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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]
