Category Hockey
What are three important NHL questions heading into the summer?
If you think Washington’s front office is terrible, take a look at Carolina’s and Vancouver’s!!! While Capitals fans have been bringing the proverbial pitch forks towards George McPhee for the last five years or so, it is looking like they may have their wish. A report from puck daddy came out and mentioned that Hockey […]
What if the 2014 NHL trade deadline was your high school play? Act III
So the 2014 Trade Deadline is officially over with loads of rumors and action swirling around the last week. Last year, NHL teams were petrified to make any moves because of how tight the standings were during the short 48-game season and how much worse the salary cap was going to be next season. Everything […]
What if the 2014 NHL trade deadline was your high school play? Act II
So the 2014 Trade Deadline is officially over with loads of rumors and action swirling around the last week. Last year, NHL teams were petrified to make any moves because of how tight the standings were during the short 48-game season and how much worse the salary cap was going to be next season. Everything […]
What if the 2014 NHL Trade Deadline was your high school play? Act I
So the 2014 Trade Deadline is less than twelve hours away with loads of rumors and action swirling around. Last year, NHL teams were petrified to make any moves because of how tight the standings were during the short 48-game season and how much worse the salary cap was going to be next season. Everything […]
How much is Mikhail Grabovski worth?
Since the NHL is on Olympic break for more than a week, fans can take a break from cheering for their teams and either root for their country or watch the best in the world team up for Olympic gold. For number crunchers like myself, data is at a temporary stand still and we can […]
Who will win the Metropolitan Division in 2014?
As mentioned in last week’s post, the Metropolitan division has been nothing short of a disappointment as we enter the quarter mark of this season. There have already been many writers that have put their two cents in, but just before the season started, some thought that this was the toughest division in hockey. Personally, […]
Who will win the Atlantic Division in 2014?
After about 10-15 games into the NHL season, one of the more obvious storylines is that the highly documented Metropolitan division may be the worst division in the league. If this continues to be true for the remaining 67-72 games, this could mean that the Atlantic Division has a chance to send out five teams […]
Who will win the Central Division in 2014?
Like the Pacific Division, the Central division is not a strong one from top to bottom. However, every team in this division brings it’s own intrigue and you can talk yourself into having each one of them make the playoffs. Every roster is very young with Winnipeg (26.47 years old) being the youngest and Dallas […]
Who will win the Pacific Division in 2014?
In the first of four posts, I will be previewing each division for all hockey fans ready for the upcoming NHL season. We start with the Pacific division. What stands out is there are three teams that, for better or worse, are in a state of transition (Vancouver, San Jose, Edmonton). The rest are either […]
How should we calculate expected points in the NHL?
In the next week, I will be posting four articles previewing each division for the 2013-2014 NHL season. Like any hockey fan, I am very excited to see how each division builds a style, a characteristic and/or a brand within the next handful of seasons. So to give you guys a sneak peak of how […]
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