This week’s list leans toward players thriving through smart usage rather than streaky luck. Whether it’s a depth winger losing prime deployment, a defenseman stepping into PP1, or a proven scorer heating up again, the theme is the same — fantasy value follows opportunity. These five names have roles worth tracking before their windows shift. [...]
Welcome back to Puck Picks! Each Thursday, I’ll be breaking down some of my favorite NHL bets. The goal of Puck Picks isn’t just to share picks, but to explain the why behind them, helping you recognize similar value spots on your own throughout the season. I’ll be tracking every pick transparently in this column, [...]
Good day DFS crew! This is a decent slate that we have coming up today, there are a couple smash spots on the board and some matchups that might be closer than they appear when you lift the hood up. Let’s dive in and try and get into the green!Slate PreviewTampa Bay LightningAlright, so let’s [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone. Welcome back to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday and Sunday I will be chauffeuring you through injury news and updates from around the NHL. I’ll do my best to offer useful analysis and opinion as it relates to fantasy throughout. As always, [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers have had concerns about their goaltending situation for several years now, which is why it was interesting that Dan Vladar got the call for the season opener on Thursday night, and not Samuel Ersson. I was watching other games, but it seems as if Vladar was solid in net for the Flyers, [...]
Continuing to carry on an annual Dobber Hockey tradition started long ago, I once again bring you Fearless Forecasts for the upcoming fantasy season. On a positive note, I had infinitely more correct forecasts for 2024-25 than I did for 2023-24, although that was because none of my 2023-24 forecasts actually ended up happening! And [...]
Welcome back to Puck Picks, my weekly column on NHL betting. Last week in Part 1, I introduced the philosophy behind this space: patience, discipline, and looking for edges rather than forcing action. We also covered bankroll management, how to read lines and implied probabilities, and I shared some of my favorite season-long futures plays. [...]
For the last 22 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 23rd 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 [...]
This week I put together a new set of visuals using data from MoneyPuck to get a better read on how teams, lines, and goalies performed across the 2024–25 season. Each worksheet focuses on a different part of the game: shot efficiency, expected goals, rebound control, line performance, and filters for game situation like 5-on-5, [...]
This week we are turning our collective attention to a Dobber Report that focuses a bit more on descriptive information than the data that informs our typical analysis. Usually, we are looking at data points that can help us determine if a performance we are seeing from a player is sustainable or if we should [...]
