Category Hockey
Where SHOULD the 2015 Winter Classic take place?
It is finally official!!! After years of promising Ted Leonsis and Co. that Washington D.C. would host the annual Winter Classic, Gary Bettman and the NHL finally awarded the event for 2015. For many Capitals fans, it has been a dream come true as the NHL has promised to award the Winter Classic after being […]
NHL Trade Value, Part 2
If you missed Part 1 of the NHL Trade Value Rankings, here it is. Now, on to Part 2. Underrated forwards 27. Jakub Voracek The 2007 NHL draft has been a very weird one as a whole. It took a little too long for Kyle Turris and Thomas Hickey to find their strides and other […]
NHL Trade Value, Part 1
Hello everyone. After trips to the Carribean, the Blue Ridge Mountains and Boston, I am back!!! For many, you have waited patiently for the latest post and I thank you for that. Besides, we all need something good to read while the sports calender has decided to make a big deal about preseason football (Come […]
Does PDO lead to team success?
It is finally here ladies and gentlemen. The Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins are battling it out for Lord Stanley’s Cup. The winner will be given the distinction of becoming the first team to win multiple titles during the NHL’s salary cap era (since the 2005-2006 season). Chicago, on paper, certainly looks like a […]
Does winning faceoffs lead to team success?
After the Rangers beat the Capitals 2-1 on February 17th, Washington Capitals beat writer Mike Vogel wrote a fantastic piece on how the Rangers were able to get their sleepy power play to work in eight seconds and score the game winning goal. If you watch that particular goal, it was the result of some […]
What does one do after this Capitals season?
When you watch an ending to a season like last night’s game 7, all you could feel in your whole body is the same when you watch something so horrible that you can’t look away: numb. Absolutely, sickeningly numb. One would be smart to say that I should turn off the TV and do something […]
Who will win the Stanley Cup?
Forget March Madness! Studies have shown that the NHL Playoffs are really the best time to fill out brackets instead of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Yes, March Madness generates a lot of excitement every year, but all the upsets generally come to an end when you get to the later rounds and the best […]
Who will win the NHL Draft Lottery?
Wow Gary Bettman! How much do you want to turn the NHL into the NBA! That’s not a rhetorical question. I literally want you to e-mail me back telling me if you are [really doing that] so I can make sure you don’t [do anything to ruin hockey again]. I’m sorry, but hockey fans don’t […]
Why should sports matter in society?
Recently, I wrote my latest post on the validity of offensive and goaltending point shares in hockey. As always, I hope you all enjoyed reading it. It was a post I have been planning all week, just like any other week since I have started this blog. Also like any other week, I have been […]
Are Offensive and Goaltending Point Shares a valid statistic?
In last week’s post, the amount of production expected for a top four defencemen was discussed. While doing so, defensive point shares were brought up. Since point shares have been mentioned other times in my posts, I thought it was important to test their validity instead of treat it like a valuable stat everyone should […]
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