Ramblings: Islanders-Lightning Game 5; San Jose’s future; Comeau signs – June 22

By |2021-06-21T21:50:43-04:00June 22nd, 2021|Hockey Rambling|

As the expansion draft approaches, there are a handful of questions I keep coming back to. I keep asking myself what lessons the GMs have learned from Vegas, what the flat cap might do to prices, how quickly Seattle could possibly contend, and more. As far as individual teams go, there are few more interesting [...]

Wild West: How Vegas was Built

By |2021-06-21T01:51:37-04:00June 21st, 2021|The Wild West|

A few weeks back we looked at how the Colorado Avalanche’s current roster was built. As I sat and watched Vegas beat Montreal in game four of the playoffs, I was curious how many players on the current Vegas roster were part of the expansion draft, traded for, signed for or drafted. Here is what [...]

Ramblings – Lots of Trade Talk: NHL Trade Scenarios, Shedding Cap and More (Jun 21)

By |2021-06-21T01:35:53-04:00June 21st, 2021|Hockey Rambling|

I went to my Twitter followers for topic suggestions this week. Here we go! https://twitter.com/Striker0777/status/1406626697403723782 I was surprised to see that 180 players fit this description. Wow – 180 players hit their team’s cap space by at least $5M. And that’s just the ones signed for next year! We still have this year’s crop of [...]

21 Fantasy Hockey Rambles

By |2021-06-20T14:15:54-04:00June 20th, 2021|21 Fantasy Hockey Rambles|

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. This might be mildly concerning if you're a Kirill Kaprizov owner. Kevin Weekes @KevinWeekes: As of now talks with likely Rookie of [...]

Ramblings: Islanders Tie Series, Slavin Wins Lady Byng, OEL on Trade Block Again (June 20)

By |2021-06-20T01:05:40-04:00June 20th, 2021|Hockey Rambling|

The Islanders/Lightning series is now a best-of-3 heading back to Tampa Bay for Game 5. Despite a late push by the Lightning, the Islanders were able to hang on with a 3-2 win in Game 4. And I mean hang on. Watch this last-second save by Ryan Pulock. Not Semyon Varlamov. Ryan Pulock. https://twitter.com/NHLonNBCSports/status/1406444950900854787 After [...]

Ramblings: Point Leads Lightning to Win, Brind’Amour, Hamilton, Shots and Blocked Shots in the Montreal/Vegas Series (June 18)

By |2021-06-18T01:30:19-04:00June 18th, 2021|Hockey Rambling|

If the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup, Brayden Point has to be considered a Conn Smythe favorite for his dynamic clutch play. As I’ve mentioned before, Point is the one player I notice the most whenever I watch the Lightning. He was at it again on Thursday, scoring the eventual game-winning goal with [...]

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