A common anecdote in the Lightning front office since the “Summer of Stamkos” has been the pressure that the NHL salary cap has enforced on their group of developing players. While the Lightning have been successful in developing players from within their own system, sooner or later, they all need to get paid. The Lightning [...]
For a team like St. Louis that is already a potential powerhouse franchise, the 2017 draft was superb. The key to the St. Louis Blues is that they draft based on players they believe can be molded into playing their style. The St. Louis Blues are also unafraid to draft Russian players and have no [...]
Peter Harling With two of my leagues prospect/entry draft currently in progress and one all wrapped up, a lot of my focus lately has been towards preparing for these drafts. While it may be detrimental to my fantasy teams to share my thoughts, strategies and research here, if my leagues are drafting yours probably will [...]
| Connor Hellebuyck, G | ||
| Catches: L | Height: 6-4 | Weight: 200 |
| Born: 1993-05-19 | Hometown: Commerence, MI | Drafted: 2012 by Winnipeg Jets, 130th Overall |
The San Jose Sharks were movers and shakers this offseason as is the custom of general manager Dealin’ Doug Wilson. Wilson sent a wave through his prospect pool with a pair of deals that sent two first round picks packing and had a solid 2017 Entry Draft even if the front office seemed to go [...]
| Anton Karlsson, RW/LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 194 |
| Born: 1996-08-03 | Hometown: Serum, SWE | Drafted: 2014 by Arizona Coyotes, 87th overall |
| Brendan Perlini, LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 195 |
| Born: 1996-04-27 | Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN | Drafted: 2014 by Phoenix Coyotes, 12th overall |
This week, the DobberProspect writers started our annual prospect draft for our fantasy league. Kevin LeBlanc wrote this article earlier which covered the first round of picks, doing a great job at figuring out who the value picks were, and why some players were taken perhaps higher or lower than pure talent would dictate. [...]
The Penguins didn’t wait for the 2017 entry draft to start remaking the organization’s personnel. Expansion draft When the Vegas Golden Knights claimed Marc-Andre Fleury, it was the end of an era in Pittsburgh in which Flower (as he was affectionately known to teammates) helped the Pens to three Stanley Cups. The first-overall selection [...]
Nolan Patrick, Morgan Frost, Isaac Ratcliffe, Kirill Ustimenko, Matthew Strome, Maxim Sushko, Noah Cates, Olle Lycksell, Wyatt Kalynuk. The Philadelphia Flyers kept busy on draft day, making nine selections even after a trade with Arizona in which they gave up three picks to move up in the second round. Their prospect cupboard was once [...]
