Prospect Ramblings – AHL Free agency
Looking at the AHL signings around the league in this Sunday's Ramblings… […]
Prospect Ramblings – NHL Draft by the Numbers
Attacking you with draft stats in this Sunday's Ramblings... I don't have much of a prelude to this Sunday's Ramblings. The 2016 NHL Entry Draft happened on Friday and Saturday and teams re-stocked their prospect cupboards. Here is a look at various prospect numbers that hopefully you find just as interesting as I did, of [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Continued: Valuing pre-NHL top scorers
Continuing my look at how to value top scorers from different leagues when hoping for NHL success in this Sunday Ramblings... *** Last week I took a look at the top scorers from three Canadian junior leagues over several years to see if any NHL success patterns emerged. I wont spoil the conclusions for you, [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Translating Junior League Scoring to the NHL
Taking a look at how point scoring in different Canadian junior leagues translates to NHL scoring in this Sunday's Ramblings... Firstly - lets get some trade news out of the way. Florida traded the contract of Marc Savard along with a 2nd-round-pick to New Jersey in exchange for Paul Thompson and Graham Black. The draft [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Draft Combine Fantasy Take-aways
Looking at the fantasy impact of combine testing results in this week's Sunday Ramblings... *** The 2016 NHL Draft Combine was hosted in Buffalo, NY, where top prospects participated in a number of activities to show off their physical capabilities. Everyone assigns different weights to these results, and scouts look for more than just numerical [...]
Nick Magyar
| Nick Magyar, C/RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 192 |
| Born: 1996-05-29 | Hometown: Mentor, OH, USA | Drafted: 2014 by Colorado Avalanche, 94th overall |
Alexis Pepin
Alexis Pepin, LW Shoots: R Height: 6-02 Weight: 225 Born: 1996-04-24 Hometown: Candiac, QC, Canada Drafted: 4th Round 2014 (114th overall) by Colorado Observations: June 2016 - Colorado has opted not to sign Pepin to an entry-level contract. This is unsurprising given his failure to achieve consistancy over his years in the QMJHL. He [...]
Prospects Rambling – Studying the Development of a Playoff Performer
Continuing my look at the development of playoff performers in this Sunday Saturday Ramblings... *** Last week I took a look at whether age and playoff experience are related to how well a player performs on the playoffs. One outcome I found was that out of the best of the best in this year's post-season, [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Development for Playoff Success
Is there a learning curve when it comes to youngsters performing in the playoffs? Taking a look in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** Every year, both rookie and veteran players are judged for their playoff performance, hailed as clutch and poised or as chokers. This is inevitably often tied to a team's result rather thn the [...]
Prospects Rambling – AHL highlights, Vasilevskiy thoughts, and 2016 Draft Ramblings
Taking a swing at the goaltending situation in Tampa Bay, some AHL top plays, and more talk about the upcoming NHL draft in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** A prospect on everyone's radar right now is Tampa Bay backup goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy - one of the highest regarded prospects in his position for quite a few [...]