Dobber Prospects Report

DPR Episode 109: Gus Katsaros on Calder Candidates, Rookies and Scouting

Gus Katsaros from McKeens Hockey returns and talks fantasy hockey prospects with Peter. They discuss Petes top ten Calder candidates and then a bunch more fantasy relevant rookie prospects.

Gus also shares some pretty great scouting tips with Peter that you won't want to miss. His foundation for scouting is his four S's philosophy and you can read his article on McKeens about it here

Gus and Pete chat about what they look for when scouting players, what the most important trait is and what to look for. How systems are important to understand and how to tell if a late blooming player is for real, or a flash in the pan.

It's a long episode but it's named full of good stuff.

Enjoy, and thanks for listening.

 

Players discussed include:

Cole Caufield - 2:48

Trevor Zegras - 9:21

Marco Rossi - 12:40

Spencer Knight - 17:26

Alex Newhook - 21:54

Jamie Drysdale - 25:40

Jeremy Swayman - 29:31

Moritz Seider - 34:30

Matt Boldy - 38:39

Rookies

Michael Bunting and Nic Robertson - 43:08

Vladimir Tkachev - 52:55

Dmitri Jaskin - 55:47

Jonathan Dahlen - 58:05

Shane Pinto - 1:01:42

DPR Episode 108: Carolina Hurricanes Top Prospects With Matt Somma

Carolina Hurricanes prospect expert Matt Somma from Canes Country joins the show to discuss the organizations top prospects. Host Peter Harling ranked his top ten prospects for NHL Rumors and you can read that article here

Players discussed on this episode include:

Seth Jarvis - 6:14

Ryan Suzuki - 11:11

Jack Drury - 15:07

Jamieson Rees - 19:09

Joey Keane - 22:02

Dominik Bokk - 24:56

Pyotr Kochetkov and Jack Lafontaine - 28:18

Scott Morrow - 36:24

Tuukka Tieksola - 40:40

David Cotton - 44:34

Vasili Ponomarev - 47:45

Noel Gunler - 49:58

Patrik Puistola - 53:28

Zion Nybeck - 55:41

Aleksi Heimosalami, Ville Koivunen - 57:30

Patrick Hamrla - 59:40

Stellio Mattheos - 1:01:29

Alexander Nikishin - 1:04:02

Thanks to Matt for joining the show, you can follow him on Twitter at @CanesProspects and you can listen to him on the Tracking The Storm Podcast

Enjoy the show and thanks for listening

DPR Episode 107: Calgary FlamesTop Prospects With Mitch Brown

Mitch Brown the EliteProspects Director of North American Scouting joins the show to discuss the Calgary Flames top prospects.

Both have ranked the Flames prospects, and see eye-to-eye on a few, but have some disparity of opinion on a lot of players.

The EP Rinkside subscription is well worth it as you can tell from the insight Mitch brings the show. Read the EP Rinkside article here

Peter has his ranking of the Flames prospects available for free on NHL Rumors here

Players discussed on the episode include Conor Zary, Jakob Pelletier, Matt Coronado, Dustin Wolf, Adam Ruczicka, Jeremie Poirier, Connor Mackey, Ryan Francis, Johannes Kinnvall, Mathias Emilio Pettersen, Emil Heineman, Dan Vladar, Cole Jordan, Rory Kerins, Glen Gawdin, Matthew Phillips, Eetu Tuulola, Martin Pospisil, Adam Werner, Tyler Parsons, Dmitri Zavgorodiny, Yan Kuznetsov and Mitch offers his super deep sleeper prospect you need to know.

 

Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening.

DPR Episode 106: Buffalo Sabres Top Ten Prospects With Joe Yerdon

Joe Yerdon joins the show to review Petes Top Ten Buffalo Sabres Prospects ranking for NHL Trade Rumors

Owen Power, jack Quinn, John Peterka, Isak Rosen, Ryan Johnson, Oskari Laaksonen, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Erik Portillo, Arttu, Ruotsalainen, Brett Murray round out the top ten. Honorable mentions went to Mattias Samuelsson, Devon Levi, Linus Weissbach, Lukas Rousak and Joe adds a super sleeper for fantasy deep divers you won't want to miss. Thanks to Joe Yerdon and follow him on Twitter @JoeYerdon

 

Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening.

