This week’s group is built around players whose fantasy value is being driven by real, repeatable usage rather than short-term scoring spikes. Some are benefiting from expanded power-play roles, others from stable top-six minutes, and a few sit in the middle as speculative adds where the deployment still makes the risk worthwhile. The common thread [...]
Scott Wedgewood and Thomas Harley made their returns to the lineup last night. Harley was sitting behind Miro Heiskanen as far as the offence in Dallas was concerned early on, so it will be interesting to see whether he can make any in-roads there, and how that affects what has been a fantastic run from [...]
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 back to another year of fantasy with Dobber Hockey! With the NHL season underway, this also means fantasy managers are in the midst of their league season. Whether you are scanning the waiver wire for possible adds or scouring the trade market, we have the information you need. Managers, let’s take a look at [...]
Checking the news Thursday morning, I saw that the Carolina Hurricanes signed defenceman Oliver Kylington to a professional tryout (as well as forward Givani Smith). Kylington played just 19 games between Colorado and Anaheim last season, totaling five points. He sustained an upper-body injury at the end of November and did not return until early [...]
As we have been doing all week, today’s Ramblings is keeper-league focused, looking at decisions fantasy managers have to make between which players are kept and which are thrown back into the player pool. We have a lot more questions today than normal so let’s not waste any time. My last couple Ramblings covering other [...]
The NHL season delivered plenty of intriguing storylines beyond just the numbers, with many players showing noticeable differences in their game depending on where they played, their roles, or how they were deployed. Some brought extra edge in familiar settings, while others thrived under the spotlight at home or carved out career years leaning into [...]
It is almost a week past the trade deadline, and we are going to take the opportunity to do some quick reactions to a few of the players who have changed scenes. There were projected assessments of winners and losers for fantasy purposes, but now we have a few games under our belt let’s go [...]
The Ottawa Senators have acquired center Dylan Cozens, defenseman Dennis Gilbert, and a 2026 second-round pick from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for center Josh Norris and defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker. The Senators receive: Cozens, whose production has dipped for two consecutive seasons. Following a breakout 68-point season in 2022-23, Cozens’ scoring fell to 47 points [...]
