Prospect Ramblings: WJHC Semis, Zadina Makes his Move and Pettersson Snipes Again
A hearty belated Happy New Years to you and yours. Hopefully the holidays were a restful period that brought you peace and contentment to begin anew in [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Thursday Edition Jan 4 2018
Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images Welcome back to the prospect ramblings for this week. Yesterday was a day off from the World Juniors and here at Dobber Prospects we should have a break from coverage as well, but do not forget there are three games on tomorrow. Which I will go over [...]
New Years Prospects Ramblings, World Junior Round Up, Kingston Blockbuster Trade and more
Happy New Year and I hope you all had a great holiday. Im just getting back into some hockey coverage after a busy Christmas season of work and family so lots to get caught up on. The Kingston Frontenacs made a blockbuster trade acquiring Kingston native Gabriel Vilardi (LA Kings) and defenseman Sean Day (New [...]
Prospect Ramblings – World Junior Pool – December 28 2017
Welcome to another Thursday ramblings. It is Thursday correct? I seem to have completely lost time over the holidays and have no idea what day is what currently. On that note hopefully everyone had a good Christmas (or whatever) holiday. Here is a Christmas song (if you are at work I would not recommend [...]
Prospect Rambling: Ice time leaders after Day One?
Ice time. By the end of the tournament, the talks are often about who moved up or down in the lineup. A prospect can solidify their hype in fantasy leagues by proving they can be a relied on offensive talent on the big stage. If you begin as a fourth-line forward but eventually find [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Do rookies need to hit anymore?
*** Happy holidays everybody! I planned on keeping this ramblings short, but once again got sucked into answering a question that I've been debating with people recently... Not long ago, when rookies earned their ice time starting low in the lineup and worked their way up regardless of their talent or scoing pedigree, rookies [...]
Boeser’s Release, Abramov’s Dilemma and the Hughes Brothers
Happy Winter Solstice! The first official day of winter is also the day with the fewest moments of daylight. We all know what that means… sweatpants, warm drinks and plenty of hockey to watch! {youtube}D8iaAsxURsU{/youtube} ** We at DobberProspects have been covering the upcoming World Junior Championships with exceptional [...]
Alex Nylander, Team Canada (again), Czarnik and Zykov
Welcome back to me writing things on the computer called ramblings. Last week I was complimented for posting some ska, so I will post some more. Listen to this as you read and it will make the read better (I’ll dedicate this song to Ethan since he said he loves SKA so much [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Carter Hart Hot Heading to WJC and is Dylan Strome a Bust?
Great news Dobber readers, Dobber has announced he will be releasing a Midseason Fantasy Guide. There was some doubt due to his health battle but the good news is he is well enough to make it happen. I will be contributing again this year and as you may have guessed, my contribution will be prospect [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Team Canada final roster
*** We've been teased all week with waves of roster cuts, but we finally know the Team Canada composition for the upcoming WJC. This is a good time to scoop up some players who will see big value increases in keeper leagues due to the hype alone. Once the tournament ends, take advantage of that [...]