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 [...]
In last week's Analytics Advantage, we covered how the 60-start workhorse goalie doesn't really exist anymore, how much (or how little) a goaltender's workload has changed over the decades, the prevalence of back-to-back starts and performance within those starts, as well as team goaltending philosophies or lack thereof. Go read that to get the foundation [...]
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare one too hot (i.e., doing unsustainably better than he should), another too cold (i.e., doing unsustainably worse), and a third [...]
With Charle-Edouard D’Astous out, and Victor Hedman ruled out for Round 1, the Lightning turned to Declan Carlile on defence and it went similarly to how it went in the regular season, with Montreal getting the better of him. After going minus-one with one SOG and one Hit last night, Carlile is now minus-three in [...]
It is NCAA signing season and we saw Boston University’s Cole Hutson ink his three-year entry-level contract with Washington over the weekend. More dominoes are falling as Hutson’s teammate Sacha Boisvert signed his three-year ELC with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, per Charlie Roumeliotis. Boisvert was drafted 14th overall in the 2024 draft and had [...]
Welcome fantasy managers to another edition of the Eastern Edge. This week it’s Part Three of a three-part series (prior editions can be read here) where we take a look at the Eastern Conference’s top five goaltenders - Olympic Edition. So, without further delay, here are the East’s top five goaltenders who participated in this [...]
It has been a fun start to the season thus far. The Leafs are causing panic, the Sabres are patrolling the basement, and the Avs and Panthers lead the way in the standings after the first week. Teams are also dealing with things in their usual ways. The Leafs are asking for more out of [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. With draft season underway, it’s time to discuss an important part of the game we love: regression. At the risk of sounding like your old math teacher, regression essentially means that if something unusual happens once, it’s likely to be closer [...]
The Chicago Blackhawks have extended forward Frank Nazar for seven years with an AAV of just under $6.6M per season. The 13th overall pick from the 2022 draft has 13 goals and 27 points in 56 career NHL games, though he finished the season strong with 8 goals and 8 assists in 27 games after [...]
We’re hard at work on the 2025-26 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide, which is set to release on July 29! If you’re in the market for player projections, sleeper picks, and so many nuggets of wisdom you’ll think you’re at a McDonald’s in Harvard, then secure your copy at the Dobber Shop today! On the other hand, [...]
