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 [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Injuries are one of the most frustrating hurdles for prospects trying to carve out a place in the NHL. Missing time during critical development years not only delays growth, it often [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Last week in Part 1, we looked at names like Zayne Parekh, Easton Cowan, Carter Yakemchuk, Ilya Protas, and Carson Rehkopf — all players entering the AHL who could make 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. The AHL is not a development league. By most equivalency metrics, it is the second hardest league in the world, behind only the NHL. That is why what happens there matters [...]
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 past two weeks, we have discussed the top Calder Trophy candidates in Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 3, we will discuss some of the less likely options. All [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Last week in Part 1, we looked at the top Calder Memorial Trophy candidates, awarded each year to the league’s top rookie. This week, we will look at the second tier, [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** With most of the elite free agents now signed, we can start to get a general idea of what lineups might look like for the upcoming NHL season. With that, I thought [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. With most of the top free agents now off the board, we are finally getting a clearer picture of what NHL lineups could look like heading into the season. Free agency always reshapes [...]
