Fantasy Hockey Life: Dallas Stars with Taylor Newby
Taylor Newby joins the program to discuss the Dallas Stars.
Analytics Advantage: How Teams Score Their Goals Affects Their Fantasy Value for 2026-27
Same scoreboard, different engines The Dallas Stars scored 273 goals last season and the Anaheim Ducks scored 265, and they got there from opposite ends of the shot chart. Dallas took the fewest 5v5 attempts in the league (five a side, both goalies in net, and in regulation time), 49.4 per 60 minutes against a [...]
Lining Up: Offseason Changes in the Central Division and Fantasy Options to Target
Happy Tuesday y’all! I hope you had a great week. This week we will go over some moves made by Central Division teams and some sleepers/undervalued players that go along with them. This column has previously covered changes in the Atlantic Division and the Metropolitan Division. Chicago Blackhawks: The Blackhawks made moves this summer to [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Dallas Stars
For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on Dobber Hockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm [...]
Ramblings: Bubble Keeper Week and Robertson vs. Dahlin; Kyrou vs. Stankoven; Carlson vs. Byram, and More – August 25
It is Bubble Keeper Week here at Dobber Hockey! For anyone new to the site, every offseason we dedicate an entire week to those end-of-the-roster decisions that managers in keeper leagues have to make. They can be agonizing decisions because we know that one wrong choice can mean the difference between being a perennial contender [...]
Ramblings: Signs of Production Concerns for Protas, McDavid, Konecny, Kaprizov, Robertson, and Eberle – August 18
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about some of the stats that correlate well to future production both among forwards and among defencemen. The next three Ramblings after that focused on forwards whose tracking data improvements portend point production improvements, forwards whose tracking data has declined, and which forwards showed playmaking increases. Today, we’ll [...]
Wild West: Central Division News & Predictions
Happy Monday y’all! Dobber’s 21st annual Fantasy Hockey Guide is here! If you haven’t checked it out yet, what are you waiting for? This is the best damn guide you’ll find out there and it contains sleepers, projections, and in-depth analysis on every team. Plus, it gets updated throughout the summer so if Kirill Marchenko [...]
Capped: Evaluating Contract Extensions for Connor Bedard, Jason Robertson, and Trevor Zegras
Welcome back, everyone! We have some big-name fantasy players that have signed extensions to cover today, as this offseason continues to have NHL news every single day. It may be a result of the rising cap, but the salary figures that pop onto my iPhone screen are something that my brain needs to adjust to. [...]
Ramblings: Nick Robertson Signs; Remaining Summer Moves Including Jason Robertson, Nikishin, Larkin, Hellebuyck, Tarasenko, Mantha & More (Jul 15)
Work has begun on the 2026-27 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide! There isn't an official release date yet, but it should be released in the next few weeks. It has everything fantasy managers need to prep for the upcoming season including projections, team-by-team breakdowns, advanced stats outlooks, rookies/call-ups to watch for, and a whole lot more. It is also [...]
Capped: Implications of Leo Carlsson’s Offer Sheet and Jason Robertson’s Arbitration
Welcome back, everyone! I hope that all my buddies up north had an enjoyable and safe Canada Day and same goes for everyone here with me in the States for the Fourth of July. Last week, I speculated that: Zach Werenski would remain with the Columbus Blue Jackets, which for better or worse for fantasy [...]