image courtesy of NHL.com *** As one of the most important pro development leagues, its always a good idea to check on the AHL, and who has been impressing lately. Last month, our own Pat Quinn rambled about some players that deserved a shot from their GMs and coaches. In a similar but less [...]
The illustrious Beanpot title is on the line after the semi-finals were completed earlier this week. This mini-tournament pits the top NCAA schools from the Massachusetts region against one another for the prestigious 65-year-old trophy. Boston College defeated Harvard in the first tilt on the back of a Jack McBain game-winner. The Wild [...]
With the recent release of the 2019 NHL Draft Fantasy Rankings, brought to you by our big dogs, I thought I’d take some time on these ramblings to bring you my top 10. Jack Hughes Obviously the number one guy here, don’t think I need to go into details. Kappo Kakko He [...]
image courtesy of PucksandPitchforks *** Last year, DobberPropsects veteran Joel Henderson wrote this piece about the value of 2nd round picks at the trade deadline. We all know that the big names on the market will likely fetch 1st-rounders, but teams looking for a little depth without breaking the bank are more easily parted [...]
Prospect Ramblings - My 2019 top 11 mid-way choices. Welcome to my Thursday ramblings. This week I will go over my top 11 prospects for 2019, why 11? Because: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgx4k83zzc Also I have become a little burned out from being in too many pools and watching too much hockey, and I [...]
Every year, NHL teams sign a bunch of free agents out of European pro leagues. Most of them don’t amount to anything but occasionally there are some players who become fantasy relevant. Here are some players who will likely draw interest this summer. The top player available this summer is 24-year-old winger Ilya [...]
*** When prospects don't capitalize on their first chance at an NHL gig, no big deal. Blow a second chance? They'd better keep producing in the minors. Fail to make good on NHL time after that? The waiver wire looms. These days we see waiver news more for salary cap purposes than anything, [...]
Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings, I am going to go over players that should be given a chance from the AHL. I have titled it “Give these players a chance NHL Coaches and GMs” because I obviously know more than them! [...]
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be releasing a lot of consensus rankings. First off, Peter Harling is putting together a fantasy hockey ranking of the 2019 NHL Draft. If you’re not familiar with the concept, here’s one from a year ago: Fantasy Hockey Ranking The 2018 NHL Entry Draft. This is a great [...]
*** Last week, the DobberHockey team released the annual Mid-Season Guide. This is an essential tool for gaining a tactical edge in the second half of the fantasy season, including info on schedules, historical risers and fallers, stats on who is under-and over-performing, and of course - profiles on prospects likely to receive call-ups. [...]
