The Utah Mammoth matched the offer-sheet to which the New Jersey Devils signed centre Barrett Hayton. A matched offer sheet also precludes a trade of Hayton, so he will be around the Mammoth for at least one more full season. * The Chicago Blackhawks announced that Connor Bedard had shoulder surgery and he is expected [...]
Honored to be getting the chance to share fantasy hockey insights here. I'm a long time DobberHockey reader, so getting the call up to the big leagues is very exciting for me. In grade 2, I got in trouble with Mrs. Hirsch because the only topic I ever wrote about in my journal entries was [...]
Last week was very busy as we saw a handful of significant trades, plus we had free agent frenzy. To catch up on any major move you may have missed, be sure to check out the fantasy hockey analysis in our ‘Fantasy Take’ section. Those contributions come from all of the Dobber editors, not just [...]
Happy Monday y’all! We may not have had a ton of the big names in this free agency class, but let’s start with the two most fun words in the offseason, offer sheet! We had two this past week: Barrett Hayton and Leo Carlsson. Reportedly there was a trade sending Hayton to the New Jersey [...]
*Note: Stats courtesy of ESPN Fantasy Hockey With the NHL Draft now behind us, we can now analyze the potential outlook for prospects with their new clubs. Which prospects can have an immediate fantasy impact? Let’s take a look at some of the top NHL draftees that we could see with their big clubs sooner [...]
Pavel Mintyukov's five year, $7.4 million AAV extension is a bet on upside more than current production. The 21-year-old has shown flashes of being a dynamic puck mover with offensive instincts and the ability to transition the puck efficiently, but his defensive game remains a work in progress. Those flashes were more evident early in [...]
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 ___ 1. If you were looking for drama this offseason, you've got it. Not one, but two offer sheets! Two days after [...]
Let’s start with some contract news for some players who have recently joined new teams. The Predators have signed newly acquired Mavrik Bourque to a six-year contract with a $5.5 million cap hit. Bourque was acquired on July 1 from Dallas along with Ilya Lyubushkin for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-round pick. [...]
A week has passed since the 2026 NHL Draft, giving us time to move beyond the immediate reactions and begin evaluating the broader themes that emerged. The first round generated most of the headlines, but history has repeatedly shown that some of the most important selections occur on Day Two. Every year NHL teams uncover [...]
If you were looking for drama this offseason, you’ve got it. Not one, but two offer sheets! Two days after the Devils offer sheeted Barrett Hayton, the Philadelphia Flyers have unleashed an atomic bomb. Leo Carlsson has signed on the dotted line with the Flyers for five years with an AAV of $18 million. Yes, [...]
