In going through each team of the 2021-22 Dobber’s Fantasy Guide, I thought I would focus on the first and second power-play units of each team in the West. We will look at any changes from last season in terms of new players, new coaches and see how the teams and players did last year. [...]
After an eight-year hiatus, the Puck Pastor is back at DobberHockey. This time around with Dobber, I am filling in for a few weeks for Tom Collins. I doubt anyone remembers my old column, but if you did you would remember I tried to be true to the “Puck Pastor” moniker and weave some life [...]
As fun as the offer sheet news was Saturday evening, it’s another confusing move for the Carolina Hurricanes this offseason. First the Canes trade Calder Trophy nominee Alex Nedeljkovic for virtually nothing and watched him sign a very reasonable deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Then, they don’t sign Dougie Hamilton, presumably because they were [...]
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. Stop being impatient when it comes to trading Jack Eichel. Buffalo fans, of all people, should be praying – praying! – for [...]
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 the standings, but in the realm of [...]
Call it payback with enough entertainment value to send a jolt through a typically uneventful Saturday during the NHL offseason. In signing Jesperi Kotkaniemi to an offer sheet, Carolina GM Don Waddell is flat out taking revenge on the Canadiens for their offer sheet to Sebastian Aho two years ago. Who said all NHL organizations [...]
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, we will delve into Dobber’s August edition of the Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen list, and find the blueliners who have risen in value. First and foremost, there are [...]
Although this isn’t the Jack Eichel news that you’ve been waiting for, it could expedite the process of announcing the Jack Eichel news that you've been waiting for. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1431283701464408065 It’s funny how less than a month ago, the now-former agent tweeted out a statement saying that “the process is not working.” Obviously, Eichel agreed, then [...]
Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Columbus Blue Jackets 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 the [...]
This week we are going to switch gears a little bit and turn our attention to our peripheral categories. This miniseries will divide up our skaters into forwards and defensemen and take a look at top performers in various categories and which players excel across multiple categories. This week on Frozen Tool Forensics: Multicategory Forwards [...]
