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Alex MacLean
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@DobberHockey Associate Editor with an affinity for the salary cap and draft data.
Iron ring wearer.
Dad joke curator.
He/Him.
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Josi is back!
I was just starting to wonder if he would be gone for the season again.
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Preds morning skate lines vs Avs:
Forsberg-O’Reilly-Evangelista
Stamkos-Haula-Wood
Bunting-McCarron-Marchessault
Jost-Svechkov-Wiesblatt

Hague-Josi
Skjei-Perbix
Stastney-Blankenburg

Extra: Wilsby, Barron

Saros in starter's net
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November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Forum Buzz: Carlsson, Hutson, Crosby, Keller, York, Hintz vs. Hertl, “Passenger” players & More
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site [...]
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November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Updated with a couple of ht-tricks in the late games:
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Over 2000 words from me this morning after missing my turn in the Ramblings rotation the last two weeks.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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20 Years.
It's been quite a ride!

#DobberHockey
#FantasyHockey
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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We have had a Blue Jay at the feeder for all three of the Jays' World Series wins thus far. This guy just showed up and is manifesting a win tonight.
A Blue Jay sits at a stick-on window feeder.
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Fantasy Hockey Poll: 2025-2026 Calder Trophy Finalists
I fully realize that we’re not yet even a month into the 2025-26 season, but it’s time for a poll I run every year around this time, asking you to decide who’ll be the three finalists for the Calder Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s top rookie. Here are the key things to keep in mind [...]
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October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Forum Buzz: Jarvis, UPL, Bedard vs. EP40, Eklund, Duchene, Fantilli, Vilardi, Truly Assessing One’s Team & More
Welcome back to Forum Buzz, where I peruse the DobberHockey Forums and weigh in on active, heavily debated, or otherwise relevant recent threads, reminding folks just how great a resource the Forums are. Nearly anything might be covered here, other than trades and signings, which usually get their own separate write-ups on the main site [...]
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October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Updated with some thoughts and stats from the late games.
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Updated with the late game info.
October 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Rick Roos, writer of “Roos Lets Loose” at dobberhockey.com, brings us his annual Fearless Forecasts for the upcoming NHL season. In this video, Rick explains why this could be a HUGE season for teenage phenom Macklin Celebrini.

For full article:… http://dlvr.it/TNX7RQ
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Experts Panel: 2025-26 Season Predictions
With the puck about to drop on the 2025-26 season, our writers weigh in on their predictions for both player and team awards and accomplishments.  Brief observations: There were no unanimous picks among the panel, but the closest to 100% were the following: Newly re-signed Connor McDavid for the Art Ross Trophy Ivan Demidov for [...]
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October 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Fantasy Hockey Poll: First Time 30-Win Goalies
Usually this is the time of year when I run a poll on which goalie battles will end up with one goalie emerging as their team’s clear starter. The issue is there are far fewer teams this season where the goalie picture is cloudy. Instead, I’m opting for a poll where you’ll vote on which [...]
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October 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Former #Avs defenseman Erik Johnson has announced his retirement.
October 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Ramblings: Kaprizov’s Killer Deal; Managing a Missing Barkov; Training Camp Storylines & More (Oct 1)
Kirill Kaprizov is resetting the contract landscape in the NHL. Leon Draisaitl’s $14 million price tag already looks like a bargain, Nathan MacKinnon again is on a bargain deal for years to come, and Sidney Crosby is still being paid $8.7 million. Now, next year’s free agent pool with Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, and so [...]
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October 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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🎁✨ Christmas Comes Early for Fantasy GMs! ✨🎁

DobberHockey’s 10 Days of Giveaways is HERE!

10 days. 10 prizes. 10 chances to WIN.

From Gift cards, to season-long draft kits, fantasy subscriptions, and more — every day is another shot to score BIG!

🎄 Christmas came early…… http://dlvr.it/TNK3WP
September 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Top-200 Cap League Skater Rankings – September 2025
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer! Rankings have been updated to reflect the latest free agent signings and other moves. Not a ton of movement at this point, with a few adjustments for projected points, and the bigger tweaks to players like Sam Rinzel and Matt Coronato have really jumped them up into being important [...]
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September 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Fantasy Hockey Mailbag – Part 6: Hagel, Fantilli, Werenski, D. Strome, Weegar, Eichel, Faber, Hintz, 2026 UFAs to Target & More
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by 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 fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
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September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Ramblings: Notes from Around Camp Including Woll, Thompson, Bump, Pastrnak, Stankoven, O’Hara & Many More (Sept 24)
Let’s jump into the plentiful news we have thanks to NHL training camps and exhibition games being in full swing. Tyson Foerster was back in a regular jersey for the first time yesterday, which is a good sign that he’s on the right track, and should be ready for opening day. Alex Bump is one [...]
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September 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Interesting to note the Dobson unit is clearly running through Demidov at the right circle. He has four right shots to feed for one timers from that spot.
September 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Part two, with thoughts on another 49 players:
September 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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One of my bigger Ramblings of the year, with notes on every one of the top 50 players.
September 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Michkov, Marner vs. Rantanen, Holloway, Pastrnak, Kaako, Miller vs. Forsberg in Multicat, L. Thompson & More
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by 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 fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
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September 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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One of my bigger Ramblings of the year, with notes on every one of the top 50 players.
September 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM