Lining Up: Important Lineup Notes for the First Week Including DeAngelo, Chabot, Howden, and Donato
Welcome back to another edition of Lining Up and Happy-Start-Of-Hockey Day! With the NHL kicking the season off tonight, today will focus on teams updating the notes from last two Lining Up articles for teams [...]
15 Fearless Forecasts for the 2023-24 NHL Season
I don’t normally dwell on how my prior season’s Fearless Forecasts fared, admittedly because usually far fewer actually pan out versus those that don’t. But as can be seen from my May recap column, I [...]
Ramblings: Extensions for Dahlin, Scheifele, and Hellebuyck; Roster Cuts; 10 Reasonable Fantasy Takes for the 2023-24 Season – October 10
The NHL regular season starts today and thank you to everyone who has been reading through the offseason/training camp. Some days can turn into slogs but we’ve had a lot of positive feedback from both [...]
Wild West: Western Conference Only – Top Rookies by Team
This year, because it is such a deep crop of rookies, I’m going to list the top rookies by team in the Western Conference. Some of these players could start the year in the minors [...]
UPCOMING GAMES
Starting Goalies
Top Skater Views
Top Goalie Profile Views
LINE COMBOS
Ramblings: Oettinger Signs, Draisaitl vs. Matthews, Drafting D-Men Early (Sept 2)
Anyone relying on Jake Oettinger this season no longer needs to worry about his contract status. The Stars signed Oettinger to a three-year extension worth $4 million per season. This amount certainly seems affordable given [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades: St. Louis Blues
For the last 19 years (12 with The Hockey News) Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 20th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer/fall. This [...]
Dobber Ramblings: Deep Dive on Tage Thompson and His New Contract; Thoughts on Tuch and Quinn – September 1
The big news from the last couple of days is surely the huge extension from Sabres centre Tage Thompson. He signed a seven-year, $7-million AAV contract with Buffalo, a deal that will take him through [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades: Seattle Kraken
The 20th 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 fantasy hockey [...]
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Possible Goalie Timeshares
It’s time again for a poll I run every year immediately after the release of the DobberHockey Fantasy Guide. At risk of stating the obvious, the Guide remains the single most indispensible fantasy hockey resource [...]
Ramblings: Thompson’s Extension; Wild Forwards; Hill in Vegas; A Three-Way Deal & More (Aug 31)
After covering for Ian this weekend this is going to be the fourth time in eight days that I’m rambling. Not sure how Ian and Cliffy do multiple days every week. It’s especially tough in [...]