Prospect Ramblings: WHL, OHL & QMJHL scoring leaders and some notable recalls
CHL seasons wrapping up, scoring titles up for grabs, NCAA bracket information and a few notable prospects recalled to the NHL… […]
Prospects Rambling – Predicting rookie playoff performance (Mar 13 2016)
What to expect from rookies heading into playoff season in this Sunday's Rambling... *** The playoffs are coming, and just as importantly - playoff pools are coming. Not every pick can be reliable heros like Toews or Kane, so to make the most out of your draft or budget you're most likely going to [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Touring around the NCAA, AHL (March 12)
Clarkson junior defenseman James de Haas topped all NCAA Division 1 men’s hockey Stars of the Week. The Canadian native from Mississauga, Ont., led the Golden Knights to a sweep of Princeton in the first round of the ECAC hockey playoffs by scoring twice in overtime. Friday night, de Haas scored just one minute [...]
Prospects Rambling: Canucks sign hulking blueliner (March 11)
Vancouver free-agent signing Nikita Tryamkin is being compared to Zdeno Chara. Photo courtesy Lockerdome After months of speculation, the Vancouver Canucks made it official this week by inking hulking defenseman Nikita Tryamkin to a two-year entry level contract. Worth noting is that Tryamkin will have an “AHL out clause,” allowing him to return to [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Knights’ first line, Matthews’ Lions swept, Wednesday night CHL recap
The London Knight trio all surpass the century mark in points, Matthews’ Zurich Lions swept in the first round of NLA, the Finnish kids begin their Liiga playoffs and a recap of the CHL and AHL Wednesday games… […]
Prospect Ramblings: Drouin Returns, Players of the Week, Good Reads, And Andreas Johnson
The breaking prospect news of the day was the announcement that Jonathan Drouin finally got some good advice, swallowed a big piece of humble pie and chased it down with a big swig of pride. Joe Smith of the TB Times reported that Yzerman stated Drouin called him last week and expressed an interest in [...]
Prospect Ramblings – The deadline dust has settled (Mar 6 2016)
A look at what to expect from prospects on Canadian teams as playoff hopes dwindle in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** The trades have been made, the resulting call-ups have happened, and teams are settling in for the last legs of (for Canadian teams) disappointing seasons. The upside to this (other than favorable lottery positions) [...]
Prospect Rambling: Mock draft of traded 2016 draft picks
By Dave MacDonald As the trade deadline ticked away, it became increasingly apparent that substantial movement was not coming this past Monday. While it wasn’t to say there weren’t trades made before 3:00pm Eastern time that will help some playoff bound clubs, they certainly were not of the blockbuster variety. […]
Prospect Ramblings: Soshnikov’s first, CHL recap & contracts signed (Mar. 3)
Soshnikov scores his first, Gaunce gets caught up in travel delays, Jokipakka gets his first point with the Flames, a recap of mid-week CHL and AHL action and a few prospect signings and extensions… […]
Prospect Ramblings: NHL Trade Deadline, Leaf Debuts and Athanasiou is for real
The 2016 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone. Leading into today there were a flurry of deals, while today was much slower than deadlines of the past. There were still several trades involving prospects and picks so let’s take a look at the relevant names on the move. - Los Angeles Kings acquired Kris [...]