Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** Welcome back to my coverage into Mason Black’s Rank King PNHLe chart! Earlier in the season, we broke down how PNHLe (here) helps project a player’s potential point production in the NHL [...]
No matter how dialed-in we are heading into drafts, pouring over rankings, building out our own projections, and locking in sleepers, every season delivers a handful of breakout performances that catch everyone off guard. We are talking about players who did not just beat expectations, they shattered them. Some came out of the late rounds [...]
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 are diving into the April edition of Dobber’s top-50 points-only dynasty defense prospects ranking. Although it’s a points-only criteria, I will still touch on the multi-cat potential for a [...]
This week’s focus is on under-the-radar power-play drivers. These are not the usual suspects like McDavid, Kucherov, MacKinnon, Marner or Makar. Instead, these are players who quietly impact the man advantage through smart puck movement, high shot volume, or consistent decision-making. A power-play driver is not always the one finishing the play, they are also [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** Every NHL season brings in new rookies, but the 2024-25 class has hit differently. Macklin Celebrini and Matvei Michkov grabbed early headlines and rightfully so, but it has not just been about [...]
With the NHL offseason a few months away, several key players are ready to hit the market. Whether it is a strong season, timely bounce-back, a solid playoff track record, or simply the nature of the market, these players are in a prime spot to cash in. Some offer a short-term lift for a contender, [...]
The NHL’s evolving landscape creates more opportunities for rising stars, especially with the signing of Entry-Level Contracts (ELCs), signaling teams’ commitment to future talent. For fantasy managers, these signings offer more than just headlines: they reveal team direction and player potential. Whether joining a playoff contender or a rebuilding squad with increased ice time, these [...]
Last week, we looked at 10 Players Who Flipped the Script. Well, this week, we are flipping that idea on its head. These 10 players were pegged for some sort of bounce-back season, but for one reason or another, the script stayed the same or got worse. Whether it was due to injury, reduced opportunity, [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** No one drafts a player expecting them to fall short, but the risk of unmet expectations is always looming. The real challenge is figuring out when to stick with a player and [...]
In this week’s Top 10, I’m looking at 10 players who showed a stronger version of themselves this season compared to last. Some of these names were popular bounce-back picks and some were not. For the most part, they delivered in one way or another. One name you will not see here is Alex Ovechkin, [...]
