Over the past few years, the Anaheim Ducks have been populating the Eastern Conference with their former players: Jamie Drysdale, Trevor Zegras, Olen Zellweger, John Gibson, John Carlson (more on him later), Radko Gudas, and now Chris Kreider. The 35-year-old Kreider becomes the oldest player on the Montreal Canadiens, and will get paid a base [...]
There was one very interesting news tidbit on Monday as far as lineups are concerned, and that was the Nashville Predators having Matthew Wood on the top power-play unit, per Max Herz. It wasn’t Jonathan Marchessault, or the newly-acquired Mavrik Bourque, but Wood who was the fourth forward after Steven Stamkos, Filip Forsberg, and Ryan [...]
Happy Monday y’all! Training camp and preseason games have started and it is GLORIOUS! With the opening of camps, we get a glimpse of what coaches want to test to start the year and see if they have a match. For more insight on line combinations, be sure to check out our Lining Up article [...]
*Note: Stats courtesy of Frozen Tools With the 2026-27 NHL season just over a week away, many leagues are in the midst of their fantasy drafts. An important aspect to any championship team is having an elite blueliner to solidify their backend. That’s why this week we are looking at the Top 10 Fantasy Defensemen [...]
Continuing on from my last weeks article covering the Central Division. We are now moving on to the Pacific Division. Let’s get right into it! Anaheim Ducks – Troy Terry The concern with Terry heading into this season is more about his health than his ability to produce. Terry will out of the lineup for [...]
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 ___ DobberHockey's 2026-27 Fantasy Hockey Guide is now available in the Dobber Shop! Team-by-team overviews updated through to the start of the [...]
The preseason begun on Saturday with seven games, two of which were split-squad games between the Canadiens and Maple Leafs. In the Habs/Leafs game in Toronto, Gavin McKenna appeared in a live NHL game for the first time. McKenna was held without a point in just over 20 minutes of icetime in a 4-1 loss [...]
Few positions test dynasty managers’ patience like goaltender. Unlike skaters, goalie development is rarely linear, with prospects capable of rising, stalling, and rebounding quickly. That makes Dobber’s annual August goalie audit particularly useful. Rather than focusing on established NHL starters, I’m looking at younger goalies whose dynasty value is still developing and asking whether significant [...]
Connor Hellebuyck has been suspended by the Jets after not reporting to camp. Hellebuyck, who has five years remaining on his contract, has requested a trade. With the possibility of missing the start of the season and a potentially long holdout, Hellebuyck places fantasy teams in a difficult situation – particularly those that have retained [...]
Same scoreboard, different engines The Dallas Stars scored 273 goals last season and the Anaheim Ducks scored 265, and they got there from opposite ends of the shot chart. Dallas took the fewest 5v5 attempts in the league (five a side, both goalies in net, and in regulation time), 49.4 per 60 minutes against a [...]
