Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** It’s Bubble Keeper Week at Dobber Hockey, and we’re taking a closer look at prospects on the edge of NHL relevance. Not every player makes an immediate impact, but some are worth [...]
For the last 22 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm [...]
To continue with Bubble Keeper Week, I’ll write about four players that I had to drop from my salary cap league during the offseason. For some context, I had to trim my roster twice during the offseason. The first time by the end of April so that no players were left on IR, and a [...]
With fantasy drafts now available on Yahoo and other platforms, the Roto Rankings needed another update for August. If you already have a draft for the upcoming season, then the rankings might help. The stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots on Goal, Hits, and Blocked Shots. [...]
For the last 22 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are joining in on Bubble Week. To set some parameters for the article today, I am going to focus on data that came from a home league I play in. I am going to use that league to determine some players that were Bubble candidates for a chunk [...]
As we have been doing all week, today’s Ramblings is keeper-league focused, looking at decisions fantasy managers have to make between which players are kept and which are thrown back into the player pool. We have a lot more questions today than normal so let’s not waste any time. My last couple Ramblings covering other [...]
For the last 22 years (12 with The Hockey News), Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the [...]
This week’s edition takes a step back from my usual deep dive for a broader look at where shots and goals are coming from across the league. Using shot location and scoring data from MoneyPuck.com, I’ve built a set of visuals and tables that break down scoring volume, shooting efficiency, and where the league’s top [...]
Bubble Keeper Week rolls on here at Dobber Hockey. In my Ramblings on Tuesday, I answered a few questions including Wyatt Johnston, Dylan Holloway, Brandt Clarke, Marco Rossi, and more. In Monday’s Ramblings, Brennan wrote about Jackson Blake, Jonathan Drouin, Mats Zuccarello, and Josh Norris. Yesterday, Alex covered his own keeper decisions including Jacob Markstrom [...]
