------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 [...]
*** With most of the free agency shuffle complete for the summer, we can finally do what I do every summer prior to fantasy drafts - figure out where the spots actually are for rookies to make an impact. For this article, I'm going to stick to forwards. Kids in the AHL can always [...]
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 [...]
image courtesy of NHL.com *** When the salary cap came into effect, smart teams realized the importance of having prospects with upside on cheap deals composing a certain percentage of their roster. Every year, teams search for cheap "tweener" players - not too high of a pedigree, not yet in the NHL [...]
*** I'm not sure if you heard, but the NHL Entry Draft was held Friday and Saturday. DobberProspects and DobberHockey had feet on the ground at the event to give you some pretty fantastic coverage as the picks rolled in, you can check those articles out here: https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-rambling/ramblings-day-one-at-the-draft/ https://dobberhockey.com/hockey-rambling/ramblings-draft-analysis-weekend-trades-and-signings/ As we grade team's [...]
*** Not going to lie, inception credit for this rambling topic goes to our Calgary Flames writer Joel Henderson, along with the rest of the editors here at DobberProspects (Cam, Jokke, and Pat). We are all seasoned DobberProspect contributors and are honored to have contributed to the Top-50 ranking within the 2018 Dobber Fantasy [...]
~~~ I won't lie, in my opinion the draft combine leads to more drama than necessary when it comes to evaluating prospects. From worrying about pull-up counts to puking just for the "has heart" checkmark (thank you 31 Thoughts podcast for that gem) - these teenagers have a lot to deal with this weekend. But [...]
*** Lots of CHL action this weekend so no sense dillydallying. The league announced its award winners for the 2017-18 season, as follows: Sportsnet Player of the Year: Alex Barre-Boulet (TBL) Not that 116 points in 65 games is bad or anything, but this was definitely a shocker for me, as I thought goaltender [...]
*** NHL Playoffs and World Championship aren't the only excitement going on right now - The 2018 Memorial Cup began on Friday which means there is lots of play to discuss! Each of the 4 teams will play each other once before one gets eliminated, one gets a bye to the final, and the middle [...]
*** Editor note- WordPress has decided to turn my weekly routine into an editing and formatting nightmare for no apparent reason, so I apologize for and total failure on my part to make this piece read-able. I really tried. As the Jets rolled over the Preds last night, I couldn't help but think about Winnipeg's [...]