Locked On NHL Prospects

In this episode, our scouts discuss the recent Jake Guentzel trade that sent the sniper to Carolina in exchange for Michael Bunting, 3 solid prospects, and two conditional picks. First, they share their impressions of the trade as a whole, zeroing in on the Hurricane's solid deal especially considering the wealth of prospects they still have left after the trade. Next, they provide their scouting...

In this episode, our scouts break down the trade that sent Tomas Hertl to the Vegas Golden Knights and debate how good San Jose's return was! First, they present the trade details and argue how impressive Vegas' return was for two rather tradeable assets. Next, they present their scouting reports of David Edstrom's style, strengths, and weaknesses. Last, they project David Edstrom in a future San...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of the most unique and impressive overager we've seen in years: Jesse Pulkkinen! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit. Last, th...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a playmaking winger with a relentless motor: Nikita Artamonov! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit. Last, they debate Artam...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a versatile and intelligent 200-foot winger: Liam Greentree! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit. Last, they debate Greentr...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a tremendously intelligent and dynamic winger with top-line potential: Berkly Catton! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit....

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a 6'7" LD who skates like the wind and closes his gaps with ferocious aggression: Anton Silayev! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, an...

In this episode, our scouts dig a bit deeper into their February Top 64 rankings at Dobber Prospects, highlighting a few handfuls of players that the various scouts on the team took a stand on to push up the rankings! First, they look at Tij Iginla, Zayne Parekh, Beckett Sennecke, Konsta Helenius, and Anton Silayev, who got strong support from regional scouts. Next, they discuss some North America...

In this episode, our scouts delve into their newly-released rankings at Dobber Prospects, breaking down some key hot takes in their Top 32! First, they dig into the Berkly Catton vs. Cayden Lindstrom and lay out why Catton ended up edging the latter out for 3rd on their board. Next, they look at some hot takes in their 10-20 range, including Cole Eiserman at 16th overall due to his abundance of su...

In this episode, our scouts cover three NHL rookie storylines. First, they look at Logan Stankoven's first NHL game, goal, and, assist, and why he fell to 47th overall in the 2021 NHL Draft. Next, they shift their gazes to Matthew Rempe's numerous fights in his first 5 NHL games and why they've opened up a discussion around CTE. Last, they dig into Connor Bedard's electric return from injury and d...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of the best "Meat and Potatoes" defenseman in the 2024 NHL Draft class: Sam Dickinson! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit. La...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of the most electric defenseman in the 2024 Draft class: Zayne Parekh! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit. Last, they debate...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a toolsy powerforward with a ton of upside in all 3 zones: Igor Chernyshov! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit. Last, they...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a refined two-way winger with goalscoring upside: Michael Brandsegg-Nygård! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit. Last, they...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a shifty and offensively gifted LD who will likely be picked Top 15 in June: Zeev Buium! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolki...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of one of the smartest players in the 2024 Draft Class who has been lighting up Finland's Liiga for Jukurit: Konsta Helenius! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attentio...

In this episode of the Prospect Spotlight series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of a toolsy and smooth-skating RD who will likely be picked Top 5 in June: Artyom Levshunov! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolk...

In this episode of a brand new series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of the most skillful player available in the 2024 NHL Draft: Ivan Demidov! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit. Last, they debate Demidov...

In this episode of a brand new series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of the top powerforward centre available in the 2024 NHL Draft: Cayden Lindstrom! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit, where Lindstrom tr...

In this debut episode of a brand new series, our scouts take a half-hour deep dive into the game of the top talent available in the 2024 NHL Draft: Macklin Celebrini! First, they introduce the player with his profile, statistical production, and his trifecta of puck skills: shooting, passing, and handling. Next, they shift their attention to his habits, tools, and toolkit, where Celebrini shines b...

In this episode, our scouts break down some of their recent viewings of 2024 NHL Draft-eligible forwards, ranging from potential Top 10 selections like Igor Chernyshov to underrated role players like Teddy Stiga and Ondrej Kos! First, they look at 4 players who have impressed them recently: Igor Chernyshov, Nikita Artamonov, Miguel Marques, and John Mustard! Next, they move on toward a selection o...

In this episode, our scouts break down some of their recent viewing of 2024 NHL draft-eligible defensemen, ranging from underrated dynamic puck movers like Alfons Freij to heavy hitters like Artyom Levshunov! First, they look at some potential 1st round picks such as aggressive offensive defender Carter Yakemchuk and the reliable LD Leon Muggli. Next, they compare and contrast D's from the same le...

In this episode, our scouts break down their respective rankings for the Top 10 2024 NHL Draft eligibles playing in Russia and Central Europe! First, they look at the final players who made the cut, including Swiss and Russian defensemen Leon Muggli and Matvei Shuravin. Next, they climb up the rankings a bit with the likes of toolsy LD's Daniil Ustinkov and Adam Jiricek. Last, they wrap up their r...

In this episode, our hosts continue their Top 10 series, looking at the best prospects eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft from specific regions, with a focus on Sweden and Finland today! First, they highlight their honourable mentions and start from the bottom of the rankings, looking at players such as high-intensity forwards Lucas Pettersson (MoDo) and Topias Hynninen (Jukurit). Next, they look at...

In this episode, our scouts delve into their rankings to present their respective top 10 lists for USA-based prospects eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft! In the first segment they look at a variety of players, ranging from big defensive defenseman E.J. Emery (USNTDP) to Russian goalscorer Matvei Gridin (Muskegon). Next, they climb further up their rankings, to look at some higher-rated players, incl...