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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Capping off last week’s Young Players Who Might See a Regular Role in 2025-26 article where we covered top prospects who could potentially see 60 or more games (25 for goalies) in the 2025-26 season. We started with the alphabetical first half of teams in the Eastern Conference and top prospects in each organization, and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Welcome back to Call-Up Chronicles. Last week, we covered the Central Division, and now it is time to shift gears to the Pacific Division. With the trade deadline in the rearview, teams are either gearing up for a playoff push or laying the foundation for the future. Injuries and roster shakeups have cracked open the [...]
