The New York Islanders have traded center Brock Nelson and forward William Dufour to the Colorado Avalanche for prospect Calum Ritchie, a first-round pick in either 2026 or 2027, a conditional third-round pick in 2028, and defensemen Oliver Kylington. The Islanders then immediately traded Kylington to the Anaheim Ducks for future considerations. The Avalanche receive: [...]
The day before the deadline saw plenty of trades as teams stock up for playoff runs or to simply try to get better for the future. I won’t break down or even list every trade that happened today in here because there were quite a few. Instead, I’ll direct you to the Trade Deadline Tracker, [...]
Another expected domino fell as the Vegas Golden Knights reunited with an old friend by acquiring Reilly Smith from the New York Rangers. All told, Smith wasn’t having that bad of a season with New York – his goals and assists per game are nearly in line with what he did in Pittsburgh last season [...]
Good day, all! We have an interesting slate on our hands tonight, I know this because this is one to where my notes have plenty of things jotted down with ample question marks, cross offs, and things underlined. Before we dive in though we have to address the Avalanche in the room…if you have a [...]
Welcome back in everyone to the world’s most trusted weekly salary cap article! This is my time of the year, and we have a monster trade to break down to start trade deadline time. Let’s dive in. The Florida Panthers acquired Seth Jones and a 2026 4th round pick (CHI) from the Chicago Blackhawks for [...]
Welcome back to Analytics Advantage. As the NHL season progresses, fantasy managers are constantly searching for players who can provide an edge. This week, we highlight Pierre-Luc Dubois, Matvei Michkov, Claude Giroux, Frank Vatrano, and Thomas Chabot—players whose recent performances warrant a closer look. Using per-60 metrics, we evaluate their offensive production, defensive impact, and [...]
Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is the NHL Trade Deadline and all the important trades will be covered here at Dobber Hockey. There is sure to be a lot of fantasy impact, one way or another, on the trades that are made before the Deadline so check in all through Friday for some updates. [...]
The Predators and Penguins swung a deal that likely has both teams trying to shake things up for next year rather than any eyes on the playoffs this year, as both will likely miss. The Penguins are shipping out Michael Bunting and a 4th round pick for Nashville’s Tommy Novak and Luke Schenn. With Pittsburgh [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone. Welcome to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday I will be chauffeuring you through injury news and updates from around the NHL. I’ll do my best to offer useful analysis and opinion as it relates to fantasy throughout. As always I'd like to [...]
Keeping pace in the state of Florida, the Lighting have made a big move to acquire both Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and a 2026 5th round pick from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for firsts in 2026 and 2027, along with Toronto’s 2025 2nd round pick, and Michael Eyssimont. Seattle and Detroit both retained half [...]
