Welcome back to another edition of Analytics Advantage. With the first round of the 2025 NHL Playoffs in full swing, I’ve shifted focus this week toward a more visual breakdown of team performance. Using data from Natural Stat Trick (postseason only, current through April 29), I’ve built four Tableau charts that explore different areas of [...]
Carolina, fresh off their elimination of the New Jersey Devils, announced that Taylor Hall is sticking around, signing him to a three-year deal with an AAV under $3.2-million. He has 21 points in 36 games with Carolina, including the playoffs, since the trade from Chicago and has formed a very good middle-six duo with Jesperi [...]
Today, we begin by addressing the offseason question marks facing each NHL team as they head into the summer. This week, we'll focus on four of the teams that missed the playoffs, many of whom face significant challenges. Next week, we'll turn our attention to the remaining four non-playoff teams, and then we'll move on [...]
With the 2024-25 regular season in the books, it’s time for me to do what I always do every year, and that’s revisit my Fearless Forecasts that I made right before the puck dropped on game 1. The good news is there was only one way for me to go, and that was up, considering [...]
With the first round getting closer to being closed out, some of you have pools where you get to replace injured/lost players, or otherwise pick new players for round two (and potentially beyond). Let’s dive into how best to do that. At this point, most of you and your competition have tried focusing in on [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced that they are going to “part ways” with head coach Mike Sullivan. Sullivan had been the head coach of the Penguins for nearly a decade, stepping in the role back in December of 2015. The Penguins won a pair of Stanley Cups under his guide but had missed the playoffs for [...]
This week, I’m going to look back at some of my pre-season rookie candidates from a Wild West article in early October 2024. I only included rookies from Western teams, breaking down the rookies into dark horses and front-runners. Dark Horses: Calle Clang - Anaheim Ducks (G) - (0-0-0-0-0) I thought Clang might get a [...]
With the NHL offseason a few months away, several key players are ready to hit the market. Whether it is a strong season, timely bounce-back, a solid playoff track record, or simply the nature of the market, these players are in a prime spot to cash in. Some offer a short-term lift for a contender, [...]
Hi, it’s Ian filling in for Brennan today. You may have noticed him covering for me yesterday. Tough shoes to fill, but I’ll try my best to recap the four games of playoff pucks on Sunday. St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 1 (series tied 2-2) Connor Hellebuyck has been the best goalie in the NHL by [...]
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, Brennan Des, and Dobber — 1. Three teams returned home with 0-2 deficits in their series and all pulled out wins to get back into their [...]
