The Anaheim Ducks have traded goalie John Gibson to the Detroit Red Wings for Petr Mrazek, a 2027 second-round pick, and a 2026 fourth-round pick. After years of rumors, the Ducks finally pulled the trigger on a Gibson trade. A cap hit of $6.4 million with multiple years remaining made it difficult for teams to [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** The first day of the NHL Draft is complete, and as the second day gets underway, it is time to dive into the results. After Schaefer and arguably Misa, there was no [...]
Winners of the draft lottery, the New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer of the OHL’s Erie Otters with the first overall pick. Schaefer has all of the tools to be a star NHL defenseman, including skating, scoring upside, ability to control play, defensive acumen, character, and leadership. He has also dealt with adversity, having [...]
The Montreal Canadiens making it to the 2025 postseason was the sign that the tear-down/rebuild portion of the current era was over and it was time to start working on the roster’s weaknesses. There are still significant upgrades that need to be made, especially as far as adding veteran, impact players is concerned. The Canadiens [...]
Sheng Peng is here to report on the San Jose Sharks.
Today we are kicking off a mini-series focused on helping us make smarter player decisions at the draft table. It is not enough to know how a player performed in the previous season, but we need to try to determine whether that level of performance was reasonable or unsustainable. We will go division by division [...]
The NHL Entry Draft takes place this weekend in Los Angeles and to get prepared for the draft, be sure to grab a copy of the 2025 Dobber Fantasy Hockey Prospects Report! It has a breakdown of this year’s crop of draftees, an in-depth look at each NHL team’s prospect pool, and a whole lot [...]
Welcome back, welcome back, weeeelcome back in all to the world’s #1 most trusted, most cited salary cap article in North America and beyond. Hope that everyone out there is having a fantastic summer!I was asked to write my takes on some upcoming unrestricted free agents and you guys will all be shocked to find [...]
There was a significant trade made overnight on Thursday as the rumoured dealing of JJ Peterka finally came to fruition. The former Buffalo Sabres winger had his name in trade rumours going back months into the 2024-25 regular season, and though trading a 23-year-old winger with 55 goals over the last two seasons and coming [...]
Draft picks have long been one of the most debated commodities in the NHL, prized by teams seeking the elusive edge that could transform their futures. While the idea of pick valuation isn't new—Eric Tulsky notably introduced a market-driven framework a decade ago – there remains significant room for refinement, particularly as the NHL evolves [...]
