Photo courtesy: Kamloops This Week As the NHL pre-season continues on, the CHL has officially kicked off the 2019-20 campaign. With the likes of Morgan Frost, Joe Veleno and Cody Glass graduating from the number one NHL-talent producing league in the world, the doors have opened for new players to put their names at the [...]
*** 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 [...]
Photo courtesy of https://www.defendingbigd.com/ Welcome back to my bi-weekly ramblings about what's going on in and around the hockey world! With the NHL preseason underway, the Twittersphere is reacting to what they see with complete rationality. No one is propping up their star prospects or their favourite teams third-liner who had a solid [...]
Hi, to start, buy the guide before the season starts: https://dobbersports.com/product/dobbers-2019-20-fantasy-hockey-guide/ *************** Welcome to the later in the day prospect ramblings. I have been on vacation the past couple of Thursdays so my apologies for leaving everyone in the dark! I also didn’t update my leaving on twitter, but I made hilarious observations [...]
*** 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... [...]
My introduction to the world of fantasy hockey came in the Fall after I had begun my first “real-world” job in 2013. It came in the form of a Weekend Winners pool branded Shotty’s Picks, so named after the headmaster of the weekend focused pool. I think this type of an introduction is [...]
*** After being off the grid for 8 days, I'm back at home and catching up on everything that I missed in the world of hockey. Admittedly, I did get lucky considering that the biggest dominoes remain standing, but here's my quick thoughts on the action that did happen this last week: The [...]
Here we are. School is back in session. Euro leagues are firing up regular season and intra-divisional tournaments. Hell, even NHL Prospect Camps have opened. It's hockey season! And while I don't have many coherent, well-thought-out words for you today, I do have something. Below are some of my notes from the most [...]
Image courtesy of NHL.com *** There's a few logical reasons to think a rookie player might have an edge to start the campaign. They are fighting for roster spots and have more to prove than many established teammates. They have age on their side, and in many cases have an easier time returning to [...]
Welcome again to the Thursday prospect ramblings. Well it is the end of August and it has fully hit the “nothing really going on” portion of fantasy hockey. There are no big trades, no big *cough* RFAs *cough* signings, no training camp, and no rosters gaining shape. There are a few moves [...]
