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Late Blooming Forwards

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-24T16:21:48-04:00September 24th, 2011|The Journey|

Hodgson

In the last decade there have been a number of elite forwards who were slow developers. They either got stuck in deep organizations, suffered injuries or simply needed more time to produce. These late bloomers didn't emerge as potential stars until their early twenties. They are hard to distinguish from players who go on to have average careers or no careers at all. Some recent examples of late blooming forwards include Logan Couture, Michael Grabner and Bobby Ryan in 2009. In the last 10 seasons there has been roughly one late blooming prospect per season. These players emerge on average at age 22 and all have gone on to some variation of fantasy stardom. Who is going to be this season's Logan Couture or Bobby Ryan? Here is a list of candidates, their age this season, and their point predictions.

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Which 2011 Prospects Make The Jump?

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-23T04:06:58-04:00September 23rd, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Strome

The 2011 prospect tournaments are all wrapped up and several key recent draft picks certainly made their marks on management and their fan base. The NHL pre-season schedule is underway and now is the time for the prospects to prove their readiness in hopes of earning an extended stay. The Dean’s List takes the opportunity to address those 2011 NHL Draftees who have performed well at their team’s prospect events and are showing signs of life in exhibition play as well. There are plenty of draftees who enter camp full of piss and vinegar but cracking the opening day rosters takes more than a few good shifts.

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September 21, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-21T05:33:27-04:00September 21st, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Draft List and Fantasy Guide updated through to yesterday. I’ll have the next one queued up for Friday night to get you as set for your weekend drafts as I can. I have two drafts myself this weekend – Saturday night is my Keeper #3 with the gentlemen from the Forecaster – keep 12, [...]

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September 20, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-20T03:47:12-04:00September 20th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Draft List and Fantasy Guide are updated now. Some camp notes - the Oilers have cut a bunch, including Toni Rajala (back to Finland) Bobby Ryan (groin) was held off the ice today. He's taking it day by day. Steve Sullivan (just a groin tweak) did not skate today. As I [...]

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Why Hockey Pool Geek Kicks Ass

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-19T15:40:39-04:00September 19th, 2011|The Dobotomy|

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Probably the most in-depth fantasy team analysis tool available. Nobody knows better than I do the amount of different league formats that are out there. And the cookie-cutter rankings systems that are available are great as a "guide", but they don't do the job needed. With thousands of different possible combinations - not just statistical, but positional...or even weighted stats - it's impossible.

Well with HPG - problem solved.

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September 19, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-19T04:01:14-04:00September 19th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Exciting news - I have just re-released the draft list with a NEW tab. On top of the usual tabs that you already have, this tab will give you the projected power-play importance (a "1" or a "2") and a projected plus/minus range. This is because YOU demanded it! Let me know what you [...]

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Keeper Selections

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-18T19:02:15-04:00September 18th, 2011|z-Archives (other articles)|

Drew Doughty - ICON SMI

Before we get started on the inaugural Q&A with Nichols here, I wanted to pass along a little info.

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September 18, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-18T03:21:13-04:00September 18th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

It seems like the line of Daymond Langkow with Shane Doan and Ray Whitney will stick together for the forseeable future. The Rangers are being extra-cautious with defenceman Marc Staal, which will be a situation worth watching for fans of the team since he'll be so key to their success on D. [...]

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Swedish Senators

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-17T01:45:29-04:00September 17th, 2011|The Journey|

Lehner

David Rundblad and Robin Lehner are two of hockey's best prospects. Both happen to hail from Sweden, and both happen to be property of the Ottawa Senators.

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September 14, 2011

By Dobber Sports|2011-09-14T06:04:27-04:00September 14th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

Fantasy Guide is now updated. Including: the Experts League Draft analysis. Buy it here! My fantasy mailbag over at THN is back today. Find it here. Injury news: Ales Hemsky and Ryan Whitney are not 100% yet. It still sounds like both will be ready for the season opener, but both will [...]

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