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 [...]
Happy Halloween hockey fans and welcome to the October 28, 2026 edition of Injury Ward! With All Hallows’ Eve just around the corner, fantasy managers must be mindful of curses, hexes, and all manner of macabre maladies affecting your fantasy stars. Goalies, in particular, are quite susceptible to voodoo. Savvy fantasy GM’s should check their [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Happy Monday y’all! I hope you had a great week and have all of your Halloween decorations ready to roll! The prophecy came true and Connor Hellebuyck was dealt out of the Western Conference, being traded to the New Jersey Devils. At this point of the season, the Winnipeg Jets got the best deal they [...]
*Note: Stats courtesy of Frozen Tools *For more hockey and fantasy coverage, follow me on X (formerly Twitter) @Cdesjardins67 We just saw the Connor Hellebucyk saga in Winnipeg finally coming to an end after the star goaltender was traded to New Jersey. Now all eyes are on former Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, who is [...]
In Sunday's matinee, the Florida Panthers came away with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, with Lars Eller scoring the game-winner late in the third of an Aaron Ekblad assist. The score does not tell the whole story, as Spencer Knight faced 33 shots while Akira Schmid saw just 21. Chicago had plenty of [...]
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 [...]
