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 and are also normally [...]
Elvis Merzlikins signed the same extension as teammate Oliver Bjorkstrand, which means a $5.4 million cap hit for the next five years. That gives him the edge in the crease over Joonas Korpisalo, just because of the politics. He's someone that might come at a bit more of a discount than your average starter come [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll discuss Ty Smith and Mackenzie Weegar – defensemen that may be slightly overvalued in this year’s fantasy drafts. Ty Smith The 21-year-old defenseman finished his rookie campaign with solid numbers, posting 23 points in 48 appearances. His output was bolstered by a hot start that saw him register eight [...]
Here are the Top 100 goaltenders to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - September edition! DobberHockey's 16th annual Fantasy Hockey Guide is out now, fully updated and ready for download. Pick it up here! Not a lot has happened in the past month so changes were minimal. I did some adjustments with overall team [...]
Summer is gone, fall is here, and with it comes NHL training camps. It sure seems like the summer flew by, right? I guess that’s what happens when free agency beings four days from August. Either way, rookie camps have finished and regular camps are set to start later this week. If you want a [...]
For the last 18 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 19th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in the standings, but in the realm of [...]
We will continue our look at impending UFAs in the West this week with Minnesota, Nashville, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Vancouver, Vegas and Winnipeg I’ve highlighted the key impending UFAs from each team in bold. I’ve also listed each player’s best totals over the past three seasons to give us an idea of what [...]
au-da-cious Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks. de-lu-sion-al Characterized by holding beliefs or opinions contradicted by reality or rational thought. pro-phet-ic Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future. 10. Martin Necas leads the Carolina Hurricanes in scoring. Not Svechnikov. Not Trocheck. Not Aho. Young Martin will break out big [...]
The Fantasy Guide was updated Saturday (Nikita Gusev – more on him below – and Zdeno Chara). Not a lot has been happening, but that will change this week. Training camps open around September 22 (depending on the team), with rookie camps already in full swing. When the main camp is several days in, the [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, and Dobber ___ 1. There are problems with Josh Anderson's on-ice game and the Habs need to iron those out. But, uh, this guy put up [...]
