In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll predict who Seattle takes from each team in the Eastern Conference and briefly discuss the fantasy implications of each selection. Boston Bruins – Ondrej Kase Recent reports indicate that Jakub Zboril is likely to be Seattle’s selection from Boston in Wednesday’s expansion draft. Based on his Dobber Prospects page, [...]
Well, it was quite the weekend in the NHL. We had a lot of significant trades, some weird expansion protection lists, some significant injury news, and whatever else popped up. Those out enjoying their double-vax summer may have missed some important news; all our Ramblings can be found right here. Dobber and Ian had the [...]
There was a lot of excitement with the pre-expansion roster freeze on Saturday with nine trades conducted in the 48 hours before. I wouldn’t have predicted Ryan Ellis being traded or Cody Glass, but we should always expect the unexpected in the NHL. We will look at the remaining teams in the West which will [...]
The big news of the weekend deals with the Seattle Kraken and the list of players who were left available for potential selection in the expansion draft. There seem to be much bigger names available this time compared to the list for the Golden Knights. It’s almost like NHL teams want cap relief and are [...]
Released last week and now updated with the Mock Draft: the highly-acclaimed DobberHockey Fantasy Prospects Report. The 15th annual. Over 450 drafted prospects are profiled with their upside, likelihood, wait time and certainty. Another 100 draftees for the upcoming (2021) NHL Draft also profiled, with comparables and complete with charts, rankings and the Mock. Get [...]
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. It appears as though Gabriel Landeskog's run with Colorado is coming to an end. The UFA turns 29 in November but this [...]
Of course, the biggest news of the day was the numerous last-minute trades that teams made before rosters would be frozen for the Seattle expansion draft. And of course, we had you covered. Fantasy Take: Flyers Land Ellis; Glass to Nashville & Patrick to Vegas Fantasy Impact: Maple Leafs Acquire Jared McCann Fantasy Take: Adin [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs trade (back) prospect forward Filip Hallander and a seventh-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Jared McCann. The Leafs get: a steadily improving two-way forward who is only now entering his prime. This trade was made just prior to the expansion draft trade deadline so one would [...]
The San Jose Sharks have acquired goalie Adin Hill and a 2022 seventh-round pick from the Arizona Coyotes for goalie Josef Korenar and a 2022 second-round pick. In Hill, the Sharks acquire a goalie who has been on the verge of becoming an NHLer for the past few seasons as an injury replacement to Darcy [...]
In a three-team blockbuster, the Vegas Golden Knights took advantage of their sideline status from the expansion draft, while the Predators and the Flyers firmed up their positions. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1416477531906134022 Nashville downgraded Ryan Ellis on defence to Philippe Myers, while adding a young centre in need of a new home. They then flipped that centre for [...]
