Welcome back to The Journey, where we follow hockey prospects and their paths to the NHL, providing fantasy predictions and analysis along the way. This week and the ones that follow, we will be taking an early look at the top 30 prospects available in the 2022 NHL Draft, with a closer evaluation of five [...]
With training camps set to open soon, it’s officially professional tryout season. Hey, we have to get excited about something hockey-related. The Blues announced on Friday that they have signed wingers James Neal and Michael Frolik to PTOs. To no one’s surprise, Neal had his contract bought out by the Oilers earlier this offseason. It’s [...]
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 [...]
As we get closer to the start of hockey, managers everywhere are beginning to prep their draft strategies. A big part of that for many is to take a look at projections for the upcoming players to try and make some judgements about their value (pro tip: go grab Dobber’s). If we are looking at [...]
The NHL has announced a Heritage Classic outdoor game in Hamilton on March 13 between Buffalo and Toronto. The geography makes sense given the cross-border rivalry. But for fans outside of this area, are the Sabres really going to be a draw? The game will of course also feature the Leafs, which means that the [...]
Dobber’s offseason fantasy hockey grades – Toronto Maple Leafs 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. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or in [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect defensemen 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! As always, any player ranked within +/- 5.0 ratings of each other should be considered equal. Click any name [...]
One housekeeping note about fantasy drafts. Over the last couple years, I’ve talked in my Ramblings about Best Ball leagues. They are very, very popular in NFL fantasy circles and I hope they start cropping up more for NHL. In short, a best ball league has no transactions. You draft a team at the start [...]
The September rankings include almost all of the players from the August rankings, but with a lot of fine-tuning within that group. With both mock drafts and real drafts already taken place on Yahoo, adjustments take into account where players are being drafted. However, these rankings aren’t purely based on Yahoo ADPs – we try [...]
Welcome to a special edition of Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. For just the second time ever, the column is shifting gears to cover goalies instead of skaters, giving you Goaliepucks and the Three Netminders. The positional focus might be different this time, [...]
