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 [...]
Dennis Bernstein of SiriusXM NHL and The Fourth Period joins the program to discuss the Los Angeles Kings. Jesse and Victor ask about pros Artemi Panarin, Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, Quinton Byfield, Mats Zuccarello, Alex Laferriere, Brandt Clarke, Drew Doughty, Erik Gustafsson, Darcy Kuemper, and Anton Forsberg. In Cat's instincts, Cat Silverman of InGoal magazine [...]
The Los Angeles Kings have signed winger Mats Zuccarello to a one-year contract for $1 million plus bonuses, forward Erik Haula to a two-year contract with a $3.6 million AAV, and forward Corey Perry to a one-year contract worth $1 million. Zuccarello finished the 2025-26 season with 54 points – an identical point total to [...]
The Los Angeles Kings officially ended their coaching search by hiring former New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette. He steps in after a year away from coaching following his stint with the Rangers. From a fantasy hockey perspective, this should be viewed as a net positive for most of the Kings’ key offensive pieces. [...]
The Los Angeles Kings have sent Phillip Danault to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2026 second-round pick. Danault has zero goals and five assists in 30 games this season, playing in a reduced role for the Kings. Along with his offense completely crashing, Danault has seen his icetime drop nearly two minutes per game over [...]
Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period is here to report on the LA Kings.
The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Jordan Spence from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick. (The Kings then traded the third-round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2025 fourth-round pick and a 2026 third-round pick.) Spence is a 24-year-old defenseman with offensive upside, having [...]
The first round of the playoffs is officially wrapped and it is time to turn our attentions, at long last, to those series. We are going to dive into this extra set of games and see if there is anything to learn about a player’s performance. We will go round by round and look at [...]
