After the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators threw it back to the 1980s it got me thinking about whether MacKinnon was warranted as the highest average draft pick in Yahoo drafts this year. In any normal league Connor McDavid should be the first overall pick, end of discussion. From there it was only a short [...]
Here are the Top 300 skaters to own in your points-only keeper leagues - February edition! The 2020-21 season started late... so why not post these rankings late, too? Lots of shuffling as some surprising starts have already made their impact. As always, players within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal [...]
Though the Red Wings welcomed back players like Robby Fabbri and Adam Erne, they are expected to be without Tyler Bertuzzi for the next couple weeks. He had been off to a nice start this season with five goals and seven points in nine games, to go along with four PPPs and 13 hits. He [...]
Welcome to the first mailbag of 2021 and, accordingly, of the 2020-21 season. For new readers, this is a column where I answer your fantasy hockey questions while also giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your [...]
I bet you thought you wouldn't hear from me again on this platform. But, surprise! I'm on the Ramblings docket for the next two Wednesdays as a final goodbye. https://twitter.com/Hockey_Robinson/status/1356300092014092288?s=20 As I mentioned on Monday in my tweet and will do so many times, it was extremely difficult to decide to leave DobberSports. This is [...]
Welcome to this week’s ‘Lining Up’. Since last time we’ve seen Carolina beat both of last years’ Cup finalists, St. Louis start up the Blues steamroller, and the New York Rangers continue to stumble through the season like a defenseman who got punched in the face… It was also a good week for a few [...]
Toronto injury update as both Nick Robertson and Joe Thornton were skating before practice on Monday, the former with a knee injury and the latter with a fractured rib. That Thornton is skating just 10 days after the rib fracture is a good sign, but I hope he doesn’t rush this back, especially at his [...]
Weekly Western Leaders (to January 31st, 2021) Goals – 8 – Brock Boeser - Vancouver, Connor McDavid - Edmonton Assists – 15 - Leon Draisaitl - Edmonton Points – 22 - Connor McDavid - Edmonton PPP – 10 - Connor McDavid - Edmonton Shots on Goal – 43 - Connor McDavid - Edmonton Shooting % [...]
Every season begins with a few players who exceed all expectations. The trick is determining which players can keep it up and which ones are flashes in the pan. Last season saw J.T. Miller and Travis Konecny get off to hot starts and keep it up, while Evander Kane and Nick Schmaltz slowed down. It’s [...]
The Anthony DeAngelo issue has come to a head. Big time. The offensive defenseman, who is one of the best in that role in the entire league in terms of creating offense and putting up points, can’t keep his mouth shut and can’t control his temper. Rumor has it that he blamed Alexandar Georgiev for [...]
