Prospect Ramblings – The Curious Case of Anton Silayev
The 2024 NHL draft is still well over nine months away, but it is never too early to start looking at standout players. While most of the standouts in this years' draft are hovering [...]
Prospect Ramblings – A Tale of Two Giants
Well.. it's been a hot minute since I've done a prospect ramblings, but what better time to resume these bad boys than now -- Early September -- Prime hockey season. The KHL kicked off [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Less-Heralded WJC stars; Writers vs. Scouts; Meh-rkley requests trade
Cover image credit: AHL.com Two less-heralded forwards on Team Canada at this year’s WJC who have caught my eye are Zach Ostapchuk (OTT, 2021 #39) and Nathan Gaucher (ANA, 2022 #22). Neither interested me much in their draft years from a fantasy perspective because their skill sets lay more on [...]
Prospect Ramblings: WJC Prospect Flipping
Welcome to the Thursday ramblings. One key to consistently winning your keeper leagues is to pick up the hot prospect and trade them for an upgrade to finish your season. What better way to grab a hot prospect than a player on the waiver wire who is lighting [...]
WHL Update: January 2023
Just passing the halfway mark of the season, we are now starting to see some separation in team standings and player statistics. Before we dive into all things WHL, lets first touch on a few items on the WJC. The IIHF WJC Quarter finals are over. At the beginning of [...]
OHL Update: January
This month we will look at OHL players playing in the World Juniors Tournament. I am watching the quarter final games as I write this so this update will include the round-robin play. The big question here is after the WJC, where will Shane Wright and Brandt Clarke play? Both [...]
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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 […]
The Century Mark — Rasmus Sandin, Jamie Drysdale, Jake Bean
Every month, Alex Wyatt digs into some players who have reached the 100 NHL games played threshold, as this is the mark, or near it, that many leagues use as their threshold for players casting [...]
2022 NCAA Free Agency Fantasy Rankings
For those of us in deep fantasy hockey leagues, the NCAA free agent pool can be a good resource for acquiring cheap prospects. As older prospects, NCAA free agents can be enticing as the [...]
Dobber’s DraftCast Round-Up: Episodes 1-3
Below are the latest three episodes of the Dobber's DraftCast, uploaded on youtube (Please like and subscribe) The Podcast is also available on: Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, and iTunes Podcasts Follow us [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Deadline Dealings — Justin Barron, Aidan Hreschuk, Jack McBain
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 NHL Draft Fantasy Rankings
Welcome to my annual DobberProspects fantasy ranking for the NHL Entry Draft. This draft ranking is specifically ranked for fantasy hockey purposes. There is no shortage of sources out there these days for ranking the [...]
Video: Early Look at the 2023 NHL Draft with Scott Wheeler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nStvuy0VqM4 Host Kyle Watson talks to The Athletic's Scott Wheeler about the 2023 NHL Draft. Prospects discussed include Matvei Michkov, Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli, Zach Benson, Riley Heidt, Brandon Yager, Quentin Musty, and Calum [...]