Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are looking at players who are putting up some unexpected production. Every year there are players who do surprising things, and if we can catch them early, they can be season MVPs for managers. Importantly though we have to determine if there is any reason to believe the [...]
Welcome back to Puck Picks! Each Thursday, I break down some of my favorite NHL bets, explain the reasoning behind them, and track performance transparently. The goal of this column isn’t just to share picks, but to help you recognize why certain spots have value so you can identify them throughout the season. I’ll be [...]
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 [...]
Opportunity Knocks: Week One's Best Jobs Are Still on the Waiver Wire Sean Durzi is on a roster in 3 percent of ESPN leagues. He’s played 22.1 minutes a night through two games with the New York Rangers, on the second pair, and that’s almost three minutes more than he averaged with the Utah Mammoth [...]
There was one very interesting news tidbit on Monday as far as lineups are concerned, and that was the Nashville Predators having Matthew Wood on the top power-play unit, per Max Herz. It wasn’t Jonathan Marchessault, or the newly-acquired Mavrik Bourque, but Wood who was the fourth forward after Steven Stamkos, Filip Forsberg, and Ryan [...]
As December winds down and rosters start tightening heading into January, opportunity matters more than name value. This week’s group focuses on players whose roles are actively trending up through increased ice time, power play responsibility, or stable top six deployment rather than short term box score spikes. Some are strong waiver adds, others are [...]
This week, we will examine each team in the Western Conference and review some interesting (to me) statistical lines from the last 30 or so games of the regular season. Some of these may carry forward into 2025-26, or not. Anaheim Ducks Mason McTavish (F) - In his last 31 games, he had 10 goals [...]
