With Tage Thompson moved to the third line, Dylan Cozens was moved up to Buffalo’s second line for last night’s game. The latter has a shot of sticking there, though I was impressed with Thompson in the first couple games. He just needs a bit more time to settle in, I think. * The Bruins [...]
There have been some injuries, covid issues and some unexpected players emerge early in this 56-game season that have created opportunities for players and changed some depth charts. We will go through each team in the West (excepting the Dallas Stars for now) and briefly see what players are in what roles and how they [...]
We’re only a couple of games into the campaign, but it’s already worth noting which players are starting with more power-play time than many of us anticipated. No exhibition games made it tough for fantasy general managers to get a firm grasp on plans for many of the teams. Many of us were taking guesses, [...]
My first Ramblings of the 2020-21 NHL campaign. Buckle up. * What I’ve found this year, as it is in the real hockey world, that the prospect pool for drafting was the best it has been in years. Generally I am happy with my ability to pick up players later in the draft. I find [...]
Every Sunday, we’ll 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, Cam Robinson, and Dobber […]
When you’re looking for a breakout player, there are a couple things you should be looking for. The first is ice time, specifically top six minutes and power-play exposure. The second is year over year improvement in production. When you’re trying to figure out when that breakout will take place, for the most part, you’re [...]
Another day, another COVID-related happening. This time, the Winnipeg Jets cancelled their Saturday practice due to an “abundance of caution.” Get used to hearing that term. We will have to wait and see what happens tomorrow. If the Jets play as normal next week, you’ll want to stack up on them in weekly formats, as [...]
Welcome back to The Journey. So, how are we feeling? It’s been three days of non-stop hockey and boy, does it feel great. As expected, the games have been fast-paced, the goals have been pouring in and most importantly, they have provided an abundance of entertainment. With cap crunches and taxi squads in effect, we [...]
With all the chaos and uncertainty currently going on in the world, how nice is it to finally be able to flip on some hockey and take a little breather from everything if only for just a few hours a night? It has been over ten months since you, I, or anyone else has been [...]
On Friday, the NHL announced a list of rescheduled games. As the virus does its thing, expect more of these before the end of the season. https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1350193704687034372 The most significant announcement is that of the Dallas Stars season debut, which will finally be next Friday January 22. Dallas players that were dropped in your league [...]
