skating by himself, I wouldn’t expect him to play against Toronto on Wednesday either. Adam [...]
