November 31-in-31: Pittsburgh Penguins
The 31-in-31 Summer Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects! Every day in November we will be bringing you a complete breakdown of a team’s draft and insights into their off-season movements [...]
Dobber’s DraftCast Episode 13: Jack Han Joins the Show!
On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is flying solo for the day in the host chair but he is joined by Jack Han! Educating the masses with his newsletter and his book, Jack Han is one of [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Formidable Opponent – June 7 2018
https://theahl.com/2018-calder-cup-schedules Welcome back to my Thursday ramblings where now nothing much is going on except the AHL finals. I will go over the results of Tuesday’s game as the series is so far 2-1 for The Toronto Marlies. Also I will answer some questions! *************** [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Combined ranking of Finns and Swedes for the NHL Draft
' Welcome to my first ever Prospect Ramblings! I was recently promoted to Junior Associate Editor role here at DobberProspects which means this will be first of many regular ramblings from me. The idea for these ramblings came from a Twitter follower (follow me @JokkeNevalainen). I recently released my personal ranking [...]
Prospect Ramblings: NHL Draft Combine
~~~ I won't lie, in my opinion the draft combine leads to more drama than necessary when it comes to evaluating prospects. From worrying about pull-up counts to puking just for the "has heart" checkmark (thank you 31 Thoughts podcast for that gem) - these teenagers have a lot to [...]
The Battle of the Centres – Part Two (Barrett Hayton & Joe Veleno)
In continuing my series of comparing draft-eligible players, today we finish up The Battle of the Centres. As mentioned last time, the 2018 crop is littered with high-end defensemen and impactful wingers. It is without question, lite on centres. I’ve targeted four pivots who could conceivably go in any [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Team performance effect on draft position (July 24 2016)
Looking at whether the success of a propect's team has an effect on his future draft position in this Sunday Ramblings... *** Every year in the Canadian junior hockey leagues there are standout teams and [...]
30 in 30 Pittsburgh Penguins
With their first pick of the 2016 entry draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins selected Swedish goalie Filip Gustavsson. The Stanley Cup champs followed their remarkable season with an understated draft, holding six picks through seven [...]
Prospect Ramblings: What’s under your cap, NHL GMs?
While all NHL GMs wrestle with the league-wide salary cap, Jim Rutherford of the Pittsburgh Penguins is the only one whose team is currently over the league's cap ceiling. When do NHL GMs get [...]
30 in 30 Philadelphia Flyers
A Russian named German got Philadelphia's 2016 NHL entry draft off to a solid start. The first thing that comes to mind when considering the Philadelphia Flyers' pipeline is defense. This is a team [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Matthews saga much ado about nothing (July 22)
Was there ever any doubt that Maple Leaf GM Lou Lamoriello would sign franchise center Auston Matthews to an entry-level contract? Welcome back for my latest Prospect Ramblings column. This week, I [...]
30 in 30 Ottawa Senators
Former NHL blueliner Jeff Brown is not a small man, but he's dwarfed by his 6-6 son Logan, for whom the Ottawa Senators traded up to select 11th overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft. [...]
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