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 [...]
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 [...]
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 to Örnsköldsvik on Friday to watch Slovakia vs USA and Sweden vs Latvia. And so [...]
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 to win game seven versus the London Knights by scoring five unanswered goals to win [...]
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 little too short, so I've looked back over the last decade to compare: 2008-09: [...]
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 follow are reasonable and plausible. Most years, selecting the best player available is an intelligent [...]
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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 […]
Prospects Rambling: NHL’s Deepest Organizations: Goalie
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 [...]
July 31-in-31: Vancouver Canucks
It’s official, the Vancouver Canucks do not like this new lottery format. Two years in a row, the bottom-feeding club has suffered a multiple-slot slide, falling from third to fifth in 2016 and tumbling [...]
July 31-in-31: Toronto Maple Leafs
With the organization’s offensive strength already in place and developing, the Maple Leafs took a different approach to the draft with a longer view than in the past. The organization only used a pair of [...]
DobberProspects Fantasy Mailbag: July Edition
The slow, carefree summer offseason is now in full effect. The excitement after the initial free agent frenzy has gone whisper quiet and fantasy teams around your league are likely in hibernation mode. Camping, [...]
July 31-in-31: Tampa Bay Lightning
A common anecdote in the Lightning front office since the “Summer of Stamkos” has been the pressure that the NHL salary cap has enforced on their group of developing players. While the Lightning have been [...]
July-31-in-31: St. Louis Blues
For a team like St. Louis that is already a potential powerhouse franchise, the 2017 draft was superb. The key to the St. Louis Blues is that they draft based on players they believe can [...]