Today in the Ramblings we take some time to take a closer look at the OHL, QMJHL and WHL Finals. Updating where the three series stand, who has been producing and which teams needs to step their game up. OHL - Mississauga Steelheads vs Erie Otters - Erie leading series 2-1 After Erie took the [...]
Wondering if Casey Mittelstadt is top-pick-worthy? If Eeli Tolvanen should go before the mid-teens instead of slipping further in mock drafts? What about the futures of Shane Bowers, Grant Mismash, and Josh Norris? Then you might like a look at the recent USHL Draft and speculate who might elevate to the level of this year’s [...]
*** The IIHF World Championships have begun, giving fans of teams eliminated from NHL Playoffs one more chance to catch their favorite players before the long off-season. Canada is going for the three-peat, after missing out on a medal for five years prior to this run of golds. Our very own Paul Zwambag gave a [...]
In a move that has supporters and critics, the Maple Leafs inked blueliner Nikita Zaitsev to a seven-year deal. While the attention of media and fans is understandably focused on post-season action, front-office transactions continue under the radar. In the past week alone, the Maple Leafs dished out a seven-year deal to a player [...]
The World Championships begin tomorrow, a few notable prospects I will be keeping an eye on throughout the tournament include: Finland - Jesse Puljujarvi (EDM) Sweden - Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) Russia – Ilya Sorokin (NYI), Igor Shestyorkin (NYR), Ivan Telegin (WPG, unsigned), Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) and Valeri Nichushkin (DAL) *Telegin was suspended by [...]
While trying to look at how to improve my fantasy roster for next season, I was searching through some rookie stats and decided to take a closer look at a handful of prospects and how they performed in their first campaigns in the NHL. As with any sample size, some prospects underperformed and others may [...]
There is lot’s happening in the hockey world right now, with the NHL Draft lottery resolved, CHL Finals about to begin, AHL playoffs heading into round two, the U18 all done and the World Championship about to begin, how does it all relate to fantasy hockey, and in particular prospects? Today’s prospects are tomorrow’s fantasy [...]
This probably isn't the first post-NHL-draft-lottery post you've read in the last 12 hours, and right now every team is either lamenting the format or drooling about what players will be available at their pick. The DobberProspects team will be doing full mock draft in due time, but in the immediate aftermath of last night's [...]
Carolina prospect Lucas Wallmark of the Charlotte Checkers is tied for the scoring lead so far in Calder Cup action. There’s nothing like the crucible of playoff hockey to accelerate the development of young players. This week, we examine a few prospects who are doing well early in the American Hockey League playoffs. C [...]
Each year, prospects make a name for themselves in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and go on to contribute for their clubs as full time NHL players the following season. It happened a season ago with Jonathan Drouin in a big way with 14 points in Tampa Bay’s 17 games en route to the Eastern Conference [...]
