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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 29 2015

7/29/2015

Re-launching DobberHockey take 2; thoughts on Couturier, Baertschi, the Penguins, the next lockout;  and more... *** How did I know this would happen. Two days later, and I'm doing the Ramblings again on the old site. Well, if you're reading this mid-morning, hopefully you're reading it on the new site. If not, then I'm having a bad day. Once you see this on the brand new site, you can go into the shop and the credit card system will work again. I know a few of you tried over the last two d
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

7/28/2015

Stepan and Wilson signings, arbitration, free agent defensemen, and more… If you’re used to seeing Neil on this day, I’m filling in for him today. He’ll be back on this day next week. I’m excited about the new relaunch for Dobber Hockey. Honestly, I have no idea what the site will look like. And by the time you read this article, it may already be on the new site. I’ve been told to save my article on a Word document, which is where I originally type articles anyway. In case any of you ever post

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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 27 2015

7/27/2015

Re-launching DobberHockey; thoughts on Kucherov vs Tarasenko, Dubnyk vs Lundqvist;  and more... *** Big day today. Huge day, actually. You know what - I underrate the impact of what this day is to DobberHockey and what we've built over the last 10 years. We're re-launching. Everything. Yes, there could be delays that push this to Tuesday (I find this happens a lot). But the expectation is that re-launching happens today. Say goodbye to this look. And say goodbye to the blank.dobbersports.co
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

Sunday, July 26, 2015

7/26/2015

Injuries to players named Nick Backstrom, Adam Larsson, and the Devils’ downfall You would probably think that this is my dead time of year as a fantasy hockey writer. But it is quite the opposite. I just submitted my article for the Dobber Fantasy Guide, I’m covering the Ramblings both tonight and a few nights from now, and I’m working on another special assignment for Dobber that is somewhat time consuming. Good times, but it means that I put a few other personal items on hold for now. In add
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

Saturday, July 25

7/24/2015

    The case for Wayne Simmonds, Braden Holtby's re-sign and Alex Semin will sport new digs …     ***   I highly recommend making Wayne Simmonds a target in your drafts this fall. Expect a slight value to present itself with Simmonds missing a few games last season and his point total dropping to 50, too.   He is one of the better rotisserie wingers available, outside the slight plus/minus hit he brings annually. He is a high-volume shooter, he takes plenty of penal
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 24, 2015

7/24/2015

I don’t suppose there is another place to start than with the monster news of Thursday that the New Jersey Devils would lose long-time president/general manager/coach Lou Lamoriello to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lamoriello signed on with the Leafs to be their new general manager, a position that had been vacant since the firing of Dave Nonis after the season was over. I wrote a little bit about this on the site, and that can be read here. There was also a, let’s say, vigorous debate in the Forums

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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 23, 2015

7/23/2015

Looking at how goal scoring has changed in the NHL recently, and what that means for fantasy. **** I was going to talk about the need for a youth movement in the NHL, on the heels of an excellent article from Travis Yost of TSN. I was beaten to the punch in yesterday’s Ramblings by Steve Laidlaw, though that’s far from a bad thing. Steve does a very good job looking at some younger players that may be primed to take a leap in production, and I encourage the readers to click that link and read th
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 22, 2015

7/22/2015

The fantasy implications of expansion, Holtby’s elite status, a few breakout candidates and much, much more…   *   Laidlaw here checking in for a dump of thoughts mid-way through my summer hiatus. First I want to thank all the guys filling in for me. I’ve been checking in and you are all doing excellent work. Way to keep up the high standard! I’d love to tell you that I kept today’s ramblings short and sweet but you all know that’s just not my style. Buckle in.   *   With exp
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

Tuesday, July 21

7/21/2015

    Looking at breakthroughs, busts and Artemi Panarin's AHL likelihood ...     ***     Crickets …   Dobber talked Craig Smith yesterday, and his signing was the biggest chatter of the day. There is some heartfelt news out of St. Louis with Troy Brouwer talking about his move to Missouri and how it has impacted his wife's pregnancy. Interestingly, this is the type of thing Ian was talking about, sort of, in his real-world anal
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 20 2015

7/19/2015

My thoughts on a boatload of prospect signings, some good hockey reads;  and more... *** Some signings of interest over the last couple of days… Vladislav Namestnikov signed a one-year contract with the Lightning. He showed us last year that whenever one of the members of the Triplets line is injured, he can slide in pretty much seamlessly. Last season's numbers were low, but he did have a run of seven points in seven games. The problem here is, as it was with Panik before him - the team is
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

