31 in 31 Series, July: Minnesota Wild Draft Review It was Paul Fenton’s first draft as the GM of the Wild. He didn’t make any trades during the draft weekend and instead just decided to use the picks that were available for him. The Wild had previously traded away their second and fourth [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: Los Angeles Kings Draft Review The Kings were not meant to make any big wave at the 2018 draft, holding the 20th overall selection but they still managed to do so by announcing the imminent signing of elite Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk to a three year deal on [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: Florida Panthers Draft Review Going into the draft, the Panthers only had a total of five draft picks because they had previously traded away their own draft picks from rounds two through five. But they had also acquired a second-round pick from Arizona and a seventh-round pick from [...]
On a personal note, it’s been something of a whirlwind these past three weeks for me. At the completion of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, I flew home to join my wife in packing, selling and moving all the possessions we’ve accumulated over the last near-decade. Some boxes went on a buddy’s truck [...]
Edmonton Oilers July 31-in-31 With very little cap space and only six draft picks coming into the weekend, Edmonton, as expected, had a relatively quiet draft. The biggest surprise for Edmonton was the opportunity to draft Evan Bouchard, a player they didn’t think would still be available, at 10th overall. If the rumors are [...]
Welcome back to Thursdays prospect ramblings where I have no idea what to talk about as there have been no major signings, trades, or games played since last week that have no already been covered. EXCITING! Get ready for a full ramblings of updates on my keeper drafts. Side note: Fantrax is the [...]
‘ This week, I didn’t have a topic in mind for my ramblings. I was scrolling through the Dobber Forum looking for ideas when it hit me – I’ll take some prospects-related questions from the forum and provide my answer here. I tried to select questions that might be relevant in more than just one [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: Detroit Red Wings Draft Review The Detroit Red Wings absolutely killed the 2018 NHL entry draft. At least, that’s the prevailing story that’s out there. While I’m not quite as convinced just yet, I do believe the Wings did very well overall, especially in the first two rounds. [...]
One of the biggest challenges for off-season Fantasy Hockey is keeping up to date on what moves and transactions are made in the real world and how it may impact your fantasy keeper decisions. This is even more difficult in deep keeper leagues that mirror the NHL and have full prospect rosters, or at least [...]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for joining us for our July 31-in-31 series! Every day this month we will be taking a look at how each team fared in the NHL Entry Draft, as well as checking in on incoming/outgoing prospects and Development Camp notes. Check back every day for a new team profile, and next month when we [...]
