*** After all the excitement of draft day and free agency, a few persisting trade rumours have not yet come to fruition. Maybe this means that the prospects involved will remain with the organizations for another campaign, or maybe the summer still has some excitement left for us. Today I'm looking at a few [...]
With Development camps in the rear view for the most part, the focus of draft junkies moves towards the next wave. The first major showcase event of the draft year is the World Junior Summer Showcase (WJSS) hosted by USA Hockey. One of the issues is that it is not well publicized and [...]
Happy Thursday to you all, for these ramblings my prospect draft is finally complete in my one pool, and I think I am stuck with my late picks in the other one that is taking forever. First here are my draft grade ramblings from the past two weeks: Prospect Ramblings – Team [...]
*** Fantasy superstar prospects come out of every league in the world. I'll admit, however, that when it comes to estimating which players will have an NHL impact in the near future, I have a bias towards prospects with AHL experience, especially ones who have seen success there. I've never actually evaluated this inherent respect I've had [...]
Most of the major names from the 2019 free agent class have now dropped off the board, and some of the dust has now settled. The Nashville Predators, New York Rangers and Florida Panthers landed some of the biggest names on the market and have helped to bolster their teams' depth and competitiveness immediately. [...]
Welcome to the Thursday ramblings where I will give grades to NHL teams based on my opinion of their drafts and highlight what I liked and did not, or what I found interesting. Basically just my thoughts. The scale will be letter grade ratings because I am boring occasionally But first here is [...]
I’d like to take a look at what the Chicago Blackhawks have done in this years free agent frenzy. Personally, I think that the moves they have made are positives across the board. Having addressed the biggest weakness from the previous season, that being the defensive side of things, through trades prior to the [...]
*** Welcome to Part 2 of my curiosity binge into draft statistics. Last week, I took a look at the leagues and countries that selections in the 2019 Entry draft came from. This week, I'm taking a more historical look at the draft. I've listed the heights and weights of first-round picks from [...]
Here we are with the in between ramblings; post draft, pre free agent frenzy. Looking back at the draft held last week in Vancouver there were some obvious winners. New Jersey (Hughes) and the Rangers (Kakko) of course. Colorado got Byram and Newhook which hasn’t been discussed enough. Talk about loading up for the [...]
Welcome to the Thursday ramblings where I will give grades to NHL teams based on my opinion of their drafts and highlight what I liked and did not, or what I found interesting. Basically just my thoughts. The scale will be letter grade ratings because I am boring occasionally But first here is [...]
