A lot has happened in Columbus since I last looked at the Blue Jackets roster in March. At that time, the GM seat was empty, Continue Reading
Wild Notebook 24.12.08
The Minnesota Wild are in the final year of major cap purgatory due to the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter buyouts. A nearly $15MM cap Continue Reading
Rangers Notebook 24.11.30
Previous Entry: Rangers Roster Ruminations – March 2024 The New York Rangers are 12-9-1 through their first 22 games and sit fourth in the Metropolitan Continue Reading
Bruins Notebook 24.11.20
Subject: Boston Bruins Date: 2024-Nov-20 Previous Entry: Bruins Roster Ruminations – March 2024 Trouble Bruin In Boston The Boston Bruins fired Head Coach Jim Montgomery Continue Reading
Devils Notebook 24.11.19
Subject: New Jersey Devils Date: 2024-Nov-19 Previous Devils Entry: Roster Ruminations – August 2024 General Observations Goaltending Upgrade? The Devils big splash this summer was Continue Reading
10 Teambuilding Tenets
I’ve spent a lot of time looking at roster building strategies here over the past while. Regardless of the strategy a team deploys, there are Continue Reading
Introducing the HDC Rate Contribution Worm
In my last post, I explored some differences in key 5v5 metrics that lend some insight into which teams have playoff resilient rosters. We walked Continue Reading
Building Roster Resilience for Playoff Contention
The NHL playoffs are a grind. They’re a different beast than the regular season. Sample sizes are small, creating an environment where good regular season Continue Reading
Nashville Predators Roster Roadmap: Veteran Pack
Barry Trotz sent shockwaves through the NHL this summer with an aggressive free agency period. The Nashville Predators caught some of the summer’s biggest fish, Continue Reading
Dallas Stars Roster Roadmap: Regenerative Cohorts
In the last couple of posts, I’ve put together roadmaps for a couple of teams in very different positions. The Calgary Flames are in the Continue Reading