Pucks in Depth: Three players likely to regress in 2017-18
Every year, a handful of players easily surpass their previous career highs and produce a lot more than anyone could have expected. Opportunity often plays a big role -- if you put a good player in a good situation you're…
Top Five Picks to Win the 2018 Calder Memorial Trophy
The Calder Memorial Trophy is awarded to the "player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." In a sport that is seeing more and more players making the jump from the…
Buyout Candidates: Pacific Division
We’re less than a month away from the NHL buyout window opening (the later of June 15 or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final), and as we know the incoming 31st team in Vegas will alter the buyout landscape…
Buyout Candidates: Central Division
We’re less than a month away from the NHL buyout window opening (the later of June 15 or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final), and as we know the incoming 31st team in Vegas will alter the buyout landscape…
Buyout Candidates: Atlantic Division
We’re now only a month away from the NHL buyout window opening (the later of June 15 or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Final), and as we know, the incoming 31st team in Vegas will alter the buyout landscape…
Pucks in Depth: Flyers Need Better Goaltending … Red Wings Need More Athanasiou
Philadelphia Flyers playing better than their recent record indicates ... When the Philadelphia Flyers racked up 10 consecutive wins it seemed like a given they would make the playoffs. They were 19-10-3, on pace for 105 points, and, generally speaking,…
Flames Should Not Trade Dougie Hamilton … Panthers Tim Rowe’s Slow Start
Hamilton playing at an elite level for the Flames Dating back to the summer, there were reports the Calgary Flames were at least considering the possibility of trading Dougie Hamilton. Those rumors picked up considerably when the Flames got off…
Pucks in Depth: Staal’s Injury Killer For Canes … Rinne Returns to Form
Jordan Staal's injury killer for the Hurricanes The 2016-17 NHL season has not been kind to its star players. We've yet to reach December and Steven Stamkos, Johnny Gaudreau, Taylor Hall, Jack Eichel and Jonathan Quick, among others, have already missed, or…
Pucks in Depth: Zibanejad’s Injury and Keeping the Calgary Flames Season Afloat
Mika Zibanejad's Injury There is still a lot of season remaining but through a quarter of the year, the New York Rangers have been much better than anyone anticipated. Led by a high-powered offense, they currently sit atop a strong Metropolitan Division…
Two Western Conference Teams That Could Get Back Into The Playoffs
Every season there is plenty of turnover in the playoff picture as, on average, a couple teams per conference fail to make the playoffs the year after doing so. This, of course, means the door opens for a couple non-playoff…
Two Eastern Conference Teams That Could Get Back Into The Playoffs
Every season there is plenty of turnover in the playoff picture as, on average, a couple teams per conference fail to make the NHL playoffs the year after doing so. This, of course, means the door opens for a couple…
Two Teams Who May Not Make It Back To The Playoffs In The East
Every year there is plenty of turnover in the playoff picture as, on average, four or five teams miss the playoffs that made it the previous year. With that in mind let's take a look at a couple Eastern Conference…