Camp rosters for the World Juniors are starting to get released now. I've done my projections for Team Finland, Team Sweden and Team Russia over the past eight days. When doing those, I was flying a bit blind because camp rosters were not released at that time. This time, I know which players are [...]
Article has been updated on December 5th after the release of the final camp roster. It's December now which means the World Juniors are right around the corner! Over the past week, I've done my projections for Team Finland and Team Sweden, so now it's time for Team Russia. The Russian team is always [...]
image courtesy of Eyes on the Prize *** In the last week, we've seen some talent hit the waiver wire and be claimed into new homes. Normally, when a player is placed on waivers it means they have blown their chance (Dano), didn't show what coaching expected from them (Alzner), or was merely [...]
Article has been updated on December 5th after the release of the final camp roster. The World Juniors are just three weeks away. Time to get excited! I released my projected Team Finland for the WJC a few days ago. This time, it's time to project Team Sweden. My Finnish team had 25 players but apparently [...]
Welcome back to the Thursday best prospect ramblings on the internet. I will touch on a few topics being Shumakov’s return, what Hextall’s firing means for the Flyers prospects, and a recent trade in a one year pool. ********** Shumakov returned for the Hershey Bears over the weekend posting two points in [...]
Article has been updated on December 3rd after the release of the final camp roster, and again on December 15th after confirmation that Kristian Vesalainen has declined invitation to join the team. The World Junior Championship tournament is a month away, so it's time to start projecting which players are likely to be playing [...]
image courtesy of NBC *** We've seen a number of coaching changes recently in the NHL. This has huge implications for all roster players, but the ones we care about most on this site are the kids still figuring out their spot in the lineup. So let's take a look and [...]
A developing story came out on Thursday morning that Oliver Wahlstrom wasn’t happy with his situation at Boston College. The freshman right-winger has two goals in nine NCAA games while playing secondary offensive minutes. Not exactly the early production that Islanders' fans and fantasy owners would hope for, but not uncommon for first-year college [...]
Hanging out in the WHL (Personal thoughts and highlights) Just want to remind everyone about my talk on Zacha from last week as he is now finally scoring! It helps when he gets competent wingers and you put Zajac where he should be (i.e. Line 3): https://dobberprospects.com/prospect-ramblings-zacha-and-the-surprises-november-15-2018/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Also I am TOTALLY [...]
image courtesy of NHL.com *** One of the most important factors when drafting in prospect drafts is knowing how long of a wait there will be before you see production. Is your pick going to be a bubble player right away or slowly groomed into a full-timer? Or something in between? So, [...]
