20 Fantasy Hockey Thoughts
Every Sunday until the start of the 2018-19 regular season, we'll share 20 Fantasy Thoughts from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's "Daily Ramblings". […]
Ramblings: Perry vs. Lucic, Domi vs. Galchenyuk, Montreal vs. Ottawa (June 17)
Perry vs. Lucic, Domi vs. Galchenyuk, Montreal vs. Ottawa […]
The Journey: Rising Prospect Forwards
Kirill Maksimov A new month means a new Top 200 Fantasy Prospect Forward ranking and thus is where we turn for this week’s installment of The Journey. Kirill Maksimov – EDM, up to 190 from 314 Kirill Maksimov is a rare breed for the Edmonton Oilers as he is one of only [...]
Alex Galchenyuk traded for Max Domi
Fantasy Impact: In a one-for-one deal, the Montreal Canadiens sent Alex Galchenyuk to the Arizona Coyotes for Max Domi. The Coyotes get: A goal-scoring forward who was drafted as a centre but has struggled to thrive in that position at the NHL-level. Galchenyuk is two years removed from a 30-goal, 56-point campaign. [...]
Ramblings: Max Domi for Alex Galchenyuk, & If Tavares Leaves, Who Suffers the Most?
Please excuse any glaring errors tonight. My mind is nearly mush from the release of my Final Top-130 2018 NHL Draft Rankings on Thursday night. The time that goes into these rankings is astronomical. Fortunately, it’s a labour of love. ** The MAJOR NEWS of the evening was another one-for-one deal done by the [...]
Frozen Pool Forensics: Potential Breakout Players
Though I am not going to say I will make a call like prior Frozen Pool Forensics writer Cam Robinson on a breakout season for Nathan Mackinnon, it’s time to bring some youth-oriented names to the table that seem like they’re ready to bust out in 2018-19. A couple of the following really stood [...]
Ramblings: Parenteau Retiring, Calder Cup, Caggiula Signing, More Name Values – June 15
It was announced on Thursday that PA Parenteau would be retiring. The now-35-year-old Parenteau could not find a home to play in the NHL in 2017-18 and given the league’s propensity for infrequently providing contracts for players of his age in this era, the writing was on the wall. Parenteau’s hockey career is one of [...]
Capped: Brendan Gallagher
Over a year ago now, I wrote an article on Brad Marchand, delving in to some of the strange numbers in his career to that point. I had painted a picture of optimism, but still fell short on his production these past two seasons. With him being thrust back into the spotlight for reasons [...]
Ramblings: Subban, Budaj, Grubauer, Kovalchuk, Ekman-Larsson, and More- June 14
Just a heads up that fellow Dobber writer and editor Cam Robinson will be releasing his draft rankings today. Cam puts in a lot of work to follow all the players you need to know for your dynasty drafts and I would very much recommend checking out his work. You can view his Twitter feed [...]