July 19, 2012     The Florida Panthers were one of the surprise teams in the NHL last season, finishing with 94 points and winning the Southeast Division. The news gets better for Panther fans, as years of being also-rans have given Florida a good crop of prospects, some of which should see time [...]

  Sunday, July 15, 2012   It's always fun this time of year to analyze teams' prospects and their NHL-readiness, and to predict who will make the team, who will be in line for call-ups, and who will return to junior or the minors. Today I take a look at a team with no shortage [...]

Friday, July 13th, 2012   Continuing with information coming from NHL Development Camps around the league…     The Chicago Blackhawks are extremely pleased with several of their top prospects drafted in the opening rounds of the past few drafts.  The team has several prospects that could crack the opening day 2012-2013 roster including Brandon [...]

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 @ 4 pm EST BONUS COVERAGE: Brendan here.... With a rare break from my regular summer employment that keeps me pre-occupied for the next 30+ straight days, I am here to pass on some recent prospect updates that have crossed my path in the past few days. NHL Development camps continue… [...]

  Wednesday, July 4th - 8:20pm   I hope that all of you hockey fanatics enjoyed the Canada Day and Fourth of July celebrations, as well the Free Agency “Frenzy” that took place. After spending nearly a week in cottage country I am just catching up on all of the changes throughout the NHL.   [...]

  Saturday, June 30th   Rich here with some instant analysis on the big prospect news of the day. The Edmonton Oilers signed free-agent defenseman Justin Schultz today. This looks to be a great fit for both player and team, as the Oilers needed another puck-moving defenseman and Schultz will get an opportunity to play, [...]

  Coming in with a few statistics on the 2012 NHL Draft....   Canadian Hockey League had 99 players selected in the 2012 NHL Draft comprising 47% of the 211 players including the top 5 selected players The Ontario Hockey League had 48 players drafted (the most of any league) which was the most by [...]

  Monday, June 25th   Over the course of the next few months, expect sporadic comments on the recently drafted players as more information comes out on them.   Please check out DobberProspects’ front page for Part One of my 2012 NHL Draft Report Cards.   Following the second part, I will release a 30 [...]

      Now that the dust has settled, which teams did the best job of improving during the draft? Here is my list,with comments:   1. Montreal- Montreal landed forward Alex Galchenyuk, who could turn out to be the most productive player chosen this year. Swede Sebastian Collberg, rated a first-round talent, fell to [...]

  Late Friday Night..... Random Thoughts on the first round of the NHL Draft (in point form...I am tired)   - I have updated all of the profiles of the players drafted tonight. Feel free to browse through them if you need to know more on them. Expect more in-depth breakdowns from me over the [...]