Usually in my ramblings posts I tend to follow some sort of a theme. Well it’s the off-season and not much is happening so today is going to be pretty rambly as I may go all over the board on topics. Let’s start with the news of the day, Detroit Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou [...]
*** Earlier this summer, DobberHockey put out its 11th annual Fantasy Prospects Report. It's normally $13.99, but for this Sunday Ramblings, I want to show readers for free why its worth every penny. Here's a few notes from the guide that are exactly the type of material that help you get the edge on your [...]
The 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament ended over the weekend and Team Canada continued its dominance at the tournament claiming their ninth Gold in ten years. What prospects made an impact in the tournament? Let’s review; First if you want to check the tournament stats you can find them via EliteProspects, below are the top [...]
In the middle of the fantasy off-season, there's probably not a whole lot of action happening on your Yahoo, Fantrax, or ESPN league pages right now. This is true enough for the DPFHL league consisting of the DobberProspect writers, but what is happening are a series of prospect adds and drops. These adds aren't the [...]
Have you seen Casey Mittelstadt lately? Buffalo must be overjoyed with his work at the Summer Showcase, especially following a superb performance at Sabres’ Development Camp a few weeks ago. He assertively registered nine points (six assists and three goals in just ten shots) over five games with Team USA and USA White, and [...]
As Hayden noted earlier this week with his piece on the defending gold medal winning Team USA (you can find it here), this week is the 2017 World Juniors Summer Showcase. Teams will a good look at the player pool that they will choose from come December. The 2017 Showcase is being held in Plymouth, [...]
It may be summer outside, but its always hockey season in our hearts. There is ALWAYS hockey to be watching and this week we're lucky to have the World Junior Summer Showcase - the first chance of the season for youngsters to show off their talent in hopes of landing a spot to represent [...]
Blueliner Mirco Mueller, now with the New Jersey Devils, fits this week's profile of a former high draft pick whose NHL career could go either way, although he's still got time at 22. Under the general heading of this week’s signings, our theme today is disappointing former high draft picks still in their 20s [...]
It’s critical to have quality netminders – both in real hockey and on your fantasy squad. For those in keeper leagues with large rosters, especially considering position scarcity, it’s wise to stock a promising goalie pool before prices skyrocket as prospects approach potential NHL starter gigs. I’ve been paying lots of attention lately to the [...]
Peter Harling With two of my leagues prospect/entry draft currently in progress and one all wrapped up, a lot of my focus lately has been towards preparing for these drafts. While it may be detrimental to my fantasy teams to share my thoughts, strategies and research here, if my leagues are drafting yours probably will [...]
