Connor Hellebuyck is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks, as he will undergo a minor arthroscopic knee procedure. The timeline should make Hellebuyck available in January, about a month before the Olympics start. After starting in the 4 Nations last season, Hellebuyck has the inside track to be the starting goalie for the USA [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone. Welcome back to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday and Sunday I will be chauffeuring 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. As always [...]
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 [...]
Joseph Woll could be a bit of a difference maker for the Leafs. Even if on paper he isn’t much better than Anthony Stolarz, sometimes teams get in their own head and play better in front of one goalie than another, and I wonder if we see a bit of that moving forward, as the [...]
This week, we will examine potential 2026 Olympians from Western Teams. Some of these players are long listed, but others are locks. This will be the first time that the NHL has players at the Olympics since 2014. Russia is not in the Olympics. Here are the 12 countries that will be there: Finland Slovakia [...]
In fantasy hockey, it’s generally impossible to acquire proven stars via trade without giving up meaningful assets of your own, but the waiver wire is a different breed. Indeed, when utilized effectively, the wire can be a goldmine – somewhere managers catch lightning in a bottle for free. Since league sizes and settings vary, the [...]
Quick bit of player news before getting into tonight’s games. Adrian Kempe and the Kings have locked in an eight-year extension worth 10.625M AAV. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1990186631127781812?s=20 With the cap climbing over the next few years, contracts like this should not really surprise anyone. Still, it’s worth noting that Adrian Kempe is 29 now, and this deal [...]
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. As everyone is aware by now, the new wave of scorers is here, with Leo Carlsson, Connor Bedard, and Macklin [...]
Well, what can you say about Jack Hughes. With the news that he will miss eight weeks following finger surgery, you can dock at least 20 games again from him for the third consecutive season. The fact that this was not even an injury from a game or even practice this time around (a team [...]
Let’s start with some injury news, since we can’t get enough of it with this season’s condensed schedule. Filed under the weird and bizarre category, Jack Hughes reportedly suffered a cut to his hand at a team dinner and is expected to miss Saturday’s game against Washington as a result. The exact injury and timeline [...]
