Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the players who are turning their development curves into real fantasy relevance. This week’s stop took me to San Diego for an AHL matchup between the Texas Stars and the San Diego Gulls on Friday, December 5. The AHL is often the final proving ground before 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. The OHL season is far enough along that early trends are becoming real signals, and several young players have separated themselves both in production and underlying performance. For fantasy managers, this [...]
For this week, we are going to look at some skaters and goalies in the AHL who have had good starts to 2025-26. I’m going to focus on players under the age of 25 who were highly-touted prospects, but will make note of any veterans or late-round pick prospects who might deserve a look in [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the growth of prospects as they develop, break through, and push toward NHL impact. The 2022 NHL Draft class has already produced some full-time contributors, but a large portion of its first-round talent is still finding its footing. For fantasy managers, this group is especially intriguing. Most [...]
Here are the Top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - November edition! Training camps, early season results have seen a lot of movement in the rankings already. As always, prospects within +/- 5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value and become a matter of team needs [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Watching prospects live adds layers that numbers alone cannot always capture. This week, I attended a WHL matchup to get an in-person look at several notable young players, not just 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. Sweden is one of the best testing grounds in the world because young players are not beating up on their peers – they are fighting for ice time against grown men, [...]
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 looking at a group of players who, for different reasons, did not take the step forward many expected in 2024-2025. Some plateaued, some struggled with consistency, and [...]
Here are the top 200 prospect forwards to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - October edition! But first, OUT NOW and UPDATED through Oct. 09: The 20th edition - Dobber's Fantasy Hockey Guide! Buy it on its own here, or package it with the Prospects Report here. As always, players between +/- 5.0 rating [...]
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 early stages of the 2025-26 season have revealed several young players who exceeded expectations during training camps, preseason, and early season action. Some were long shots who refused to go [...]
