*Note: Stats courtesy of ESPN Fantasy Hockey The Stanley Cup Playoffs are now underway! At the time this article is posted, each club outside of the Oilers and Ducks will have played the first game in their series. The grueling two-month grind for hockey's ultimate prize is in full swing. One of the biggest factors [...]
It has been an uphill battle for the LA Kings over the last few years in facing and losing to the Oilers and now having to faceoff against the best team in the NHL in the Colorado Avalanche. Scott Wedgewood did not make it any easier by setting the tone early for the Avs, making [...]
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. Is the first round the best round of the playoffs? I think so. Teams seem to be the most hopped [...]
The Stanley Cup playoffs kicked off on Saturday with three games. For predictions on each series and for the Stanley Cup Final, check out our writers’ picks here. Carolina 2, Ottawa 0 (Hurricanes lead series 1-0) Frederik Andersen was perhaps a surprise starter for Game 1, but he turned out to be the right choice [...]
The Canucks announced on Friday that they have let go of GM Patrik Allvin. After finishing with the league’s worst record and 14 points below the league’s second-worst team after starting the season with playoff hopes, the Canucks simply cannot run it back with the same crew next season. I would think that a new [...]
Honestly, it's a surprise to most people that either of these teams even made the playoffs, let alone both. This matchup wasn't circled in August or even in December — it came together late, and now it's the Pennsylvania rivalry we didn't see coming. The City of Brotherly Love versus the Steel City. A Metropolitan [...]
With the season wrapping up I wanted to take a moment for what has become an annual tradition over here on Frozen Tools Forensics. We are using our regular season stats to look forward to playoff leagues and see if we can predict some unexpected playoff heroes. This all started back when I wrote the [...]
Scott McLaughlin was at Boston’s practice on Thursday and reported that rookie James Hagens was lined up with a bottom-6 jersey, not a red fifth-line jersey, and was skating next to Fraser Minten and Marat Khusnutdinov. This indicates that Hagens will be in the lineup for Game 1 against Buffalo. * The Montreal Canadiens [...]
Morning, all! We’ve finally reached the end of the road — the last day of the NHL regular season, which means our final DFS slate before the playoffs. First, thank you for following along all season. I hope these breakdowns helped you along the way! Second, I do hope you stick around for playoff slates [...]
Welcome back my fellow Cap-friendlies! If your league championship is decided by this week, I wish you the best of luck!As we begin to look forward to the summer and my all-time favorite thing – watching playoff hockey next to a bonfire – we have to keep in mind how our rosters are going to [...]
