It’s the final day of 2018, and that means the only thing worth discussing right now is what’s happening at the World Juniors. The games are played at a terrible time for us Finns because the first games start at 11 PM whereas the last games start at 5:30 AM. Because of that, I’ve [...]
image courtesy of NESN *** Around this time last year, I wrote a Ramblings looking at whether players from different leagues dropped off at different rates in the 2nd half of the NHL season (click anywhere here to read it). The conclusions weren't definitive, but: Prospects coming from the AHL more consistently improved [...]
Welcome to the Thursday ramblings (anyone else super thrown off by the holidays?), I did a World Junior Championship pool with four other friends again, and now I will go over it. Yay. Rejoice. Stats are simple: Pick all Canadian players and one international player (no goalies) in a snake style draft, [...]
Hi everyone! My name is Lucas Main (@LAM1926) and I take care of the Anaheim Ducks prospects here on DobberProspect. I also write a bi-weekly ramblings over at GoaliePost, your home for all your starting goaltending needs. I am thrilled to be part of such a great group of guys and talented writers. Hope [...]
The World Junior Championship tournament is just two days away. All teams have been playing pre-tournament games which are a great way to see how players are being utilized. Anything can change during a tournament but final pre-tournament lines are usually what you’ll see in the first game of the actual tournament. Because of [...]
image courtesy of Philly.com *** Keeper poolies have been excited about Carter Hart for a while, and justifiably so. He has dominated the WHL for 3 years, won gold with Team Canada, was a top goaltender prospect in the 2016 draft, and now has 17 AHL games under his belt. When he got called [...]
Yay Thursday ramblings time! I will discuss Carter Hart's start, Team Canada, Team Russia, Svech and Dahlin. Start a ramblin! *********************** Hart was called up for the Flyers after being … fine in his first 17 AHL games. In his debut he was …fine as well winning 3-2 with a 0.909 save [...]
The start of the 2019 World Junior Championship tournament is just nine days away. In case you’ve missed them, Cam Robinson and I have done projected lineups for the six most interesting teams playing there: Team Finland Team Sweden Team Russia Team Czech Republic Team USA Team Canada I updated the Finnish one [...]
*** The World Junior Championships are exciting times for multiple reasons. Its fantastic hockey, its emotionally charged, it puts countries' entire hockey programs on display, and of course, it sets the stage for prospects to make a name for themselves for the more casual fan. This makes the tournament a perfect time to [...]
The Canadians always have a target on their backs at the World Junior Championships. None more than this year. The defending champions are also the hosts. The last time this tournament was on home ice, Team Canada had to watch the Americans celebrate in front of them. While the team will be [...]
