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, today I will be wrapping up my three-part breakdown of the 2025 NHL Draft first round. This final piece covers picks 23 to 32, with a look at how each [...]
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 Part 2 of my three-part breakdown of the 2025 NHL Draft first round. This week, we are moving on to picks 11 through 22 and assessing how these selections [...]
Victor reports from the NHL Draft in Los Angeles.
NHL Draft Visualized: Tableau Deep Dive into Point Shares and Development Trends This week, I’ve built on last week’s draft value work by digging into player outcomes with a fresh set of Tableau visuals. The core metric driving this analysis is Point Shares, a stat from Hockey Reference that functions similarly to WAR (Wins Above [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. In the wake of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft (and Grant Campbell’s fantastic article recapping recent first-round draft performances among Western Conference teams), a Matrix moment is in order – it’s time for the red pill. As Grant mentioned in his [...]
Let’s not waste any time and start with the juicy stuff, shall we? According to multiple sources, Toronto and Vegas have been in conversation about a Mitch Marner sign-and-trade, although the deal has not been completed at the time of writing. A sign-and-trade would allow the Golden Knights to sign Marner to a maximum eight-year [...]
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 first day of the NHL Draft is complete, and as the second day gets underway, it is time to dive into the results. After Schaefer and arguably Misa, there was no [...]
Winners of the draft lottery, the New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer of the OHL’s Erie Otters with the first overall pick. Schaefer has all of the tools to be a star NHL defenseman, including skating, scoring upside, ability to control play, defensive acumen, character, and leadership. He has also dealt with adversity, having [...]
The NHL Entry Draft takes place this weekend in Los Angeles and to get prepared for the draft, be sure to grab a copy of the 2025 Dobber Fantasy Hockey Prospects Report! It has a breakdown of this year’s crop of draftees, an in-depth look at each NHL team’s prospect pool, and a whole lot [...]
Draft picks have long been one of the most debated commodities in the NHL, prized by teams seeking the elusive edge that could transform their futures. While the idea of pick valuation isn't new—Eric Tulsky notably introduced a market-driven framework a decade ago – there remains significant room for refinement, particularly as the NHL evolves [...]
