Our MVP series is officially wrapped and it is time to turn our attention, at long last, to the playoffs. We are going to dive into this extra set of games and see if there is anything to learn about individual players. We will go round by round and look at the eliminated teams. We [...]
With the draft lottery in the recent past now, the world championships underway, and the Stanley Cup final nearly upon us, there aren’t many eyes already turned to July first. However, as I always try to publish in the spring, I have my final list of projected annual cap hits for each of the top [...]
Welcome back, everyone — we’re diving into the top skaters to watch as the trade deadline approaches. Last week we broke downthe goaltenders who could be on the move, now the focus shifts to our forwards and on the blue line. This list includes plenty of familiar names that are circulating through league chatter, along [...]
The New York Islanders announced a recall of goalie Marcus Hogberg, stating that Ilya Sorokin is dealing with a nagging issue and will take time off. Sorokin is expected to be ready for the team’s first game after the holiday break (Saturday against the Rangers) but as with all nagging injury problems, what is expected [...]
Early on Thursday, Bruce Garrioch reported that Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto had signed a four-year contract extension. The new deal has a $7.5-million average annual value and will carry Pinto until his age-30 season when he’ll be able to sign another contract, supposing that this one goes well. As long as Pinto keeps doing [...]
Just a heads up for everyone that Bubble Keeper Week here at Dobber Hockey is set to start next week! It is the time of year when both the columns and the Ramblings talk about those final keep-or-toss decisions that are made each fantasy season. For example, should a fantasy manager keep Aliaksei Protas or [...]
We will examine every team in the Western Conference and highlight players who are on favourable contracts to the team. We won’t include players on entry-level deals or those that have just expired. Some of these contracts are for the next five or six years, so there are no guarantees, but at the moment, they [...]
Toronto had Steven Lorentz skating on the top line with Auston Matthews in practice yesterday. We would normally shrug that aside as a filler-type thing, but Matthew Knies and Bobby McMann were both practicing while Max Pacioretty seems to be headed for a healthy scratch. This won’t last, but it’s notable that Craig Berube is [...]
