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 [...]
*** 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
*** 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 [...]
Andrei Svechnikov, Elias Pettersson and Filip Chytil Highlight Pool B The Canadian Junior team has had a challenging start to their camp. Wednesday night saw them lose their first match 3-0 to the U Sports All-Stars (plus Carter Hart and Colton Point [...]
Happy one month of prospect ramblings to me, I am still here. It calls for a celebratory song: {youtube}ox2mpOiUUmc{/youtube} ************* Big news for the Czech World Junior squad as the New York Rangers officially loaned Filip Chytil from Hartford to play in the World Junior tournament. {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" [...]
Rolling into some Team Canada talk for the WJC, here's a few ramblings of players I've been meaning to mention. ---------------------- Ty Ronning (NYR, 7th Rd 2016) had a terrific night on Saturday, firing 6 shots on net, ending up with two goals and two assists. He's seeing a surge in offense this season jumping from 0.78 [...]
If you’re anything like me, boxing day holds a special place in your heart. No, it’s not the hours of lining up outside of big box stores for their door crashing sales and the subsequent videos of human beings trampling their fellow man to save a couple bucks off a piece of technology that [...]
