Ramblings – The 10 Best Fantasy Prospects Recently Signed to Entry-Level Contracts (Apr 13) *** Here is my prediction of how things will go for the NHL. At this point any kind of regular season seems extremely unlikely – I’ll call it 5%. And I don’t see a scenario for that 5% to even happen, [...]
Every Sunday, we’ll share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week’s 'Daily Ramblings'. Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Cam Robinson, and Dobber […]
Dominik Kubalik was the most impressive forward among rookie skaters, assuming the regular season is over. The Czech Republic native would likely be nominated but finish third behind the uber talented defensemen Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes. Kubalik isn’t your typical rookie as he’s 24 years old. He was drafted in the seventh round in [...]
Some sad news to start... Oilers forward Colby Cave has died at the age of 25. Cave was placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week. Although COVID-19 isn’t reportedly related to his death, it certainly affected how close his family could be with him during his time in the [...]
Welcome back, prospect enthusiasts. A few weeks back I brought you the top players emerging out of the QMJHL, which has six representing first-round North American rankings. For the next three weeks, I will be continuing that trend to bring you the top from the OHL, WHL, USA and finishing up with European skaters. In [...]
According to ESPN, various locations around North America have contacted the NHL regarding hosting neutral-site games, should the 2019-20 NHL season resume. The reported locations include Grand Forks, North Dakota; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. These games would likely be held in empty arenas. At this stage, we would simply need to consider this [...]
Anyone who has followed Dobber Hockey for any length of time likely know about the fourth-year breakout. The fourth year is a mythical time when a high proportion of NHL players seem to reach new scoring heights. This week we are going to take a look at some of 2019-20’s third year players and try [...]
For anyone looking for more information from around the sports world, as it relates to COVID-19 and the impact on players, the business, or whatever else, TSN – a major sports network in Canada – is starting an In Depth series that focuses solely on how this is affecting various aspects of the sports world. [...]
First off, I hope everyone is staying safe and staying indoors as much as possible! Last week here, we combed over the Eastern conference teams for some possible picks in the Seattle expansion. This week, we’re doing the same thing for the West (minus Vegas). A few notes before I begin: -I am making some [...]
How players compare to one another is quite often how we process information in sports. What I mean is how a certain talent possessed by Player A compares to Player B, assuming we have a good handle on what Player B brings. Someone could say that so-and-so is nearly as good a playmaker as Nicklas [...]
