Minnesota avoided arbitration with one of their top forwards by signing Kevin Fiala to a one-year deal worth $5.1M. The Other Swiss Superman turned 25 in July and had both 20 goals and assists last season in 50 games played. He has averaged 68 points/82 games over the last two years with Minnesota, doing so [...]
I spent quite a few hours this weekend, reading Dobber’s Hockey Fantasy Guide for 2021-22 and as usual, found it super enlightening. Part of what I enjoy the most is seeing what Dobber and the other writers have to say about players and teams and how it measures up to what I think. Differences happen [...]
So you want to be a fantasy hockey commissioner. Congratulations, but keep in mind that it is often a thankless, demanding volunteer position. But every great fantasy league needs a great leader. Without one, most leagues will falter, especially when a controversial topic rears its head. Maybe you find yourself in the commissioner position because [...]
The Fantasy Guide was released SATURDAY! This was very labor-intensive in a smaller window of time than I have done in the past. Usually, with several days of prep work, I can put this together in about four weeks. This time, with a shorter offseason, I got this out in 15 days. It required more [...]
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 ___ It's Christmas in (checks month) August! Get your Fantasy Guide at the Dobber Sports shop. If you've preordered it, you should now be [...]
Now that the free agent frenzy and main trade period have passed, we are now in the dog days of the offseason. Some of the offseason signings have resulted in major swings in value for certain players. As you can see in the Change column, the greatest swings in value (positive or negative) are from [...]
It’s Christmas in (checks month) August today! Get your Fantasy Guide at the Dobber Sports shop. If you’ve preordered it, you should now be able to download it by going to Downloads on the Dobber home page. Go ahead, order it and download it, and come back and read the Ramblings later. I’ll wait here. [...]
The 2021-2022 NHL season is set to commence on October 12, and is already shrouded with mystery as multiple teams drastically changed their projected lineup in the last few weeks. From blockbuster trades to shrewd free agency pick-ups, teams such as the New Jersey Devils have gone from bottom-standing clubs to playoff race contenders overnight, [...]
In news that seemed to arrive completely out of left field, Joe Thornton has signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Florida Panthers. Thornton is picking a team that he believes can help him land that elusive Stanley Cup (fill in obvious Florida retirement home joke here). In case you think Thornton is washed up, [...]
Now that the dust has settled a bit, I wanted to return to Seattle’s expansion team. There has already been a lot written on their apparent strategy (or lack thereof), from questionable selections to the lack of side deals and asset accrual. At the end of the day the line seems to be that they [...]
