The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Chris Kreider to a one-year contract worth $2.15 million. Kreider and the Anaheim Ducks recently agreed to terminate the final year of his contract. This agreement was made to clear cap space for the Ducks, who will need that space to sign restricted free agent Cutter Gauthier. Kreider should [...]
For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) DobberHockey has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
Derek Lee of The Hockey News joins the program to discuss the Anaheim Ducks. Jesse and Victor ask about pros Leo Carlsson, Troy Terry, Cutter Gauthier, Beckett Sennecke, Mikael Granlund, Chris Kreider, Jackson LaCombe, Pavel Mintyukov, Lukas Dostal, and Ville Husso. In Cat's instincts, Cat Silverman of InGoal magazine joins to discuss prospect goalies Damian [...]
The focus today will be on two major news stories from the past week and what they could mean in fantasy leagues going forward. Fantasy Hockey Implications of the Ducks Matching Leo Carlsson’s Offer Sheet From a fantasy perspective, Anaheim matching the offer sheet for Carlsson is a major win for anyone invested in him [...]
Introduction The restricted free agent (RFA) offer sheet market has been the NHL’s Cold War of sorts. The NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) essentially handed every general manager the nuclear codes - but GMs seldom push the button. Since the dawn of the salary cap era in 2005, only 12 offer sheets have been tendered, [...]
The St. Louis Blues have acquired forward Mason McTavish from the Anaheim Ducks for two first-round picks (#15 – Nikita Klepov, #29 – later traded to Vegas with the #117 pick for the #28 pick, which Anaheim used to select Marcus Nordmark) in the 2026 draft. McTavish was unable to build on his career high [...]
One team that had oodles of cap space – over $35M according to PuckPedia – was the Anaheim Ducks. It seemed a lock that they would go make a big signing at some point in free agency and while the available names have run thin, they did go get one of the best playmakers available [...]
The Anaheim Ducks have traded goalie John Gibson to the Detroit Red Wings for Petr Mrazek, a 2027 second-round pick, and a 2026 fourth-round pick. After years of rumors, the Ducks finally pulled the trigger on a Gibson trade. A cap hit of $6.4 million with multiple years remaining made it difficult for teams to [...]
Rumours had been there for months now and after some rumblings that a deal with the Anaheim Ducks was in the works, we waited a couple days for the likely Chris Kreider trade to go through (he had a no-trade clause that needed to be waived). After Kreider spent some time evaluating the deal, he [...]
The 2025 Dobber Prospects Report is now available in the Dobber Store! With the Entry Draft just a few weeks away and the Memorial Cup behind us, now is the time to brush up on the names fantasy owners will hear called later this month. It also covers a bevy of prospects currently in the pipeline [...]
