Boom-or-bust type prospects have always been risky choices at the NHL Draft, but as the league shifts more towards a forechecking-and-possession-based style of play, it makes less sense than ever to select a player who can not forecheck. Too many top draft choices have been used to select one-dimensional, passive forwards, many of whom find [...]
The Buffalo Sabres' near-decade of futility in the National Hockey League should have produced a very rich and exciting group of prospects to lead the team into the 2020s. With eight top-ten draft selections in the last eight years, including two second-overall choices (Sam Reinhart, 2014; Jack Eichel, 2015) and a first-overall selection [...]
Photo courtesy of the Buffalo Sabres Kevin Wong is the DobberProspects Buffalo Sabres writer and scout and has kept the entire Buffalo Sabres system up to date. Check out the team page here. The 2020 NHL off-season has been shocking but potentially transformative for the floundering Buffalo Sabres. The organization's actions have [...]
