This week, we’re diving into the October edition of Dobber’s Top 200 Fantasy Prospect Forwards – October 2025 . There’s a solid mix of intriguing prospects out there, some already on rosters offering immediate value, and others waiting for their big break. Lets get into it!

Risers

Beckett Sennecke – Anaheim Ducks

Aug- 11 / Sept – 9 / Oct – 4

After months of guessing where Beckett Sennecke would open the 2025-26 season, Anaheim answered it fast, he made the team outright and has not looked out of place. Through 18 games he is sitting at six goals and seven assists, averaging just over 16 minutes a night, and earning some power-play time. He has been parked mostly on the second unit with Mason McTavish and Cutter Gauthier, which says a lot about how the Ducks view his ceiling. His growth in camp and preseason was obvious, and that earned him a real look from Head Coach Joel Quenneville. Since then, he has stayed glued to McTavish and Gauthier at even strength. In about 163 minutes together, that line has produced nine goals and given up three.

Sennecke’s individual S% near 19 percent will not last but that does not change the competitiveness he plays with. You can see the edge in his game, the urgency to show he belongs. Being left off Canada’s World Junior roster last winter clearly lit something in him, he ripped off 22 points in eight games after that, then pushed his way onto Anaheim’s roster and straight into top-six minutes. That kind of response tells you how he handles adversity.

Sennecke fits within the direction Anaheim is going. The youth movement led by Gauthier, McTavish, Leo Carlsson, Jackson LaCombe and now Sennecke has been a major driver of their early success. The offseason additions of Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba, and Mikael Granlund have stabilized things around the edges, giving the kids room to play their game.

Between his role on the second power play and consistent five-on-five usage, Anaheim clearly views him as part of the core, not a temporary experiment. The sample is small, but he is not just hanging on but rather adjusting, building chemistry, and handling the physical side. For both player and team, that is a big win this early in the season.

Arseny Gritsyuk – New Jersey Devils

Aug- 33 / Sept –32 / Oct – 22

The Devils just cannot escape the injury cycle, and losing Jack Hughes puts them right back in the same spot. The upside is that it opens the door for players who might see top-six minutes otherwise. Fortunately, Hamilton looks to be coming back soon, as is Dadonov. Although Gritsyuk may see some top-six minutes, it may be short lived but regardless of that Gritsyuk is one who has proved to be next in line, and to his credit, he has handled the transition from the KHL far better than most first-year wingers.

He is not overwhelming anyone with raw production, but he has been steady, efficient, and fully in control. He is on a 41-point pace, and the underlying numbers support every bit of it. Nothing in his profile looks inflated, his IPP is right where you want it for a winger and puck bounces are going his way. On top of that, he is driving play with a 57% CF and when he is on the ice, the puck spends more time going the in the right direction. What has impressed most is how well he has adapted regardless of who he plays with. He has looked effective next to Cody Glass and Connor Brown, mixed well with Timo Meier and Nico Hischier, and even when pushed deeper in the lineup he still is noticeable. Now with Hughes out, Gritsyuk feels like the natural candidate to slide into a consistent top-six role. Meier, Hischier, and Bratt will need carry the scoring load in Hughes’ absence, but New Jersey needs a winger who can step into a top-six supporting role and Gritsyuk checks those boxes, he plays fast, he has been responsible so far, and he reads the game quickly. It also looks like Sheldon Keefe supports that otherwise we would not be seeing Gritsyuk in a top-six role.

He is currently averaging 14:35 minutes TOI and he may see an increase into the 15-17 range, a small bump in production should follow. Right now, nothing about his game feels temporary. If his role stays where it is, he settles into the low-40-point range. Give him a longer run in the top six, and the high-40s to low-50s becomes realistic. His adjustment has been clean, and his game fits exactly how the Devils want to play.

Noah Laba – New York Rangers

Aug – 220 / Sept – 222 / Oct – 130

Noah Laba’s transition through the USHL, NCAA, AHL, and now the NHL has been steady, game-driven, and completely earned. He has never really showed as a flashy prospect but he has been one to adapt, fast, focusing on the details which in turn gets the coach’s attention. At Colorado College, he played a pressure-heavy game and kept building out his offense each season. His late-season jump to Hartford gave another hint that he was not far off and while five points in 11 games certainly does not leap off the page, his habits did. He played at pace, supported the puck well, and looked comfortable in a pro setting.

That foundation carried straight into Rangers camp. He came in projected to spend the year in the AHL, but he pushed his way onto the roster. The learning curve was real, but his game settled quickly. He has three goals and six points through his first stretch of NHL action, but the value goes deeper than that.

He is a prototypical third line player who is heavy on the forecheck, uses his size to create space around the net, and can hold his own defensively. He logs time on the penalty kill which also give him meaningful faceoff work, where he is holding at roughly 47 to 50 percent, modest for a rookie center. When injuries forced the Rangers to shuffle lines, Laba saw some time on the second-line line and did not look out of place. His game is built on structure, competitiveness, and responsible two-way play, and the offense comes in natural bursts. If he nudges the shot volume up even a little, he is tracking toward a dependable third-line center who can handle tough minutes and kill penalties. Everything so far points in that direction.

Fallers

Fraser Minten – Boston Bruins

Aug – 52 / Sept – 48 / Oct – 68

Fraser Minten’s first season in Boston has been quiet and steady. He is sitting at six points in 20 games with limited offensive-zone TOI and very little PP time, so the production matches the role: low-event minutes, reliable defensive work, and support play rather than creation.

Most of his shifts are about structure and positioning, not chance creation and nothing in his results screams outlier. What he is giving Boston is predictable, relatively mistake-free hockey, which is what the Bruins need. Context matters here. Boston is banking points early, leaning hard on veterans, and keeping the lineup tight. That environment usually means younger centers get shorter leashes, and Minten is no exception even with all of the injuries Boston has sustained. Instead of getting a long look in the top-six or shifts with play drivers, he is spent most of his time with heavy forechecking, energy-line teammates in Tanner Jeannot, Mark Kastelic or Michael Eyssimont. Those lines are designed to be safe, not creative, and they naturally cap his scoring upside. His brief touches with David Pastrnak looked good on paper, but the sample is way to small to extrapolate.

Minten reads the ice well, he is strong positionally, and he does not get overwhelmed defensively. He may not be pushing the ceiling yet, but he is building the foundation. Right now, he is tracking exactly where a responsible young center should be in his rookie year which is low-risk, low-mistake hockey with flashes that hint at more. Unless he earns special-teams time or lands beside a true play driver, his numbers should not change all that much.

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