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 [...]
Happy Tuesday y’all! Welcome back to Lining Up, our weekly series on lineup trends and what to look forward to in the coming week. I have to start with a shout out to Dobber and the rest of the managing crew for having me back for another year. We have made it to September. Training [...]
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, Central and Metro Divisions, so today we move on to the Atlantic As a reminder here is a little context setting from the original article. To make [...]
Today’s focus will be on two Atlantic division line combinations that significantly outperformed their baseline. All six of these players enjoyed a disproportionate level of success due to elevated luck-based metrics. We start in Boston with Pavel Zacha, who set personal highs of 30 goals, 65 points, 0.83 points per game, and 64% of power [...]
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and a third [...]
Three of the eight first-round series were still active as of Friday. Buffalo led Boston 3–2, Montreal led Tampa Bay 3–2, and Vegas led Utah 3–2. The results from those three games shaped the second round bracket matchups. Part 1 broke down the five closed series through a full PDO and shot-quality lens. The last [...]
Jonathan Quick said he’s played his last game in the NHL following his start in Florida on Monday. He will finish his career with 410 regular season wins, 49 more playoff wins, two Stanley Cups, a Conn Smythe trophy, and a one-way ticket to the Hall of Fame. That he is retiring in the same [...]
Good day to all! Last night’s lineup came together almost too easily — which is usually a red flag — pairing both the Ottawa Senators and Utah Mammoth second lines with Jakob Chychrun and Logan Thompson in net. Ottawa handled those pesky Canucks, and Utah’s second line managed five shots on goal, but that’s a [...]
Calvin Pickard was waived by the Oilers on Sunday after struggling in limited action this season. In 16 appearances, he went 5-6-2 with an .871 save percentage and a 3.68 GAA, clearing the path for Connor Ingram to step into the backup role. For now. Ingram has quietly earned that spot, posting a 6-3-1 record [...]
In my Ramblings on Tuesday, this column went over some forwards that have a couple of signs of positive regression that we look for when trying to figure out who is due for a rebound. Yesterday, these Ramblings covered the same signs of positive regression but for defencemen. Today, we’re going in the other direction: [...]
