Dobber\'s 2007 Fantasy Prospect Report

[Dobber]

Finished!

I managed to cram it down to 85 pages - jam-packed with information.

Details...

Chart - Top 40 Keeper League Prospects. These players have not played a single game in the NHL - strictly points leagues. Defensemen are weighted. My chart and Bugg\'s own Top 40 chart - side by side. The list also INCLUDES the 2007 draft eligible players.

Here\'s a preview:
1 Nicklas Backstr C WAS
2 Jonathan Toews C CHI
3 Peter Mueller C PHO
4 Bryan Little C ATL
5 Erik Johnson D STL
6 Claude Giroux RW PHI
7 Pat Kane C \'07

That\'s the top seven on my list. Want the rest? Buy the guide.

NEXT:
Team-by-team player profiles. Seven to 10 players profiled on each team. How far away are they? What is their upside? Who do they compare to? It\'s all here!!

Here\'s a sample (ranking in brackets):

Nigel Dawes, LW (88)

There\'s a very good rule to go by when evaluating prospects: if they can score near or at a PPG as a rookie, you have a keeper. Pedigree rarely matters - these players get it. Nigel Dawes is one of them. One of the WHL\'s deadliest goal-scorers of the past ten years, the diminutive winger ripped home 47+ goals THREE straight years, topping out with 50 as a 20-year-old in 2004-05. Drafted long before that in 2003, it\'s been a waiting game for a prospect worth having patience with. Thanks to the new rules, Dawes\' version of blitz-the-net-and-wire-it-home is back in vogue. And not only in junior. After scoring 67 points as an AHL rookie in 2005-06, the 5\'8 left wing put home in 60 in 65 this season. It\'s a total crime the energizing winner isn\'t the NHL yet, but when he gets there, he\'ll be a valuable fantasy player.

Potential: (30-30-60+, 40 PIM), lots of PP points

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Bugg\'s 2007 Mock Draft.
Notes on the Top 90 players - what their upside is and how far away they are...

Sample:

1. Chicago Blackhawks

Who they\'ll take: Patrick Kane, C (London Knights, OHL)
Height/Weight: 5\'9.5, 160 lbs
Statline: 58 GP, 62-83-145, 52 PIM

Why they\'ll take him: Because they need him. Kane is American, flashy, fast and will generate plenty of highlight-reel plays.
Where his strengths lie: On the ice, specifically with the puck. Besides elite stickhandling, Kane protects it with Kopitar-esque ease.
What he\'ll do in the NHL: Potentially score 100 points a season, with 30 pounds and 2 inches of growth.
When he\'ll be in the show: He could go next year in limited minutes, but it\'ll be three years before full-time duty is realistic.


NEXT:

Bugg gives you the next 60 players, plus mini-profiles.

NEXT:
Another Dobber vs. Bugg chart. Which 2007 draftees do we like for a keeper league? We each count down our top 20.

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We finish off with three more charts - 2007 draftees, offensive upside, 2007 draftees, defensemen, and 2007 draftees - who is closest to the NHL.


I\'m going to help you win your pool. I told ya - now do you believe me?
B)

[The Good Sir]

2 days! I cant wait to get my hands on this. My league is hesitant to go to a full keeper, I was barely able to talk them into 7 keepers, so not sure how much this will help me in my pool (beyond the top 25 prospects or so), but it will be a great read regardless.

[Loki]

Hey Dobber -

Go ahead and splurge for some better beer this weekend and run the air conditioner...I just purchased the fantasy pack.

Thanks

[87Flyer]

Chuck \"some\" gas in the car and take a day trip I\'m in to. Can\'t wait, should get me caught up to the more experienced poolies, mua ha ha, they aren\'t gonna know what hit them this draft lmao, thanks for the dedication and hard work much appreciated.

[angus]

should blow those other prospect magazines out of the water.

[mrbugg]

Just so you realize the scope of what you\'re getting with the mock draft, that\'s analysis of 150 players. When you combine that with the team-by-time prospect profiles, there are close to 400 kids to read about.

Sit back, think about that. Then throw us your measly $8.95.

[Bluenorth]

Okay Dobber, hand it over!!! I can\'t wait to get it.

Blue.

[Pete]

Just for fun ... can we have an estimation of the numer of pages of that report ???

[Dobber]

Dobber wrote:

Finished!

I managed to cram it down to 85 pages - jam-packed with information.

With formatting, it may be closer to 90 pages...

[Pete]

Dobber wrote:

With formatting, it may be closer to 90 pages...

Ouf ! That\'s a solid \"toilet reading\" ! B)

Sorry but I do a lot of scouting on the toilet ! :blink:

[veronesepk]

I want it now!

[Rebbod]

Dobber, I love you so much... would you marry me?

[Dobber]

Rebbod wrote:

Dobber, I love you so much... would you marry me?

Hmmmm...
Are you a hot chick with a smokin\' bod? If you\'ve seen my wife, you know the bar is set pretty high! B)

[Rebbod]

Sorry Dob... Only a guy looking like Gino Odjick :sick:

Better luck next time !!

[CrazyCanuck4]

Thanks so much to all you guys involved in this report! It does wonders for us poolies who are up and coming and wish to some day be like Dobber!B) Keep up the great work!!:cheer: [img size=193]http://www.dobberhockey.com/components/com_joomlaboard/uploaded/images/cartman.gif[/img]