Prospect Ramblings: Gleb Trikozov vs. Ivan Miroshnichenko — Toolkit vs. Tools
Welcome to my ramblings, where I’ll be writing down my thoughts on NHL and draft-eligible prospects once a week. I’ll be using the ramblings to keep you posted on the week's events, or let you [...]
2022 WJC Previews – Group B
Team Switzerland Alexander's Predicted Line Combinations The Swiss are coming into a tough group at the World Juniors this year and face an uphill battle to avoid relegation. Sitting in Group B with [...]
Talking with Tony: Drew Commesso 2020 Draft Interview
Photo by Rena Laverty, courtesy of the U.S. NTDP I had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Drew Commesso, the goaltender from the U.S. National Team Development Program. We chatted about his season, the goaltending position in general and we took a look at [...]
2013 NHL Draft Review: NHL Scouts vs Public Rankings
Today, I decided to look at a topic that’s often discussed: how good exactly are NHL teams at scouting? NHL teams spend a lot of money on scouting. Every team has a large scouting crew on their payroll, and those scouts travel around the world to see prospects in [...]
Analysis: Draft Groupthink
Groupthink is a phenomenon where a group of individuals make irrational choices in the decision-making process, because they conform to overall group results. Spend enough time on Twitter and it will not take you long to spot this mentality, both inside and outside of the hockey world, if [...]
Prospect Ramblings: 2021 Calder Candidates – Metropolitan Division
Last week I kicked off yet another mini-series with the goal of revealing a player from every NHL pipeline, who has the potential to contend for the 2021 Calder Trophy. Obviously, we're bound to see several newly drafted prospect put their name in the hat, but at this point, [...]
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Dobber’s DraftCast S2E8: Atlantic Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Atlantic Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Dobber’s DraftCast S2E7: Metro Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Metro Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Dobber’s DraftCast S2E6: Central Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Central Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Prospect Ramblings: Second Update from the U18 Worlds (Apr 22)
Day five of the U18 Worlds is about to start here in Sweden. I’ve been in Örnsköldsvik for the past three days but will go back to Umeå for the final two days of [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Time for AHL Playoffs
*** We're already knee-deep into NHL playoffs, but this week the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs began as each affiliate franchise battles it out. 16 teams made the post-season, and the first round series are [...]
Prospect Ramblings: First Update from the U18 Worlds (Apr 20)
Day three of the U18 Worlds is about to start here in Sweden. I arrived to Umeå on Thursday to watch Czech Republic vs Belarus and Canada vs Finland games. After that, I traveled [...]
Prospect Ramblings – OHL Playoffs
Why aren’t we talking about the CHL playoffs!!!??? I will begin with the OHL playoffs, and will add to this later this week/weekend/next week I hope! OHL PLAYOFFS Guelph was able [...]
Prospect Ramblings (mystery edition): The lowest rookie count in 15 years
*** Digging into rookies playoff lists so far, something seemed...off. I was admiring a few performances (mainly Heiskanen's TOI numbers), but the list of 20 NHL rookies who have played so far seemed a [...]
Prospect Deep Dive: Matthew Boldy
I’ve been saying it for months. The 3-10 range in this class is an absolute blender. Once Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko have had their moment on the stage, any combination of selections to [...]