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The Journey: NHL Combine Takeaways

By Puneet Sharma|2025-06-14T00:49:19-04:00June 14th, 2025|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. **** This week, we are covering the week that was the 2025 NHL Draft Combine, held in Buffalo, where the buzz extended beyond on-ice drills to the crucial off-ice evaluations that shape draft [...]

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The Journey: Signed, Sealed and Delivered – Leonard, Nikishin and Demidov

By Puneet Sharma|2025-06-07T12:46:41-04:00June 7th, 2025|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. **** The NHL landscape keeps shifting, and with it comes a fresh opportunity, especially for prospects signing their entry-level contracts. These deals go beyond paperwork – they show us how organizations are building [...]

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The Journey: How Timing and Team Fit Define Prospect Value

By Puneet Sharma|2025-05-31T12:48:05-04:00May 31st, 2025|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. **** In all sports but more specifically in our world (hockey), two questions often define a prospect's value: what is the upside, and how long will he take to reach it? While there [...]

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The Journey: Kings of the Crease – Goalie Tiers

By Puneet Sharma|2025-05-23T22:55:56-04:00May 24th, 2025|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. **** While not a lot of young goaltenders have taken over as the undisputed starter just yet, plenty are making the most of their chances and a few have already staked their claim. [...]

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The Journey: NHL Prospect (PNHLe) Hidden Gems in Your Fantasy Hockey Leagues – May Edition

By Puneet Sharma|2025-05-16T22:44:53-04:00May 17th, 2025|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. **** 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 [...]

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The Journey: Risers and Fallers from the Top-50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – April Edition

By Puneet Sharma|2025-05-10T01:47:36-04:00May 10th, 2025|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. **** 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 [...]

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The Journey: This Year’s Rookie Class Taking Over from Day 1

By Puneet Sharma|2025-05-03T01:21:26-04:00May 3rd, 2025|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. *** 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 [...]

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The Journey: Signed, Sealed and Delivered – Levshunov, Moore and Rinzel

By Puneet Sharma|2025-04-26T02:31:55-04:00April 26th, 2025|The Journey|

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 [...]

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The Journey: NHL Prospects Stepping Into Bigger Roles – Zack Bolduc, Jackson Blake, Shane Wright

By Puneet Sharma|2025-04-19T12:41:55-04:00April 19th, 2025|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. **** 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 [...]

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The Journey: Fantasy Hockey Development Crossroads – Evangelista, Laferriere, Broberg

By Puneet Sharma|2025-04-11T23:38:07-04:00April 12th, 2025|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. **** 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 [...]

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