Taylor Hall poked home a loose puck with a minute left in the first overtime period as the Carolina Hurricanes toppled the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in Game 2 of their second-round matchup. Hall now has points in all six games he’s played this postseason, totaling three goals, six assists, 16 shots, and eight hits in [...]
In yesterday’s Ramblings, we covered changes in market share of shots and expected goals among forwards. To get everyone up to speed, the term ‘market share’ refers to the percentage of a team’s shots or expected goals taken by a specific player when they’re on the ice. So, if Cale Makar is on the ice [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to this special 2025 Bubble Keeper Week (“BKW”) edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. As many avid Dobber Hockey readers already know, today marks the second day of BKW. For those who aren’t aware, BKW is dedicated to profiling players who are “on the bubble” with respect to their status [...]
For the last 22 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd 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 [...]
Work on the upcoming 2025-26 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide is proceeds daily as Dobber is hammering away at the projections while the writers are creating specific articles. Whether risers or fallers from last year, category-specific options, under- and over-valued players, and a whole lot more, there are segments of this fantasy guide for fantasy hockey owners of [...]
Chicago and Seattle made a one-for-one swap on Saturday, with the Blackhawks receiving Andre Burakovsky and the Kraken receiving Joe Veleno. Burakovsky is the more established NHLer of the two, having scored 20 goals twice in his career. However, his five-year contract with a cap hit of $5.5 million hasn’t paid off for the Kraken, [...]
Finding value in restricted free agency can be the difference between building a good roster and constructing a great one, especially in today’s NHL cap world. While the spotlight often shines on blockbuster RFAs poised for big paydays, there’s a secondary tier of players flying under the radar (or not) who could deliver strong on-ice [...]
