The Journey

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 injuries taking down both Connor Bedard (CHI) and Adam Fantilli (CBJ), January’s Rookie of the Month Brock Faber (MIN) might just be the new favourite to take home the [...]

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** For Bubble Keeper Week back in July, with the news of the Devils’ Arseni Gritsyuk signing a two-year contract extension in the KHL, I recommended him as a drop. Two [...]

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 [...]