2020 NHL Free Agency by the numbers
We’ve already talked about the impending cap crunch that most of the teams in the league will be facing. The impact has been very evident during the first 18 days of NHL Free Agency where the teams aren’t spending as much as they have in the past couple of years. Here is the breakdown of […]
5 Things to Watch for in NHL Free Agency if you are a Seattle Kraken fan
Free agency is upon us and, even though the Seattle Kraken will not be participating, there are still things to keep an eye on this year that could impact the Kraken down the road. Here are my top 5 things to keep an eye on during free agency. The NMC Look for any players signing […]
NHL Entry Draft Primer – Setting expectations
The NHL Entry Draft is this Tuesday (First Round) & Wednesday (Rounds 2-7). For all the new hockey fans out there, I thought it would be a good idea to lay out how the NHL Entry Draft works. The NHL Draft works similarly to the NFL, NBA, or MLB drafts. It consists of seven rounds, […]
Stanley Cup Final: Tale of the Tape
Here is a breakdown of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars rosters by some basic data points. Acquisition Type Let us first have a look at how the players were acquired on their respective teams. No surprise that “Drafted” is how a good chunk of all teams are built. Development Path to the NHL […]
Breaking down the Goalie Carousel this offseason
For most of the 2019-2020 regular season it seemed as if the hockey pundits had already identified the Seattle Kraken expansion draft goalies and it felt like we had a firm grip on who we should expect Seattle to announce at next summer’s expansion draft. The consensus was that Seattle would select Antti Raanta from […]
How the 2020 Playoff Rosters were built
Every playoff I enjoy digging into the rosters of the playoff teams to see how they compare across relatively basic demographic information such as Nationality & Age. This year I have added ‘acquired type”, thanks to CapFriendly. Quick bit of disclosure, data is grabbed from CapFriendly and NHL.com. For a player to be counted in […]
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