Sometimes teams have slow starts, and other times, players just start slowly. It could be a case where the player was battling some injuries early in the season, but it’s always a little concerning when you are last in your hockey pool after almost two weeks, like me. Anaheim Ducks Frank Vatrano (5-0-0-0) - (81-21-24-25 [...]
Too many fantasy hockey managers forget that success in multi-category leagues hinges on more than goals and assists. Managers who exclusively focus on scoring categories can find themselves outmatched in the banger stats – hits, blocks, and penalty minutes – that also decide weekly matchups. While pure goal scorers may be harder to replace, neglecting [...]
Sunday’s games opened with the Vancouver Canucks taking on the Washington Capitals, and the Canucks continued their strong road form, extending their streak to three wins. Vancouver had a bit of a scare early on when Filip Chytil left the game after taking a heavy hit from Tom Wilson in the first. No official update [...]
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 — The 2025-26 Fantasy Guide is available for download! Projections by team and by point totals, sleepers, drafted players, rookies, goalies, advanced [...]
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 [...]
It has been a fun start to the season thus far. The Leafs are causing panic, the Sabres are patrolling the basement, and the Avs and Panthers lead the way in the standings after the first week. Teams are also dealing with things in their usual ways. The Leafs are asking for more out of [...]
This week, we will examine some interesting player deployments on each Western Conference team after the first few games of the 2025-26 season. Anaheim Ducks Beckett Sennecke (19.6 years of age), who was the 3rd overall pick in 2024, scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game on three SOG. He also had [...]
The first week of the NHL season is always full of surprises. Whether it’s a change of scenery or a new role on the same team, some players burst onto the scene each year while others keep us up at night regretting our draft-day decisions. From explosive debuts to unlikely heroes, here are the Top [...]
It was a quiet night in the NHL on Sunday with just one game on slate, with the Rangers hosting the Capitals, however it turned out to be a big one for any fantasy manager who took a late-week swing on Charlie Lindgren. In his season debut, he stopped all 35 shots for the shutout, [...]