Sunday, July 19

7/19/2015

Advanced stats, Duncan Keith, and Seattle and NHL expansion We’ve officially reached the point in the summer where there’s not a lot of hockey news. So I’ll try not to ramble on, so to speak. There won’t be as much fantasy news and advice in today’s Ramblings – just a few topics covered more in-depth. Neil covered the analysis of the NHL.com fantasy rankings in yesterday’s Ramblings with some great points to ponder. But do you know where you can get a lot more of that information? The Dobber Dra
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

Saturday, July 18

7/18/2015

    Metro Division offense, Rankings talk and more …     ***     One of the nice things about this gig is not jumping out of the fantasy hockey thought process or loop. Typically during the summers, I'm full-time baseball coverage with a dash of NFL.   As I've started editing and posting content at TheFakeHockey.com, a particular bust blurb got me thinking.   In his Metropolitan Division Busts article, Ben Benwell noted the high-scoring offenses within the
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 17, 2015

7/17/2015

Looking as some numbers that will help or hurt the fantasy stock of guys like Chris Kunitz and T.J. Oshie. **** Anyone that has followed my writing for any length of time, even if it’s just the few months I have been with Dobber, knows that a lot of my methodology is using numbers. There is one big reason for this. To put it bluntly, it’s just impossible to keep up with all the hockey games. Just think about it. Every season features 82 games from 30 teams. That’s a total of 1230 regular season

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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 16, 2015

7/16/2015

Thoughts on Kesler, Oduya, Bournival, and why James Neal can rebound in fantasy next year.  **** There isn’t anywhere else to start today’s Ramblings than the contract that the Anaheim Ducks just gave Ryan Kesler. For those that may have missed, Kesler was signed to a six-year extension totalling $41.25-million, or an average annual value of $6.875M. They now have Kesler, Ryan Getzlaf, and Corey Perry all locked up through the 2020-2021 season. The initial reaction I had, and I think a lot

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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 15 2015

7/14/2015

Controversial thoughts on O'Reilly, normal thoughts on Pysyk, Gelinas, Etem  and more... *** Some re-signings, and then I'll talk about what I think of the player in fantasy hockey. Because what else is there to discuss on July 15? Montreal signed winger Michael Bournival to a one-year, two-way contract worth $600,000 in the NHL. Although he has shown a nice offensive touch in the QMJHL and is showing promise in the AHL, he's firmly in his niche as a potential checking-line NHLer. Third lin
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

Tuesday, July 14

7/14/2015

    The NHL Schedule, Dallas Stars and more ...     ***     While the National Hockey League schedule doesn't have the impact on fantasy as it does in the National Football League, it shouldn't be an afterthought, either.   NHL.com fantasy analyst Matt Sitkoff tweeted out a table of the schedule with the games broken down by day of the week for each team.   In weekly head-to-head leagues, the schedule's fantasy impact is the biggest.   For example, if
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 13 2015

7/13/2015

The impact of Sharp and Saad on Hossa; Saad in Columbus, Stewart in Anaheim;  and more... *** When a key player is traded in the offseason, one of the first things I look at is how other key players on his former team performed when he was out of the lineup. Even if they don't play on the same line, the absence is felt by all in terms of shifting lines around as well as PP and PK units. Fortunately, in the case of Patrick Sharp, he was out of the lineup for 14 games last year. That's a dece
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

Sunday, July 12, 2015

7/12/2015

Thoughts on Kessel, Kassian, Sharp, and the NHL’s All Unsigned Team Thank you to Neil for filling in for me last Sunday while I was enjoying some quality time off sitting by the lake. But now I’m back and I’ll attempt to throw something together here for the first time since July 1, when I was typing away like a madman in over 30 degree Celsius heat, helping Dobber out with the free agent signings. One thing’s for sure: we had you covered that day. Michal Neuvirth, Zack Kassian, PA Parenteau, Br
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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

Saturday, July 11

7/11/2015

Gustav Nyquist, Patrick Sharp, Kevin Shattenkirk and more …     ***     Gustav Nyquist signed a four-year, $4.75 million contract Friday.   He followed up his 28-goal breakout during 2013-14 season with 27 tallies last year, albeit in 25 more games. Nyquist is an exceptional shooter and offensive player. He has 40-goal upside. However, no one should be surprised if he settles in as a solid 25-to-30 goal scorer annually.   Entering his age-26 season, there might not

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Dobber Hockey (Dobber Sports)

July 10, 2015

7/10/2015

Matt Calvert re-signs, Zack Kassian and Patrick Maroon are fantasy valuable, and thoughts on Stamkos.  **** I’m going to lead off with a signing that might have seemed minor, but most certainly has fantasy implications. That would be the re-signing left winger Matt Calvert by the Columbus Blue Jackets. It is a three-year deal where the terms weren’t disclosed, but General Fanager has the cap hit at $2.2-million per season. Calvert is by no means a name that fantasy owners must know, but he’
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