Pucks In Depth: Joe Thornton, Shayne Gostisbehere and Eric Staal
Over the last few years one thing we've learned as analytics have become more prominent in the hockey world is that players hit their prime several years before many were led to believe. It was once thought that players around…
Pucks In Depth: On Mike Hoffman, The Flyers and A Deal in Stempniak
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Over the last couple years there have been few better goal scorers than Mike Hoffman. As such, his play has left many wondering just how much it'll cost the Ottawa…
Pucks In Depth: Surging Pens, Hampus for Sweden and an Even Trade
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Many are down on the Pittsburgh Penguins this season due to their uninspiring start to the season under Mike Johnston. While they admittedly weren't very good under Johnston, they've been excellent…
NHL Trade Deadline Winners And Losers
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. With the 2016 NHL trade deadline having gone and past, it's time to take a look at some of the winners and losers. Since "deadline day" was a little slow,…
Five Teams That Should Aggressively Buy At The NHL Trade Deadline
The NHL trade deadline is less than a week away and, as always, there will be no shortage of teams looking to improve their roster heading into the playoffs. In this post I look at a few teams that, for…
Pucks In Depth: Soaring Ducks, Boedker and Sellers Market
Heading into the 2015-16 season few teams - if any - had higher expectations surrounding them than the Anaheim Ducks. Early on it looked like they wouldn't come close to reaching said expectations as they stumbled out of the gate…
NHL Trade Deadline: Top 10 Rentals
With true hockey deals so hard to make in today's NHL, the trade deadline mostly consists of teams selling off rentals to contenders looking for an extra piece or two to help them make a serious run at the Stanley…
Pucks In Depth: Phaneuf, Byfuglien and Blandisi
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE, ENEMIES CLOSER Last Tuesday the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators shockingly came to terms on a nine-player deal that saw Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf, among others, head to Ottawa in exchange for a few bad…
Pucks In Depth: Andrew Ladd, Dennis Wideman, and the Minnesota Wild
JETS WOULD BE SMART TO TRADE LADD Barring a string of victories over the next few weeks, the Winnipeg Jets figure to be one of the more prominent sellers at this year’s trade deadline. While the Jets would like to…
Pucks In Depth: Aleksander Barkov, Petr Mrazek and Too Many Ducks
BETTING BIG ON BARKOV Aleksander Barkov recently signed a six-year extension with the Florida Panthers worth $5.9 million per season. Some feel that’s a lot to give to a 20-year-old, but many believe that will be a team-friendly deal a…
Pucks In Depth: Undeserving All-Star, Falling Stars and Ceci
THE OTHER UNDESERVING ALL-STAR There has been a lot of talk about how John Scott shouldn’t be participating in all-star weekend despite being voted captain. Well, he’s not the only guy who doesn’t deserve to be there. One player who…
2014-15 Top 5 Selke Trophy Candidates
Written by Todd Cordell, who can be found on twitter @ToddCordell. Every year it seems the same handful of players are in the running for the Selke Trophy, and this season things are no different with the usual suspects once again…