A slightly less publicized deadline has passed in the NHL this week: that for RFA qualification. Teams had until the 26th to qualify their RFA, stopping them from becoming UFAs on July 1st. Qualification means that a team reserves the right to match any contract offer that player gets from another club, whereas [...]
We all know the deal - Friday and Saturday marked one of the most exciting hockey prospect event of the year: the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. I'm not going to list every single pick from every single team (you can check out the DobberProspect team pages for in-depth thoughts on all fantasy-relevant prospects), but I [...]
If you're anything like the hockey-crazy writers here at DobberProspects, you've been guessing for months who your favorite team will be protecting from the Vegas Golden Knights, and today we've finally been given the names. Sure, side deals mean that many of these players aren't ACTUALLY available, but the lists are out - the real [...]
Which teams actually have the goods to make the league's nastiest moves? *** Every year, some of the most intriguing off-season rumors involve offer sheets. We're only a few years removed from a top defenceman in Dougie Hamilton getting traded because of the risk of one. Cornerstone players like Ryan O'Reilly see their relationships change [...]
Looking at some 2016-17 CHL league champions in this Sunday Ramblings... *** Two-of-three Canadian major Junior league playoffs have come to an end and team's have earned the titles of the best in their region. Our own Kevin LeBlanc Rambled earlier this week with some updates from every series - now let's take a look [...]
*** The IIHF World Championships have begun, giving fans of teams eliminated from NHL Playoffs one more chance to catch their favorite players before the long off-season. Canada is going for the three-peat, after missing out on a medal for five years prior to this run of golds. Our very own Paul Zwambag gave a [...]
This probably isn't the first post-NHL-draft-lottery post you've read in the last 12 hours, and right now every team is either lamenting the format or drooling about what players will be available at their pick. The DobberProspects team will be doing full mock draft in due time, but in the immediate aftermath of last night's [...]
The NHL is providing us with a very entertaining rotation of coaches this offseason, and for fantasy hockey players one major change has already happened. Ken Hitchcock is the new coach of the Dallas Stars - the offensive dynamos who failed to make the post-season and took a major step backwards after seeming so promising [...]
Looking at the best first-goals scored by rookies this season in this Sunday Ramblings... *** Anyone who regularly reads my Sunday Ramblings knows that I always try to wrap-up my column with highlights of NHL rookies scoring their first career goals. Whether they're budding stars or late-blooming grinders, these guys have worked their entire [...]
Checking out the latest signings in this Sunday Ramblings... *** For half the fan bases out there right now, one of the only saving graces of the end of the season is watching as prospects get officially signed to their organizations. The kids are being bet on to be part of their team's future, so [...]