DPR Episode 105: Boston Bruins Top Ten Prospects With Mark Allred

Mark Allred from the Black N Gold Hockey Podcast Network joins on this episode to break down Peters Top Ten Boston Bruins Prospects ranking for NHL Rumors.

Mark shares his insights on the Bruins drafting and development record over the past few seasons and shares his insights on the following prospects:

Fabian Lysell, Jeremy Swayman, Jack Studnicka, Mason Lohri, John Beecher, Jakub Lauko, Jack Ahcan, Urho Vaakanainen, Curtis Hall, Victor Berglund and honorable mentions Brady Lyle, Brett Harrison, and Trevor Kuntar.

Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening

DPR Episode 104 Arizona Coyotes Top Ten Prospects With Craig Morgan

Craig Morgan joins this episode to review the Arizona Coyotes top ten prospects. Host Peter Harling posted this article on NHL Trade Rumors and Craig Morgan lends his insight on the prospects in the rankings. Players reviewed include: Dylan Guenther, Victor Soderstrom, Barrett Hayton, Conor Timmins, Jan Jenik, Mattias Maccelli, Kyle Capobianco, John Farinacci, Ivan Prosvetov, Liam Kirk, Josh Doan, Ben McCartney, Ilya Fedotov, Vladislav Kolyachonok, and Cameron Crotty.

Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening

DPR Episode 103 Anaheim Ducks Top Ten Prospects

On this episode Peter breaks down his Top Ten Anaheim Ducks Prospects ranking for NHL Rumors with guest Eddy from Forever Mighty podcast.

Check out the article and listen to the episode as Eddy and I wax eloquently about what the future of the Ducks looks like.

DPR 102 Fantasy Ranking the 2021 NHL Draft

Fantasy Ranking the 2021 NHL Draft with guest Steve Kournianos, the Draft Analyst.

Steve rejoins Peter on the show to talk fantasy ranking the 2021 NHL Draft. Steve, Peter, and several other writers contributed to the recent DobberProspects Fantasy Ranking the NHL Draft article. This is the only draft ranking with fantasy hockey in mind. 

This year's draft class is a strange one to be sure, with no consensus first overall pick and a soft overall draft class mixed in with a global pandemic to further muddy the waters. 

 

Pete and Steve try to make sense of it all for your fantasy team before the drafts begin

 

Enjoy the show and thanks for listening.

DPR Episode 101: Fantasy Hockey Draft review

DobberProspects writers join the show to review the DobberProspects Fantasy Hockey League (DPFHL) fantasy draft. Seven of the 15 GMS join the show to review their draft picks and breakdown their draft strategies. Hope you enjoy the discussion and even glean something from the episode.

Joining the show are

Colorado - Hayden Soboleski

Columbus - Dave Hall

Edmonton - Mark Hillier

Minnesota - Will Scouch

Nashville - Nick Kawka

Ney York Rangers - Brayden Olofson

Toronto Maple Leafs - Peter Harling

 

 

DPR Episode 100: WJC Preview Russia with Dylan Griffing

DobberProspects Russian scout Dylan Griffing joins the show to review the Russian roster for the 2021 World Juniors.

Jaroslav Askarov could see every start for Russia as arguably the top goalie in the tournament.

Perhaps the weak link if any on the Russian roster could be the defense. The highest-drafted prospect on their defense is Shakir Mukamadulin (20 overall in the 2020 first round) 

But Dylan pegs either Semyon Chistyakov (Nashville) or Daniil Chayka (2021 Draft) as their best player on the blue-line. 

 

The top name at forward is Vancouver darling prospect Vasili Podkolzin, but both Peter and Dylan are not as bullish on him as most and explain why. Prospects to watch from the Russian forwards include Rodion Amiriv (Toronto), Marat Khusnutdinov (Minnesota), Yegor Chinakhov (Columbus), and Dylan names a great sleeper to keep an eye on.

Enjoy the show and thanks for listening.