For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm [...]
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
Welcome fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week we are going to take a closer look at the New York Rangers’ lost season, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ changing fortunes, and Andrei Svechnikov’s offensive resurgence. Let’s get to it! The New York Rangers currently find themselves in the Eastern Conference basement in [...]
This week we are returning to our division reviews and identifying candidates to bounce back and candidates to avoid on draft day. We have already reviewed the Pacific and Central Divisions, so today we move on to the Metro. As a reminder here is a little context setting from the original article. In order to [...]
As teams did for the Four Nations Face-Off, individual countries participating in the men’s ice hockey portion of the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy named their first six roster spots. We won’t dig into every team’s decisions, but there were some notable changes made worth highlighting. One country that didn’t change anything was Finland, naming [...]
There are plenty of players who fall into this category, whether they are long-time card-carrying members of the Band-Aid Boy club, recent additions, or sitting right on the edge of earning that label. Owning one in fantasy can be frustrating, any more is just heartbreaking, but it does happen. If you draft them, you need [...]
Dobber's 19th annual Fantasy Prospects Report is now available! Pick up your copy at Dobber Sports and get a head start on fantasy hockey glory this season. ~ How the mighty have fallen. In today’s Ramblings, we’ll look at two teams that struggled on the power play this past regular season after excelling with the [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Analytics Advantage. With the first round of the playoffs in the rearview, I wanted to dig into how goaltending impacted who moved on and who packed up early. This week’s visuals are updated with data through May 5th (end of the first round) and include a few new features [...]
Welcome back to another edition of Analytics Advantage. With the first round of the 2025 NHL Playoffs in full swing, I’ve shifted focus this week toward a more visual breakdown of team performance. Using data from Natural Stat Trick (postseason only, current through April 29), I’ve built four Tableau charts that explore different areas of [...]
The Eastern Conference has been a masterclass lately in team resilience, competition and individual brilliance. The playoffs are currently around 15 games away for most clubs, and the competition to get in has been heating up. Alex Ovechkin is steadily chasing history—he’s now just eight goals shy of breaking the all-time record. On March 15, [...]
