en Holland famously (or infamously?) stated that the Oilers needed more “greybeards” following last seasons playoff exit. This past offseason, they parted with young defensemen Ethan Bear and Caleb Jones in separate trades and brought in some more experienced defenesmen. I’ve already checked in the Bear trade this season and today we’ll take a look at the Jones trade that brought Duncan Keith to Edmonton.
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Armchair GM: Edmonton Oilers (Dec 2021)
tenure thus far, including a four game sweep at the hands of the Jets last season, the McDavid era has yet to find playoff success. Let’s take a look at the current roster and put together an Armchair GM plan for the Oilers.
Assessing Player Value
Add in supply and demand, where higher impact players are harder to find, and using the same average Impact/ $1M across the board to assess cap efficiency is not ideal. In this post, we’ll explore a new method of calculating value that gives some consideration to player impact.
Trade Proposal CGY / MTL: Lehkonen / Dube + Pelletier
The Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens find themselves in very different positions this season. The Flames are rolling and look like a legitimate contender in the Pacific while the Canadiens are off to a horrific start and have recently cleaned house in management. Also in different conferences, the two teams make for excellent trade partners. The difficulty is cap situations. The Flames currently have under $500k in projected cap space this season and the Canadiens have none, so any trade involving roster players needs to be balanced from a cap hit perspective.
Armchair GM: Toronto Maple Leafs (Dec 2021)
The Toronto Maple Leafs have become a regular season powerhouse in recent seasons, yet still own the NHL’s second longest drought for a playoff series win. Today, we’ll put ourselves in Kyle Dubas’ chair and put together an Armchair GM plan aimed at breaking that drought.
Regular Season Brief: Dec 8
Let’s take a look around the league at team performance over the past week and the updated full season standings projections.
Armchair GM: Vancouver Canucks (Dec 2021)
The Vancouver Canucks fired GM Jim Benning, AGM John Weisbrod, and Head Coach Travis Green on Sunday after a dismal start to the season. Today, we’ll put ourselves in the GM’s chair and develop an Armchair GM Plan for the Canucks.
Armchair GM: Montreal Canadiens (Dec 2021)
The Montreal Canadiens cleaned house in their front office on Sunday and brought Jeff Gorton as Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations. Today, we’ll put ourselves in the GM’s chair and put together an Armchair GM Plan for the Canadiens.
Season Performance Report: Montreal Canadiens (Dec 2021)
In the Season Performance Report, we’ll look at the performance of one team for the current season considering both team level results and individual player impacts. The results will provide a picture how the current team is performing relative to the league and relative to expectations, providing a key input for an Armchair GM Plan. Let’s take a look at the Montreal Canadiens season so far.
Regular Season Brief: Dec 1
Let’s take a look around the league at team performance over the past week, along with updated projected standings.