In 2025-26, it was exceedingly difficult to find success in the Atlantic Division as they had four 100-point teams, which was as many as the other three divisions combined. Each team also posted at least a .500 points percentage against the Western Conference, the only division where each team was at least .500 against the [...]
For the last 23 years (12 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 Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, [...]
Work has begun on the 2026-27 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide! There isn't an official release date yet, but it should be released in the next few weeks. It has everything fantasy managers need to prep for the upcoming season including projections, team-by-team breakdowns, advanced stats outlooks, rookies/call-ups to watch for, and a whole lot more. It is also [...]
Welcome fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week we’ll take a closer look at Frederik Andersen vs Brandon Bussi and who should start Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final for the Carolina Hurricanes. We’ll also touch on Dylan Larkin’s trade request out of Detroit as well as a couple breakout [...]
In some positive injury news outside of the NHL playoffs, the Winnipeg Jets assigned defenceman Elias Salomonsson to the AHL. Salomonsson had suffered a concussion against the Dallas Stars earlier this month and missed the final seven games of the regular season. He won’t be immediately inserted into the playoff lineup but that this decision [...]
Welcome fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week we’ll be taking a look at the Detroit Red Wings’ late season collapse, the Washington Capitals’ push for a playoff spot, and the Ottawa Senators’ second half surge. Let’s get to it! The Detroit Red Wings campaign ended in disappointment as the organization [...]
It’s time for my annual poll on overrated players. What is it exactly that makes one overrated, both in general and more so relative to other players? Average draft position is an objective barometer, as is actual versus predicted performance. But there is room to consider subjective factors such as name value versus true value, [...]
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 [...]
The NHL is back and Fantrax/Yahoo/ESPN leagues are showing points beside your team! Lots of speculation on who Artemi Panarin would line up with out there, with ideas from Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe, to uniting him with struggling Russian Andrei Kuzmenko. The Kevin Fiala injury threw a wrench into things though, and we were [...]
Happy Christmas eve to those who celebrate, and to those who don’t, we wish you a happy “three days off from NHL nonsense as the World Juniors begin” season. * Jamie Benn’s peripherals have dropped off a bit as the mid-season doldrums have kicked in now – he was really stuffing the stats initially upon [...]
