Prospect Ramblings: Vilardi shining, Beck set to dominate OHL, Hellberg in for Sens
Gabe Vilardi (11th OA, 2017) is a former Golden Boy for the Kings who has flashed potential but also struggled repeatedly with injuries. His resume includes a D+1 OHL season where he scored almost two [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Who should play with Victor Hedman?
A golden opportunity awaits one of the defensemen for the Tampa Bay Lightning, two of which are prospects. Jan Rutta has left the Tampa Bay organization, which leaves a substantial hole beside the one and [...]
USHL Report: January 2021
Three players to watch on the USNTDP With the 2020-2021 USHL season well underway, the members of the United States National Team Development Program, or USNTDP, have already played a handful of games against their USHL counterparts; the improvement of the other USHL programs in the [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Sell High or Buy Low on World Junior Stocks
Welcome to the Thursday Prospect Ramblings the day after the World Junior Championship concluded. Who does not love the tournament, such great games. No, some teams should not be cut out, let them represent their countries. I would prefer more countries join in hopes to grow hockey. It [...]
Prospect Ramblings: WJC Players to Remember
It’s no secret that the World Junior Championships provide a poor representation of a player's development, and scouts (and fans) should do their best to keep judgments realistic and take what they see with a grain of salt. With that being said, it is still a tremendous opportunity to get [...]
QMJHL Report: January 2021
Photo Courtesy of the New Jersey Devils Twitter Although it is a new year we are still faced with the same challenges due to the pandemic. Hopefully, these challenges begin to disappear soon with COVID-19 vaccinations becoming more readily available. Unfortunately, until this happens the QMJHL will [...]
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Prospect Deep Dive: Jeremie Poirier
It’s going to be easy to get lost in the mix of defenseman drafted in the mid to late first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. With upwards of eight blueliners potentially being [...]
DPR Episode 80: Fantasy Hockey Rebuild and Ottawa Senators Top Ten Prospects
If you need to rebuild your fantasy hockey team, this episode is about the strategy options you want to use. 1. Scorched Earth: (2-3 years) - Your team is a dumpster fire! You have no [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Formidable Opponent 2020
Welcome back to the Thursday prospect ramblings. For the start of 2020, I need a formidable opponent to ask me some prospect questions and what do you know I just happen to have [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Making Sense of DEL Stats
Tim Stützle, Lukas Reichel and John-Jason Peterka are three 2002-born prospects who are eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and playing in Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the top league in Germany. Stützle [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Looking at USA Hockey’s NTDP
USNTDP U18 Team prior to a game against the University of Minnesota After the success of last season's record-breaking US National Team Development Program (USNTDP) squad, this season's group hasn't been getting [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Breaking Down Tape – Byfield, Seider, & Madden
For this Sunday’s Prospect Ramblings, I’ve decided to look at a couple of shifts for three prospects (one draft-eligible prospect and two drafted prospects). I asked my followers for who they wanted to see [...]