On Episode looks at whats new on the DobberProspects site in a new top 60 consensus goalie rankings, a consolidated 2019 NHL Draft ranking and Brayden Olofson as the new writer for the Journey on the Dobber main site. The CHL Canada vs Russia Super Series concluded and pharling takes a look at what Russian [...]
Welcome to the first ever Fantasy Hockey Prospect Goalies ranking at DobberProspects. The way this works is that each participating writer provides their personal top 30 ranking, and then average ranking is calculated based on those rankings. Number 35 is used for those who didn’t crack the top 30 so that average ranking [...]
image courtesy of NHL.com *** One of the most important factors when drafting in prospect drafts is knowing how long of a wait there will be before you see production. Is your pick going to be a bubble player right away or slowly groomed into a full-timer? Or something in between? So, [...]
These ramblings will be a big ol’ list of surprises you may or may not know in the world of rookies and prospects! After I discuss a topic of importance to me, and that is Pavel Zacha. I have seen lots of people talking of how Zacha really has [...]
The 2020 NHL Entry Draft is still 19 months away but it's shaping up to be such an exciting draft class that I wanted to release my way-too-early ranking already now. This will likely look ridiculous a year from now when some new prospects work their way towards the spotlight and others fade away but that's just [...]
image courtesy of Quinte News *** Welcome back, everyone! The 2018-19 AHL season is off to an exciting start, with most team’s now more than a dozen games into their schedules. Already we’ve witnessed the likes of several young prospects making an impact as well as several young prospects… not making an [...]
A lot of independent scouts and scouting agencies have released updated rankings for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, so now is a good time to put all those rankings together and see how things shake up. All the rankings used for this are available for free. Here are the ones that were used: [...]
image courtesy of ESPN *** Last week I rambled about the old-school bias I had of preferring heavier fringe prospects to lightweights, assuming that they would at least provide more hits and PIMs if they earned a 4th-line spot. I was wrong, and I learned something new. So, this week I'm tackling [...]
2019 NHL Draft Rankings – November 2018 We’re well into the scouting season and players are doing their usual shuffle up and down the draft boards. However, there remains a fine line in not placing too much stock in early results while still giving credit to developmental arcs. Many hesitate to [...]
For a long time, the scouting world was split between those who rely on stats and those who rely on the eye test. There were a lot of battles between these groups. But more recently, a lot of people have started to realize both sides have good points. The best modern scouts seem to [...]
