*** For those of you who follow us regularly, you may have heard of the DPFHL - the fantasy league that many of the team writers here at DobberProspects take part in. Yesterday was our annual summer draft and I want to share the results to give readers a bit of insight into the [...]
*** In November 2018, I took a look at the (then) recent trend of rookies making their teams out of camp. I found (at the time) that in the two previous seasons, there were more rookies on average per team in the Eastern Conference than in the West. I also found that as of November [...]
*** In my weekly Ramblings, my favorite content is featuring the first NHL goals of players achieving their hockey dreams. Now that we've hit the summer, I took the opportunity to look back over the 2018-19 season and pick out my top ten first goals of the year. I don't have an official rating [...]
*** After all the excitement of draft day and free agency, a few persisting trade rumours have not yet come to fruition. Maybe this means that the prospects involved will remain with the organizations for another campaign, or maybe the summer still has some excitement left for us. Today I'm looking at a few [...]
*** Fantasy superstar prospects come out of every league in the world. I'll admit, however, that when it comes to estimating which players will have an NHL impact in the near future, I have a bias towards prospects with AHL experience, especially ones who have seen success there. I've never actually evaluated this inherent respect I've had [...]
*** If you've been reading my work over the years, you know that my Ramblings are sometimes just an excuse to find information on certain trends. The draft is a perfect time for this, and I suspect I'll be digging into the results long into the summer. In the immediate aftermath of Round 2-7, I've jumped [...]
*** There are a lot of reasons to get excited about the NHL Entry Draft. Some of us enjoy the process of scouting players and following their development journeys, some of us are invested in teams and want to know who the faces of the future will be, and some of us just like winning our [...]
image courtesy of WinnipegFreePress *** As we approach the end of the playoffs and the start of the entry draft, trade target lists are hitting the internet. The Athletic posted a Top 20 trade list this week TSN is updating their Trade Bait list Imagining how different our favorite teams will look like in a [...]
*** If you've been reading Dobber content for a year or more, you don't need any preamble. The 2019 Fantasy Prospects Report has been released, and is once again an invaluable resource for all your keeper and dynasty league needs. For newer readers, here's a quick synopsis: Full profiles, with long-term and upside stat [...]
image courtesy of NHL.com *** It's probably foolish to start worrying about cap space so early in the summer, but before you know it dynasty leagues will start their renewals and you'll have to start thinking about keepers and sneaky sneaky draft picks. The list will surely grow after July 1st, [...]
