We won’t be covering the NHL playoffs blow by blow in this column, though we will touch on teams a bit as they get knocked out in each round. For this week, and for several upcoming weeks, we will be looking back over regular season data and find out which players provided the most, and [...]
The Washington Capitals expect to be without defenceman Rasmus Sandin to start the 2026-27 season, according to Sammi Silber. Sandin injured his knee late in the season and his recovery is going to take several months. The Caps also mentioned that this might make them look for a defenceman this offseason, and it also means [...]
Happy Monday y’all! Most leagues have ended by now so if you’re bringing home some fantasy gold, take a picture of your roster and post it on Twitter and tag Dobber. Let’s see those winning lineups! We are just days away from Stanley Cup playoff action! Games will start on Saturday and I don’t know [...]
Happy Tuesday y’all! If your league didn’t end last week, this is it. Good luck to all those that remain and let’s see your championship roster. Tag @dobberhockey and your favorite Dobber writers on Twitter with your winning squad and be entered to win a fantasy guide for next season! — I’ll be basing picks [...]
Happy Monday y’all! I hope you had a great weekend and hopefully you have advanced to the next round of your fantasy playoffs! We had some shocking news Sunday afternoon after we learned that the Vegas Golden Knights fired their head coach, Bruce Cassidy, after winning 178 games through his three plus seasons with the [...]
Small sample size crops up at this time of year when prospects get called up at the end of the season. In Carter Yakemchuk’s case, it gets him a big boost as he has two points in one game at the time of processing the rankings. Obviously he won’t keep that up, so he’s going [...]
I need to start out on a somber note and say I’m thinking and praying about everyone in Rhode Island. We all love the game of hockey and sports in general because they help us escape and it brings joy to our lives, but last night at Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, many lives were changed [...]
In a Ramblings two months ago, I wrote about player market share of shots, shot attempts, and expected goals. To be brief about it, market share is what percentage of shots, shot attempts, or expected goals that accumulate with a given player on the ice are taken by that player. So, if the Minnesota Wild [...]
At the mid-way point of the season we don’t typically see too many large jumps or drops in the rankings, but there are two noteworthy names to mention. Macklin Celebrini has taken over the top spot in the rankings, thanks to his continued torrid scoring pace, and his tiny cap hit. As a bonus, he [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are going to be digging into the young guns. We will be looking at their current production and giving some perspective on whether what they are doing is sustainable for those trying to make some short term decisions, but by and large the bigger question for these guys [...]
