Justin Haddad
After completing my masters degree from Georgetown in Sports Management, I was an associate scout for the Toronto Blue Jays for 3 years. For the last 5 years I have been a DFS pro in Hockey and Baseball for which I have won numerous tournaments and gone to multiple live finals. I currently reside in St. Louis.
Author's Posts
Predators: Revisiting the Mikael Granlund/Kevin Fiala Trade
August 16th, 2020 When winger Mikael Granlund was traded to the Nashville Predators from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Kevin Fiala at the 2018-19 trade deadline, there was a clear winner in the trade: the Predators. They secured a 27-year-old, top-line winger in Granlund, who still had another season remaining under contract at $5.75 million. In...
Minnesota Wild 2020 Mock Draft Picks
June 23rd, 2020 The 2020 NHL Draft is one of the deepest drafts of recent memories, and the THW Writers Mock Draft highlighted this. There were some players that were selected in the late second-round that could easily be first-round picks. Since I was selecting for the Minnesota Wild with the 11th overall pick, there was a chance that those “top 10...
Dallas Stars: 4 Potential First-Round Targets
June 1st, 2020 The Dallas Stars have a solid core with Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, Rope Hintz, John Klingberg, and Miro Heiskanen. Even though the team is one of the top 4 seeds in the Western Conference with the new playoff format, their success was mostly due to their excellent defensive play. They allowed the second-fewest goals in the league...
San Jose Sharks: 5 First-Round Draft Targets
May 20th, 2020 This was a season to forget for the San Jose Sharks. One year after losing in the Western Conference Final, and before the coronavirus stoppage, they were dead last in the west. During the offseason, they lost longtime Shark and captain Joe Pavelski, Gustav Nyquist, and Joonas Donskoi, and they didn't add anyone significant to the...
Nashville Predators: 5 Potential First-Round Targets
May 16th, 2020 The NHL Draft order is not set yet, but the Nashville Predators are more than likely to draft around the 18th selection. After a season filled with ups and downs, including a coaching change in early January, the team will be able to add a top-tier talent to their 23rd-ranked system, according to The Hockey Writers' Mid-Season Farm...
Minnesota Wild: 5 Potential First Round Targets
May 11th, 2020 The Minnesota Wild have two first-round drafts pick in the upcoming 2020 NHL Draft, 11th and 25th overall. This is a phenomenal opportunity for the team to secure top talent for their relatively weak prospect pool. General manager Bill Guerin has his hands full with his team in a bit of a predicament. Offensively, the Wild is filled...
