While there is no official word of Chicago defenceman Bowen Byram returning to the lineup imminently for the Blackhawks, he took part in an optional practice on Wednesday and is joining the team for their quick two-game road trip in Detroit and Boston. It seems as if there’s a chance he’s back for a game [...]
Happy Monday y’all! Already a week into the season, how did your matchup go? Or do you have an extended first week because the league started on a Tuesday? Something that is not new, Connor McDavid is leading the league in points with nine in his first three games. His teammate, Evan Bouchard (yes, the [...]
Happy Tuesday y’all… and opening night!!! We made it through the summer, and Monday truly felt like Christmas Eve because we had a pretty big trade go down that kind of came out of nowhere. The Toronto Maple Leafs traded Matt Knies, Emil Andrae, Steven Lorentz, and a draft pick to Columbus for Kirill Marchenko, [...]
As we have seen in recent weeks with players like Zeev Buium, Fraser Minten, and Braeden Bowman, teams are trying to get ahead of their RFAs by signing them to long-term extensions a bit early (also because of the new 7-year limit which kicks in this week), which is what the Buffalo Sabres did with [...]
For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) DobberHockey has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
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The focus today will be on two major news stories from the past week and what they could mean in fantasy leagues going forward. Fantasy Hockey Implications of the Ducks Matching Leo Carlsson’s Offer Sheet From a fantasy perspective, Anaheim matching the offer sheet for Carlsson is a major win for anyone invested in him [...]
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 [...]
I’ll quickly chime in my two-cents on the Leo Carlsson contract, and that’s first off that I have been noting for a couple of years now that this big jump in contracts was coming, along with how valuable those long terms deals were going to be that were signed. Especially the eight year contracts signed [...]
Introduction The restricted free agent (RFA) offer sheet market has been the NHL’s Cold War of sorts. The NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) essentially handed every general manager the nuclear codes - but GMs seldom push the button. Since the dawn of the salary cap era in 2005, only 12 offer sheets have been tendered, [...]
