2017 NHL Playoffs Contenders and Pretenders

13
Mar

Ever since the 2012 LA Kings made a Cup-winning run in the NHL playoffs as an eighth seed, there has been a sense that even those squads that barely squeak into the playoffs have a chance at making a serious run. Sure enough, this season has brought fans more than a couple teams whose place in […]

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Expected Goals and Elite NHL Players

23
Jan

The craze over Expected Goals (or xG) in hockey analytics is one that close followers of the movement likely haven’t seen since tracking Corsi first became popular years ago. For those that are only generally aware of the calculation of expected goals, it is a formula that attempts to account for the goal expectancy of […]

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Will Jaromir Jagr Keep Producing for Florida?

13
Sep

Despite the fact that he will only be turning 45 in February 2017, there have been questions as to whether Jaromir Jagr will continue to produce for a surging Florida Panthers team this coming NHL season. Sarcasm aside, the realization that a player as great as Jagr could ever decline is a strange one for […]

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Why Pastrnak and Ehlers Will Break Out This Season

25
Aug

Those that read my work consistently might remember a piece that came out about a year ago where I predicted breakout seasons for Aleksander Barkov and Tomas Hertl. Barkov nearly doubled his previous career-high in goals by scoring 28, while Hertl stayed healthy long enough to record career highs in goals (21) and points (46). […]

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What Did Edmonton Get in Adam Larsson?

02
Jul

The Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils pulled off one of the biggest and most surprising trades in recent sports history last week when the Oilers swapped star winger Taylor Hall for the young defenseman Adam Larsson. #NHLTrade: Taylor Hall traded by @EdmontonOilers to @NJDevils for Adam Larsson. pic.twitter.com/9KwZopO5Ng — NHL (@NHL) June 29, 2016 […]

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What to Expect this NHL Offseason

29
Jun

New York Rangers The New York Rangers had another half-hearted draft experience. The team has not had a first round draft pick since the 2012 draft when the Rangers selected Brady Skjei. New York has  drafted well in the past ten years. A majority of first round picks became NHL players while many lower round […]

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Edmonton Oilers Need to Trade Their First Round Pick

17
Jun

The Edmonton Oilers have 2016’s fourth overall draft pick. The team, however, should not make that pick. Instead, GM Peter Chiarelli and his team should trade their first round pick for an established NHL defenseman. Why? Time and time again the Oilers have had top picks in the first round, and only once in recent memory […]

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New York Rangers: Who’s Movable and Who Isn’t

05
Jun

This week, New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said some pretty bold statements about his team’s offseason. He mentioned that there were “no untouchables” on the Rangers roster and that they are looking to bring in “new blood and new energy to the team.” With some major off-season moves looming for the New York Rangers, […]

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What To Do with Rick Nash

27
May

In the 2012 offseason the New York Rangers gave up Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov for Rick Nash. This trade was to help Columbus begin their rebuilding process and to help the Rangers finally get their elite goal scorer to push them over the hump and into Stanley Cup Finals. However, four years later, the Rangers […]

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Analyzing Goalie Changes in the NHL Playoffs

24
May

The 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs have certainly delivered upon the hype they receive from fans of the NHL each spring. Not only did the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks finally overcome their first round playoff demons in advancing to the Western Conference Finals, but the Tampa Lightning have managed to return to the […]

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