I’ll start with some injury news. You’ll receive a more detailed injury analysis in our Injury Ward article coming up later on Sunday. You can also head over to Frozen Tools for injury updates. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen left Saturday’s preseason game with a lower-body injury that coach Lindy Ruff described as a “tweak.” That’s not the [...]
Training camp can create some of the fastest changes in prospect value. A strong September doesn’t necessarily change a player’s long-term ceiling, but opportunity matters. Making an NHL roster, earning top-six minutes, landing on a power-play unit, or simply moving ahead of another prospect on the organizational depth chart can dramatically accelerate a prospect’s fantasy [...]
There are still several days left in September, yet this is already the last weekend that we won’t see regular-season NHL games. Hope you are ready! Let’s start with some news and notes for the day. Dylan Larkin has been ruled out for Saturday’s preseason game, according to coach Todd McLellan. Yet according to Elliotte [...]
Four teams jumped more than 20 points last season. San Jose went from 52 points to 86, Buffalo from 79 to 109, Boston from 76 to 100 and Philadelphia from 76 to 98. Since 2006-07, 51 teams have made a jump like that, and on average they gained 27 points and gave 10 of them [...]
Welcome back to another year of fantasy hockey at Dobber! With the regular season just days away, it’s time to begin our weekly fantasy dive. In this column, whether you are scanning the waiver wire for possible adds or scouring the trade market to improve your team, we have the information you need. Managers, let's [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are going to focus on some preseason storylines. Preseason is an interesting time with wild line combinations, players out of the lineup, random depth players scoring big in preseason games, and players being sent back to the minors. We are going to try sifting through some of the [...]
The Columbus Blue Jackets finally signed forward Adam Fantilli, extending him for six years with an average annual value of $13.75-million. The contract runs through the end of his age-27 season, and now he’s got a few days to get up to speed before the regular season starts. * Missing a day for rest in [...]
Hello all and welcome back in for what I’m sure has been a very busy week for you and your league! I had my points pool draft on Tuesday (Edmonton, Washington, Utah, Toronto, Chicago), and my live ESPN draft is tomorrow. You guys, we made it!This is the sixth year we’ve had a points pool, [...]
Dylan Larkin was at practice for the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, per Helene St. James. It is Larkin’s first practice of training camp, which is notable considering his pending trade request. At the least, it appears he may be in the lineup for the regular season, though we need to wait for official confirmation [...]
Happy Tuesday y’all! With training camps underway, we have seen a lot of line combinations thrown out on the rink to spark some players in new places. Today, we will finish up our division previews and focus on the Pacific Division today. Anaheim Ducks: Anaheim was put into a bind during the offseason with the [...]
