*** I'm pretty sure anyone who follows my work is aware of my stance on the Calder race (or lack thereof). I rambled back in March that Elias Pettersson had walked away with it, and that as impressive as Jordan Binnington has been, his totals weren't on par with previous goalies who had earned [...]
*** Let's not preface this too much - Elias Pettersson ran away with the Calder race immediately. He has been scoring highlight-reel goals since the beginning of the season, is carrying a team with almost no other offensive presence, and he just doesn't stop. He's up to 57 points in 57 games at the time of [...]
For a long time, the scouting world was split between those who rely on stats and those who rely on the eye test. There were a lot of battles between these groups. But more recently, a lot of people have started to realize both sides have good points. The best modern scouts seem to [...]
image courtesy of Star-Telegram *** Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! In the spirit of spending time with family, I'll be sharing quick straight facts this week. A lot of kids are in the lineups right now, so let's look at their line combos, TOI, and see if we expect them to hang around: [...]
‘ This week, I didn’t have a topic in mind for my ramblings. I was scrolling through the Dobber Forum looking for ideas when it hit me – I’ll take some prospects-related questions from the forum and provide my answer here. I tried to select questions that might be relevant in more than just one [...]
Welcome to the May edition of the SHL Report. This time, I’ll focus on the SHL Awards, NHL free agents, prospects who have signed their entry level contracts, and the upcoming 2018 NHL Entry Draft. If you want to read about SHL Playoffs, check out my April Report. SHL Awards To the surprise [...]
Welcome back for another SHL prospects update! A few quick hitters as we look to the SHL this month: Led by Elias Pettersson, the Vaxjo Lakers sit comfortably atop the SHL standings with 77 points, a 14 point lead over second place Djurgardens. He’s slipped down the scoring leaders due to competing in [...]
