Welcome back to my bi-weekly ramblings. The previous edition of the "Bubble Roster Prospects" was received well and I was asked to do another edition. So again, we are taking a look at some of the players that are on the roster bubble and their likelihood of making the NHL roster out of training camp. [...]
image courtesy of The Buffalo News *** Last week I took a scroll through the long Fantrax player list of rookies, and hand-picked some under-owned players that weren't being drafted nearly high enough for their current status. This was a fun exercise and got fun feedback from readers, so this week I'm going out [...]
image courtesy of Blackhawk Up *** Fantasy season is here, which means its time to start digging through pages and pages of player lists to find the buried treasures. Good luck for you - that's exactly what we're here for. I've gone through Fantrax's full list of rookie players to find the [...]
*** First things first - the annual DobberHockey Mid-Season Guide got released this week, you can check it out HERE. It is always an invaluable resource for fantasy owners, and I'm honored to have contributed several profiles for it once again. *** Now with half a season to judge our current rookie class, I [...]
Each year there is a new wave of prospects coming to the NHL from various European leagues. Some of these players were drafted, and some were signed as a free agent. It is difficult to judge who will be the next Artemi Panarin, and who will be the next Roman Cervenka. There has been plenty [...]
Time to share rounds 4 - 7 of our scouts' all-prospect draft in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** Last week I wrote about the DobberProspects Fantasy Hockey League, and shared rounds 1 - 3 of the ultimate prospect draft, with rosters managed by our expert team scouts. There weren't too many shockers in the early rounds, [...]
Reviewing the results of a prospect draft run by prospect specialists in the Sunday Ramblings... *** The DobberProspects Fantasy Hockey League (DPFHL) started earlier this summer with a roster player draft. Only players with 41 games or more of NHL experience were eligible, as well as goalies with more than 21 games. Now its time [...]
Happy Monday folks! I’d like to start off by saying that this is a big milestone for me personally. I’ve been an avid fantasy hockey player, sports fan and Dobber ramblings reader for several years now and I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be bringing you my very first rambling. So let’s [...]
Reviewing our scouts' rising prospect picks from each team in our 30-in-30 series in this Sunday Ramblings... *** If you've been following our August 30-in-30 series so far (click here for a full list of articles), you'll have noticed that most scouts included a list of rising prospects in their respective organizations. Given that we [...]
How many budget entry-level contracts does a team need on their NHL roster to be afford to be competitve? I take a look in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** Its no secret that many teams hancuff themselves when it comes to the salary cap. You can't be competitive without top talent (which doesn't come cheap), so [...]
