The NHL Draft started off by answering the question that had become very prevalent over the last few weeks: Shane Wright or Juraj Slafkovsky? It seemed Wright was destined for the number-1 pick up until recently, but that’s not how Montreal saw it as they took the Slovakian winger at first overall. I have written [...]
We had a significant trade made after the third overall selection, and both involved the Draft host team of Montreal. They went out and got a young centre they had been looking for while sending out Alexander Romanov. The two trades look as such: https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1545195007791009794 That effectively works out to being Romanov (to NYI) and [...]
With the Chicago Blackhawks looking ahead to a rebuild, there were some tough choices they would have to make this offseason. One name that kept cropping up was that of star scoring winger Alex DeBrincat, and the rumoured trade came to fruition a couple hours before the Draft: https://twitter.com/NHLBlackhawks/status/1545140566090031105 Ottawa was a team that had [...]
It was all but certain that New York Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev would be traded this offseason. Starter Igor Shesterkin has cemented himself as one of, if not the, top goalie in the world. The Rangers have just $10M in cap space with key free agents like Andrew Copp and Frank Vatrano left to sign, [...]
Tonight is the night that plenty of hockey fans, analysts, and media members wait for every year: the Entry Draft. For analysts like those over at Dobber Prospects, this is the culmination of a year (more precisely, a few years) of scouting this crop of players. This particular group of players, as well as the [...]
There was an interesting trade over the weekend as Tampa Bay moved defenceman Ryan McDonagh to Nashville in exchange for defenceman Philippe Myers and forward Grant Mismash. Our own Ian Gooding had his take on the trade here. The reason it interests me, beyond the obvious fantasy implications, is that when writing about this team [...]
The 2022 NHL Entry Draft is just around the corner - a week away - meaning there is no time like the present to get caught up on all the prospects fantasy owners need to know. Head on over to the Dobber Shop to grab your copy of the 2022 Dobber Fantasy Hockey Prospects Report. [...]
Timothy Liljegren has signed a two-year extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs, locking him up for his age-23 and age-24 seasons. Liljegren is coming off his first full-ish season with the Leafs, totalling 23 points in 61 games. The terms of the deal are here: https://twitter.com/sunhornby/status/1541439342983495681 For the fantasy game, there could be some very [...]
This isn’t really related to fantasy but it’s very good news for Ottawa fans. It appears that a new NHL arena is one the way, in the form of a multi-purpose facility/area. This was announced on Thursday morning in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding: https://twitter.com/NCC_CCN/status/1539983520847757312 For anyone unfamiliar with the goings-on here, Ottawa’s [...]
Have you picked up your copy of the 2022 Dobber Hockey Prospects Report yet? If not, why not? Just head on over to the Dobber Shop to read up on all the fantasy prospects that fantasy owners need to know. There are hundreds discussed from a variety of angles, all with a fantasy bent. * [...]
