Recent Articles from this Column
April 11, 2013
The Coming Thing: Better Trocheck Yourself
Andrew Fiorentino takes a look at this week's NHL prospect movements and discusses the breakout by Panthers farmhand Vince Trocheck.
April 3, 2013
The Coming Thing: The 3 O'Clock Rush
Andrew Fiorentino discusses the wild finish to the NHL trade deadline and this week in prospects.
March 28, 2013
The Coming Thing: Return of the Hobbit Wizard
Andrew Fiorentino discusses the Penguins' trades, the return of Mats Zuccarello and this week in prospects.
March 19, 2013
The Coming Thing: This Week In Horrible Trades
Andrew Fiorentino trashes the T.J. Brennan trade and discusses this week in prospect movements, including the demotion of Mikhail Grigorenko (pictured).
March 12, 2013
The Coming Thing: On NHL Readiness
Andrew Fiorentino discusses what it means to be NHL ready and goes over this week's prospect movements.
March 4, 2013
The Coming Thing: The Sell-Off
Andrew Fiorentino discusses selling off in RotoWire's Staff Keeper Hockey League and reviews prospect movements around the NHL.
February 11, 2013
The Coming Thing: Killorn 'Em Softly
Andrew Fiorentino discusses Alex Killorn, J.T. Miller and other NHL rookies.
February 4, 2013
The Coming Thing: The Undrafted Are Coming
Andrew Fiorentino covers this week's NHL prospect movements.
January 28, 2013
The Coming Thing: Etem Up
Andrew Fiorentino discusses star prospects as they get their first taste of the NHL.
January 17, 2013
The Coming Thing: Rookie Stars Ready To Rise
Andrew Fiorentino looks at some of the youngsters ready to make an immediate impact this season.
April 7, 2012
The Coming Thing: Prospect Playoffs
Time to catch up on the prospects playing in their respective playoffs.
March 28, 2012
The Coming Thing: Another March Madness
This is a great time to watch junior hockey to see the top prospects in playoff action.
March 20, 2012
The Coming Thing: Results Oriented Business
How are some of Andrew Fiorentino's top-rated prospects faring recently?
March 9, 2012
The Coming Thing: This Week In Unexpected Events
The Flames just made an unexpected, aggressive promotion.
February 23, 2012
The Coming Thing: Slow Start To the Trade Season
Jeff Carter just got traded, but are there any other big trades on the horizon?
February 17, 2012
The Coming Thing: Prospects On the Verge Of a Trade
The upcoming trade deadline means that a number of top prospects will also be on the move.
February 8, 2012
The Coming Thing: Debuts and Demotions
Tyson Barrie made his NHL debut Tuesday night for the Avs. What other prospects have been on the move?
February 1, 2012
The Coming Thing: Reflections on the AHL All-Star Game
Andrew Fiorentino went to Atlantic City to see the AHL All-Star game and came away with a $10 program. And some keen observations from the game.
January 24, 2012
The Coming Thing: AHL All-Star Game Approaching
Our NHL prospect guru will get to scout the AHL All-Stars in person this week.
January 18, 2012
The Coming Thing: Handicapping the Calder Candidates
Andrew Fiorentino's weekly look at the NHL prospect world.
January 11, 2012
The Coming Thing: WJC In Review
Andrew Fiorentino discusses the play of the top prospects at the World Junior Championship.
January 3, 2012
The Coming Thing: Rankings Reflections
Why did Andrew Fiorentino rank Vladimir Tarasenko #1 in his latest set of prospect rankings? Read that and more in this week's article.
December 22, 2011
The Coming Thing: Thoughts on 24-7
Andrew Fiorentino's weekly hockey prospect column.
December 14, 2011
The Coming Thing: WJC Roster Shenanigans
Andrew Fiorentino reviews Team Canada's roster decisions for the upcoming World Junior Championship.
December 8, 2011
The Coming Thing: A Fitting Tribute
Andrew Fiorentino chronicles the comings and goings of the top prospects in the game.
November 22, 2011
The Coming Thing: Ovech-coach?
Andrew Fiorentino's weekly hockey prospect column, plus a few thoughts on the latest regarding Alexander Ovechkin.
November 16, 2011
The Coming Thing: Future Kings
Andrew Fiorentino talks about a pair of recent callups by the LA Kings among other noteworthy prospects this week.
November 9, 2011
The Coming Thing: Prospective Power Forwards
The Leafs' scouting on Joe Colborne appears to be paying off.
November 2, 2011
The Coming Thing: Undrafted Gems
Martin St. Louis is among those gems that have gone on to a great career after not getting selected in the NHL Draft.
October 26, 2011
The Coming Thing: Schenn Gets the Call
Andrew Fiorentino discusses the comings and goings of the top prospects in the game.
October 11, 2011
The Coming Thing: Prospects Making NHL Debuts
Andrew Fiorentino takes a look at the prospects that made their respective teams' rosters to begin the season.
August 25, 2011
The Coming Thing: Impact Rookies
As rookies, even elite players like Henrik Sedin (pictured) can start slowly. Still, there's a number of talented rookies in this year's class that could make an immediate impact.
March 28, 2011
The Coming Thing: Hobey Baker Award Winners
Ryan Miller is among the elite NHL goaltenders, but very few Hobey Baker Award winners have achieved stardom in the NHL.
March 7, 2011
The Coming Thing: Catching Up On the Draft Class
Andrew Fiorentino tracks the top 10 from last year's draft.
March 1, 2011
The Coming Thing: Traded Prospects
Andrew Fiorentino reviews the top prospects dealt in the NHL deadline flurry.
February 7, 2011
The Coming Thing: The Best Prospect Anywhere
Andrew Fiorentino's favorite prospect is the Kings' Brayden Schenn.
January 17, 2011
The Coming Thing: Coyotes Coming of Age
Brett MacLean and Mikkel Boedker are starting to make waves in Phoenix.
January 11, 2011
The Coming Thing: Prospects Patience
Marian Hossa is a perfect example of how it usually takes awhile for things to click, even for the very upper echelon of prospects.
January 5, 2011
The Coming Thing: Plenty More to Come
RotoWire Writer Andrew Fiorentino launches his new weekly prospect column.
March 28, 2006
The Coming Thing: Another March Madness
This is a great time to watch junior hockey to see the top prospects in playoff action.