Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Today’s article is inspired by Edmonton prospect Xavier Bourgault, whose scoring has completely fallen off a cliff this year as he continues his transition from junior to pro hockey in [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Dobber’s Midseason Guide was released yesterday. Get yours today so that you have the insights you need to ready your teams for the stretch run! We reassess preseason projections, take [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** With the 2024 World Juniors now in the rearview (congrats to the US!), let’s break down some of the more impressive, under-the-radar performances in the tournament. As usual, many of [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** In World Juniors news, Sweden and Slovakia are the two teams to beat at the moment, with the powerhouse United States squad only a hair behind after needing overtime to [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** In honour of Kent Johnson’s excellent three-point night against the Leafs, let’s kick things off by examining his yo-yo of a season to date. Has he turned things around? Are [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Although it might seem strange for a column dedicated to highlighting the world’s best up-and-coming prospects, I am going to argue this week that fantasy managers will generally recoup more value [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** 55 games into Lukas Reichel’s NHL career, we are already seeing articles asking if his time is running out. With only six points in 21 games this year, is he [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. This week we will profile a number of top NHL prospects who are dominating professional men’s leagues in Europe. *** SHL In the SHL, Jonathan Lekkerimaki (VAN) has slowed quite a [...]
There was a full slate of games on Saturday night, so there is plenty to discuss. Let’s get right to it. - With 16 points in 17 games, Travis Sanheim is presently Philadelphia’s leading scorer. I had been totally sleeping on this breakout. So as someone posted a week ago in the forums, “is he [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Despite having scored only three points in 13 games so far, Alex Laferriere (LAK) has steadily worked his way onto my fantasy radar this year. He scored his first goal [...]
