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 [...]
There were a couple very notable signings in the NHL yesterday. First, the Hurricanes signed young star Andrei Svechnikov to an eight-year deal worth $7.75M a season. He will be UFA at the end of the deal but this carries him through his entire prime. It is a very smart bet. Coincidentally, I wrote about [...]
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 [...]
What do we make of the San Jose Sharks? At this point, given all that’s gone on this offseason, I am assuming that Evander Kane is not going to be in the lineup opening night. They have an aging blue line that is wildly overpaid and the trio of Burns/Karlsson/Vlasic are all in decline. In [...]
Dobber’s offseason fantasy hockey grades – Chicago Blackhawks 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 [...]
In fantasy there are steady eddies, namely players who perform at or near the same level year after year. They might not be a good bet to rise to new heights; however they usually have a predictable scoring floor and tend to avoid injury. On the other end of the spectrum are the risk/reward or [...]
Building off of last week’s Ramblings where I started discussing how I review and prep for my fantasy seasons, and the next big step is mock drafts. Yahoo mock drafts are open, and I have run through a couple before gathering some thoughts here. I have a bit of a usual routine in prepping for [...]
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Dobber's offseason fantasy hockey grades – Carolina Hurricanes 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, [...]
Here are the Top 50 prospect blueliners to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - August edition! First an announcement. DobberHockey's 16th annual Fantasy Hockey Guide is out now, fully updated and ready for download. Pick it up here! The 2021 drafted players are now in the template, and here are the results. They haven't [...]
