Ramblings: Hagelin Retires; Early Draft Values Including Hall, Colton, Rossi, Harley, and More – August 31
Winger Carl Hagelin suffered an eye injury late in the 2021-22 season and missed the entire 2022-23 season as a result. He announced on Wednesday that he would be retiring from hockey as a result [...]
Goldipucks and the Three Skaters: Dahlin, Thompson & Pietrangelo
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Pittsburgh Penguins
For the last 20 years (12 with The Hockey News), Dobber has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. This is not a review of the likely performance on the ice or [...]
Ramblings: Fading Goalies Skinner, Hart & More; Projecting Those Adding Winger Eligibility (Aug 30)
Yesterday was my one annual fantasy football draft. It’s always fun to get a different draft perspective, especially in a sport that I don’t know as well as hockey. It forces a bit more thought [...]
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The Journey: May Sink-Or-Swim (Dugan, Turcotte, Beckman)
It's the end of the month again, which means it's time for another edition of sink-or-swim. We’ll examine three former blue-chip prospects whose values have taken a hit and whose futures now seem uncertain. Should [...]
Saturday’s Game Picks: Hurricanes Will Blow Into Eastern Conference Final
As I’m writing this, only four teams still stand in this second round of the playoffs (I must finish the article before the Avs-Blues game tonight). It’s been a controversial round to say the least. [...]
DFS Saturday: Showdown Time
Sad times for NHL DFS as in all likelihood the days of multiple games on a single slate are over. I’d expect the two Conference Final series to alternate days, giving us one game per [...]
Ramblings: Avs Move On, Marchand Surgery, Down in Flames, Power-Play Time (May 28)
Well, that was quite an ending to the sixth game of Colorado/St. Louis. Just when you were about to get up to go to the fridge for a refill or another snack in anticipation of [...]
Frozen Tool Forensics: Most Valuable Defensemen
This week we are finishing up our most valuable skater series. We have already touched on centers, left wings, and right wings and those articles can be viewed here. So now we are on to [...]
Ramblings: Carolina’s Home Dominance Continues; Minnesota’s Future in Addison and Rossi; Buffalo’s Goaltending – May 27
The Carolina Hurricanes had the run of play in Game 5 and skated out with a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers to take a 3-2 series lead. Igor Shesterkin had a very solid [...]