Tim Stützle (left) and Drake Batherson celebrate a goal. Photo courtesy of the Athletic/Andre Ringuette / NHLI By Mike Kosciesza Fantasy Rookies Ottawa is looking for scoring forwards to surround the internet's favourite roommates Brady Tkachuk and Tim Stützle. Last year’s AHL rookie standout Josh Norris is an easy fit with the [...]
Nashville’s 2015 2 nd rounder Yakov Trenin scores his first-NHL goal in his second call-up game for the Predators (Photo courtesy of nhl.com) Highlights & Updates from November's AHL Report Joey Keane, D (Hartford)Since the November AHL Report, Keane has only continued to flourish in his firstprofessional hockey season. Despite the Wolf Pack [...]
*** Welcome to the August 2019 edition of the DobberProspects 31-in-31 Series! This month, we will be diving into the depth of each organization, looking at their recent graduates, risers, fallers and top 20 prospects. The Ottawa Senators are in a state of turmoil. The team is going to be among the least skilled in [...]
January QMJHL Report Holiday movers and shakers The Joe Veleno blockbuster wasn't the only trade made across the QMJHL this holiday season. After the pre-Christmas trade that sent the one-time exceptional status 15-year-old to Drummondville for three first-rounders and a pair of second-rounders, the “Q” saw many big moves, [...]
Rolling into some Team Canada talk for the WJC, here's a few ramblings of players I've been meaning to mention. ---------------------- Ty Ronning (NYR, 7th Rd 2016) had a terrific night on Saturday, firing 6 shots on net, ending up with two goals and two assists. He's seeing a surge in offense this season jumping from 0.78 [...]
New Jersey Devils prospect Nikita Popugaev has left the WHL and signed a two-year deal in the KHL with CSKA Moscow. At first glance this would seem to be the latest example of the “Russian Factor” at play, and killing his fantasy keeper value as many owners will be believing he will now never play [...]
The Senators have done a nice job over the past couple of drafts assembling a stable of high end prospects in the way of Thomas Chabot, Colin White, Logan Brown. The 2017 draft class likely won’t yield any talent at that level but they did well working with what they had. As a result of [...]
