As we have seen in recent weeks with players like Zeev Buium, Fraser Minten, and Braeden Bowman, teams are trying to get ahead of their RFAs by signing them to long-term extensions a bit early (also because of the new 7-year limit which kicks in this week), which is what the Buffalo Sabres did with [...]
Historically in this column prior to the start of the season, we have looked at the 4th year breakout candidates, but over the last few seasons we have transitioned to a more games-played approach for breakout thresholds. This idea came from an article posted on June 30th, 2022 and is a good read so definitely [...]
We are less than a week away from the release of Dobber’s 2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Guide, which is available for pre-order now in the Dobber Shop! This includes player projections, team-by-team breakdowns, offseason changes, rookie and call-ups to monitor, and a whole lot more. It is also constantly updated right through to the start of [...]
If you spent Sunday celebrating Father's Day with your kids or your dad, you may have missed what turned into a surprisingly busy day around the NHL. With the season now over and the hockey world counting down the days until the NHL Draft, things have been “relatively” quiet, but that appears to be changing [...]
Cliffy touched on the first game with the new coach for LA in yesterday’s Ramblings, and I just wanted to dive further into a couple of other details that might be fantasy relevant there. Alex Laferriere has been a multi-category beast over the last two months since he was moved to centre full-time. He is [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening! Welcome back to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday and Sunday I will be taking you through injury news and updates from around the NHL. I’ll do my best to offer useful analysis and opinion as it relates to fantasy throughout. At the [...]
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers announced that winger Tyson Foerster is out for the year after surgery on his arm. Technically, if the Flyers win a couple of playoff rounds, maybe he can return some in May, but that is about the best to be hoped for. A tough season for a player who has become an [...]
The Detroit Red Wings announced that winger Lucas Raymond was day-to-day after leaving their game against Toronto on Monday with an injury. He did not play on Wednesday night, though it seems as if this will be a short-term thing. Even without Raymond in the lineup, Detroit was able to post its third win in [...]
For the last 22 years (13 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 [...]
