With both Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov as unrestricted free agents, the Florida Panthers were loading up as a super team without a goalie tandem, or a goalie at all. That changed late on Monday night as the Panthers acquired Vegas Golden Knights netminder Akira Schmid for a third-round pick in the 2028 Draft. Schmid [...]
The NHL’s free agency period starts tomorrow, and while teams and players aren’t engaged in talks prior to the official opening of free agency (I type that while winking so hard I give myself a headache), there are usually a lot of key signings fantasy managers need to stay on top of. The team here [...]
Wild West: Trades and Draft Galore! Ducks, Blues, and More Happy Monday y’all! Boy, was last week a treat. We had entertainment all throughout the week as NHL teams were making moves everyday and we ended the week with the draft. Before we dive into some of the trades that were made, it was announced [...]
*Note: Stats courtesy of ESPN Fantasy Hockey It’s been quite a week in the National Hockey League, which has been nothing short of chaotic. Blockbuster trades, including top 10 picks and prominent players, have made draft week feel more like the trade deadline. With all the movement across the league, it has afforded some new [...]
The last few days leading up to and during the NHL Draft were packed with trades and roster moves. With NHL free agency set to open in a couple of days, it feels like a lot of the heavy lifting has been done, although there are still a few notable names who could be on [...]
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 ___ The Fantasy Prospects Report is available!If you don't have yours yet, get it at the Dobber Sports Store. ___ 1. So [...]
Day 2 of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft took place on Saturday with prospects being picked in Rounds 2-7. You can view all of the picks from Rounds 1-7 at the NHL Draft Tracker. From what I understand, the probability of a pick one day playing in the NHL seems to decline during the second [...]
The first round of the 2026 NHL Draft is officially in the books, and as always, reality proved quite different from the mock drafts. Some players climbed. Others fell. Several organizations surprised us with their selections, and a few prospects found themselves in dream development situations. Rather than recap all 32 selections individually, here are [...]
So much more than just the draft happened on Friday, but we’ll start with the draft anyway. The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked things off, selecting Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick to no one’s surprise. That was also the case for the San Jose Sharks selecting Ivar Stenberg second overall, especially with the Sharks [...]
The St. Louis Blues have acquired forward Mason McTavish from the Anaheim Ducks for two first-round picks (#15 – Nikita Klepov, #29 – later traded to Vegas with the #117 pick for the #28 pick, which Anaheim used to select Marcus Nordmark) in the 2026 draft. McTavish was unable to build on his career high [...]
