Just a heads up for everyone that Bubble Keeper Week here at Dobber Hockey is set to start next week! It is the time of year when both the columns and the Ramblings talk about those final keep-or-toss decisions that are made each fantasy season. For example, should a fantasy manager keep Aliaksei Protas or [...]
It’s time for a staple poll where you decide which players will hit the all-important point-per-game mark for the first time in the upcoming season. If past seasons are any indication, it is fewer than you might expect, as in 2023-24 only five of the 38 players who scored at a point-per-game rate while appearing [...]
Matthew Schaefer signed his ELC on Monday, and while it didn’t seem like the NCAA was ever a serious consideration for him, it does rule it out as an option now. With the current outlook being NHL or OHL for Schaefer, a nine-game trial is likely the minimum of the time he’ll see at the [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. While “elite power-play producer” is a label often associated with forwards, the NHL’s Eastern Conference is loaded with dynamic defencemen who not only anchor their team at even strength but also serve as the primary engine with the man advantage. Power-play [...]
The 2025-26 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide is now available in the Dobber Shop! It has everything that fantasy enthusiasts need for the upcoming season including projections, a draft list, depth charts, over- and under-hyped players, columns for specific categories, and a whole lot more. Help support what we do by ordering a copy of that [...]
Every team in the NHL has a few players whom they drafted, signed or traded for, only to lose them to another team before the player broke out. For today’s article, I’m going to look and see if there are players from each Western Team that each club would love to have back on their [...]
Aging players often get overlooked as their numbers dip, but many still bring significant value to their teams beyond just stats. This is not a list of fantasy sleepers or fantasy assets over the age of 35 but rather, it is a look at established veterans who may be on the decline but remain impactful. [...]
If you need offensive production from your defenders in a fantasy league, you’re targeting blueliners skating on the top power-play unit. The problem is that most power-play quarterbacks across the league are established. Everyone knows about them, so you have to pay a premium to get them on your team. The exception here is with [...]
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, Brennan Des, and Dobber — The 2025-26 Fantasy Guide is now available for download! Projections by team and by point totals, sleepers, drafted players, rookies, goalies, [...]
The Leafs have avoided arbitration with Nick Robertson, signing him to a one-year extension for $1.825 million. Robertson finished with 15 goals and 22 points in 69 games in 2024-25, averaging just 12 minutes per game. Robertson had requested a trade last summer from the Leafs, who haven’t handed him a ton of opportunity. Only [...]
