*** The annual CIBC Canada/Russia series kicked off earlier this month and wrapped up this week as Team Russia made their way to Western Canada. CHL team were comprised of top players who left their CHL teams to participate, making this tournament a good chance to see top prospects stand out (or not) among [...]
*** FIRST NHL GOALS TIME! I didn't include First NHL Goals in my ramblings last week, so we get a double dose today! So much young talent that just keeps on giving. Since we have so many names on the list this week, I'm going to ramble a little bit more on each [...]
*** Some teams have started hot, and some have started cold. Coaches are tinkering with their lineups in search of perfect chemistry, and that means that some teams have given more players a chance than others. Knowing whether or not your bubble prospect is going to see games is a big deal in deep [...]
*** I've made it no secret that Fantrax is my platform of choice for dynasty hockey leagues, thanks to their incredibly deep player pool and long list of customization options. Now that we're a month into the NHL season, and most prospect leagues have kicked off their campaigns as well, I'm going to go [...]
*** There's been some great DobberProspects coverage of the U17 Tournament of late, so as a diversion I thought I'd jump into the Canadian Major Junior leagues to pick out some players who are seeing their fantasy stocks rise or fall now approximately 10 games into the season. These are by no means the [...]
image courtesy of Winnipeg Free Press *** I've been patient, I've held off a couple weeks until I had a big batch of clips for this article, and I think its finally time to post my first First NHL Goals post of the season! If you've read my articles over the years, you [...]
*** In our last Ramblings post, Tony Ferrari took a look at some rookie NHL debuts and how they fared from a fantasy and real life perspective (you can find that here https://dobberprospects.com/prospect-ramblings-rookie-debut-edition/). This time around, I'm going to check on the ice time and usage that rookies are being used for so [...]
*** If you happened to catch FrozenPool's tweet (or Dobber's retweet) about the site's new tracking feature, you already know where this ramblings is going... Last year's NHL shot leaders, broken down by shot type:https://t.co/41XOqs8skn pic.twitter.com/IPrGCOY6Ly — FrozenTools (@FrozenTools) September 28, 2019 That's right - we can now keep track of what kind of [...]
*** All this week we've been reading and watching the pre-season notes and highlights. We're all amped up and ready for the 2019-20 season to finally begin! If you've been reading the DobberProspects content however, you've also been introduced to some skepticism. Pre-season hockey gives us a rare chance to see prospects skating [...]
*** I can't stress this enough - TRAINING CAMP LINES AND PERFORMANCE DON"T MATTER. How many times have we been sucked into a terrible fantasy pick because they lined up next to McDavid or Crosby for a few days in training camp or pre-season? Too many. Take everything with several grains of salt... [...]