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Prospect Ramblings [September 23]

By |2015-07-28T12:55:22-04:00September 23rd, 2014|Prospects Rambling|

 

Tuesday, September 23rd

 

Hockey is almost into full swing and exciting is building, especially in the hockey prospect world where everyone is rooting for their favourite youngsters to crack NHL lineups. The direct result of such an accomplishment is huge in the fantasy hockey world giving those successful prospects an immediate boost in value. It’s the ole’, “What have you done for me lately?” situation. Prospects close to reaching the big leagues hold more value than their equals years away. So pay attention to DobberProspects and we will attempt to keep you in the loop on who to target.

 

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Jonathan Drouin will miss the next 3-4 weeks with a slight fracture in his right thumb….Damn, that’ll hurt his Calder Trophy chances.

 

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Coyotes first rounder Brendan Perlini will miss some OHL time with a broken hand. He was a long shot to make Arizona’s roster. Man, this kid can absolutely skate. If you’re able to see a Niagara game this year (once he’s back of course), check him out. One of the most natural gifted skaters I have seen. My beer-league skating can’t shake a stick at it.

 

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NHL Prospect Camp Ramblings

By |2015-07-28T12:55:27-04:00September 15th, 2014|Prospects Rambling|

Monday, September 15th

 

Buckle up folks and get your bookmarks ready, today’s prospect camp and tournament updates/thoughts are coming in the form of a massive hockey avalanche.

 

NHL prospect tournaments are in full swing and it’s that time of the year where we start taking down names on players whose hard work in the summer is translating into great things on the ice. In fantasy hockey, any bit of progression (good or bad) news is a chip in your hand.

 

After attending several junior training camps and even more exhibition games, here are a few names of draftees who may be ready to step into stardom in their respective leagues.

 

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Rossy’s Summer Ramblings [Aug 19th]

By |2015-07-28T12:55:35-04:00August 19th, 2014|Prospects Rambling|

 

Tuesday, August 19th

 

 

Congratulations to Team Canada on winning it’s seven consecutive Ivan Hlinka Memorial gold medal after defeating the Czech’s 6-2 last weekend! The Canadians remain a dominant force at the Hlinka tournament sending it’s best (well, nearly their best) to this event every year. With Hockey Canada’s established rules, Connor McDavid was not in the lineup despite being eligible because he has already played with the U20 squad. Imagine how silly he’d make the opposition look? Regardless, this event provides scouts with its first scouting outing of the 2015 NHL Draft season and there were certainly some standouts that came to the surface.

Matthew Barzal – Playing on a line with 2013 OHL 1st overall pick and Rookie of the Year, Travis Konecny, Barzal racked up two goals and six points to place second in Team Canada in scoring. The Seattle Thunderbird is a 2012 1st overall pick of the WHL’s Bantam Draft and has been a highly touted prospect for several years now. He’s in the discussion as a potential Top 5 pick for the upcoming 2015 draft because of his quick hands, creativity and lethal playmaking abilities.

 

Mitchell Marner – Anyone who follows my work, knows how much I raved about this undersized forward last year during his outstanding OHL rookie campaign. It took Marner some time to find the game sheet with consistency at the Hlinka tournament but he was a threat everytime he touched the ice and eventually launched himself to the top of Canada’s scoring charts (5-2-5-7). Slippery and creative, he enters the 2015 draft as one of the elite playmakers and his ability to create chances with astonishing consistency is very rare.

 

Travis Konecny – As mentioned about, Konecny is known for his dynamic skating abilities and weapon of a shot, that he unleashes in top flight. With five goals and six points, Konecny was among the leading scorers and should challenge for the 2nd OHL player selected at the draft (McDavid has #1 locked up).

 

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Rossy’s Post-Draft Ramblings

By |2015-07-28T12:55:43-04:00July 11th, 2014|Prospects Rambling|

Friday, July 11th     After coming down from the NHL Draft high, it’s time to do a little analysis.   I am currently (slowly) working on producing draft grades for each team and will post them in groups over the next few weeks. With that said, here are some initial thoughts that come to [...]

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Rossy’s NHL Draft Q & A and Prospect Ramblings

By |2014-06-23T15:58:41-04:00June 23rd, 2014|Prospects Rambling|

 

Monday, June 23rd

Austin Wallace here:


Today is Draft Day! It is basically another holiday here at DobberProspects, and we can't wait to keep you updated on what gifts await us today!

 

The Dobber Sports mock draft is finished, all four pages and 8000+ words of it! Give it a read and a comment, a lot of our dedicated scouts writers slaved over each and every pick.

 

Join Dobber, Brendan and I for a live chat tomorrow, as the draft unfolds.

 

 

 


 

Buy Dobber's eighth annual Prospects Report here. Includes Mock Draft and nearly 500 prospect profiles. Yep, 500. About 200 more than you'll ever consider for your league - but part of the information is telling you which guys 'not' to go after, right?

 

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We have gone from counting down months to weeks to days and now we are counting down the hours until the 2014 NHL Entry Draft – 105 hours or less.

In this edition of the ramblings, I address questions posted from the DobberHockey Prospect Forum and want to personally thank each and every person who submitted a question. Look for this to become a regular element of my posted ramblings.

Here we go!

 

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Rossy’s NHLDraft Ramblings and Q & A

By |2015-11-18T14:47:49-05:00June 23rd, 2014|Prospects Rambling|

  Monday, June 23rd We have gone from counting down months to weeks to days and now we are counting down the hours until the 2014 NHL Entry Draft – 105 hours or less. In this edition of the ramblings, I address questions posted from the DobberHockey Prospect Forum and want to personally thank each [...]

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@RossyYoungblood’s Ramblings [Mon, May 26th]

By |2014-05-28T12:26:01-04:00May 28th, 2014|Prospects Rambling|

  Monday, May 26th       Congrats to the Edmonton Oil Kings on defeating a mighty Guelph Storm squad, which featured nine NHL drafted players, en route to winning the coveted Memorial Cup.     Guelph was heavily favourited heading into Sunday's Championship game after going 3-0 in round Robin and winning each of [...]

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