“He’s a skilled player, but it's a risky pick.” You're sure to hear that line on draft day when it finally arrives, but what does that actually mean? Skill, and risk. In some ways, the two words have become almost synonymous in some circles of prospect evaluation, or at least in the perception [...]
Last night Larry Brooks of the New York Times reported that 2017seventh-overall draft pick, Lias Andersson intends on remaining in Sweden this summer, as opposed to joining the Rangers for whatever is left of their 2019-20 campaign. Earlier in the COVID-19 pause, John Davidson and the Rangers brass had continued dialogue with Andersson [...]
I have to admit, in the midst of the hockey void we've been living in over the past several months, it's been easy for me to develop tunnel vision on particular aspects of the prospect world. For the most part, I've been spending the last several weeks covering topics relating to the pending NHL [...]
It's been 85 days since the NHL paused the 2019-20 season. That's more than 12 weeks without hockey, but it feels like 12 years. My last half-d0zen ramblings have been honed in on the upcoming draft, which the NHL has teased us with, only to snatch it back with little more than a vague [...]
If you’re a millennial like me, or a Gen-Z like many other readers, you’re likely familiar with TikTok and the various trends that the video-based social media platform is famous for. If not, here’s a sample - it’s been an entertaining way to pass the time during these times of social isolation to [...]
Historically, one of my most common faults in assessing the immediate future of prospects in the fantasy arena is expecting production from rising prospects, who simply may not have an opportunity. If you’re a regular reader, you might’ve noticed that recently, I’ve begun to put an enormous amount of emphasis on discussing what [...]
MOSCOW, RUSSIA SEPTEMBER 27, 2018: CSKA Moscow's Kirill Kaprizov (L) and Spartak Moscow's Robin Hanzl in action in their 2018/19 KHL Regular Season ice hockey match at CSKA Arena. Mikhail Japaridze/TASS (Photo by Mikhail JaparidzeTASS ) Welcome back to the fourth and final Prospect Ramblings quarantine mini-series where I’ve been looking into [...]
Welcome back to the third edition of the Prospect Ramblings quarantine mini-series where I’ve been looking into each NHL pipeline with a goal of uncovering each team’s best candidate for the 2021 Calder Trophy. As expected, certain teams have made this activity quite challenging. With the Eastern Conference having been covered over the [...]
Last week I kicked off yet another mini-series with the goal of revealing a player from every NHL pipeline, who has the potential to contend for the 2021 Calder Trophy. Obviously, we're bound to see several newly drafted prospect put their name in the hat, but at this point, it's difficult to assign them [...]
Despite the NHL continuing to hold on to the 2019-20 season by a thread, the year's Calder Trophy race is all but made official. Between Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes, the award has largely been a two-horse race since November, with a couple of other players jockeying in the distance for third place. [...]
