For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber and his team have 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 Columbus Blue Jackets hired Rick Bowness on January 12, 2026, and one of the players who benefited from the new coach was center Charlie Coyle: His points per game increased significantly from 0.58 (26 points in 45 games) to 0.86 (32 points in 37 games). Before Bowness came on as coach, Coyle was only [...]
The Vancouver Canucks have traded right wing Conor Garland to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick. From the Blue Jackets’ side: The Blue Jackets receive Garland, a middle-six winger who has been a consistent 45-to-55-point player during his 4+ seasons with the Canucks. The smallish (5-10, 165 [...]
The Seattle Kraken sent left wing Mason Marchment to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick. Marchment lasted just 29 games with the Kraken after being acquired from Dallas in the offseason. He has registered four goals and 13 points in 29 games, currently on a sub-40-point pace. [...]
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 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 [...]
For the past several weeks we have been focusing on skater decisions at various positions. The goal was to find players you might want to add/drop during these do-or-die matchups (at least for leagues using a head-to-head format). With playoff matchups well underway we are going to focus this week on the remaining scheduled games. [...]
Part five in a seven-part review takes a look at the teams that failed to reach the postseason and what kind of impact each of them will have on your keeper-league squad. This week, we take a look at Colorado and Columbus.
Part five in a seven-part review takes a look at the teams that failed to reach the postseason and what kind of impact each of them will have on your keeper-league squad. This week, we take a look at Colorado and Columbus.
