A little unexpected Friday afternoon Friedge bomb: According to Elliotte Friedman, Nikita Kucherov has informed the Tampa Bay Lightning that he won’t re-sign with the team and has also asked to be traded. In response, the Lightning have released a statement denying that they plan to trade Kucherov, who is expected to continue playing as [...]
I realized this past week that it has been over 10 years writing at Dobber (September 2016 was my first appearance as a columnist). I started writing about hockey on the DobberHockey forums, posting in every thread I could find, both making a name for myself and having intelligent conversations about players and fantasy hockey [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, Puneet Sharma, and Dobber ___ 1. Two days ahead of Sunday's Heritage Classic against the Montreal Canadiens, the Winnipeg Jets finally took care of a Connor [...]
In the Anaheim Ducks’ 5-4 matinee game win in Philadelphia, Tristan Luneau stood out as the top fantasy performer for the Ducks. Luneau delivered a goal, two assists, two shots, two blocked shots, and a plus-3. Luneau hasn’t been a big scorer throughout his short NHL career, but the fact that he is signed to [...]
Two days ahead of Sunday’s Heritage Classic against the Montreal Canadiens, the Winnipeg Jets finally took care of a Connor Hellebuyck trade. The Jets dealt the veteran goalie to the New Jersey Devils for Dawson Mercer, Alexander Command, Nico Daws, Nick Bjugstad, a 2029 second-round pick, and a 2027 seventh-round pick. Cliffy has the full [...]
After being spoiled with the staggered start times of the Frozen Frenzy last week, we had 11 games last night with all but two starting right at the top of the hour. That means a lot of downtime in between periods. One thing that did come up from the panelists between periods was that Dylan [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, Puneet Sharma, and Dobber ___ 1. Injuries haven't been uncommon during the first part of the season, but the New York Rangers were hit with the [...]
The defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes are as deep as any team in the NHL. Yet it is still a surprise to see Mark Jankowski on a six-game goal-scoring streak. Jankowski scored a power-play goal in the Hurricanes’ 3-2 win over Winnipeg on Saturday. Jankowski also took a season-high four shots while also winning [...]
Friday was a light night of NHL action with just two games, both with relatively late start times. Nathan MacKinnon had that dog in him again on Friday, leading the Colorado Avalanche with a goal and three assists in a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. MacKinnon also finished with nine shots on goal in [...]
We had our first Frozen Frenzy of the season last night, with all 32 teams in action, and all 16 games starting on offset times. That’s enough with the preamble, onto the action! * The evening kicked off with the New Jersey Devils (playing the second of back to back games), being hosted by the [...]
