Team: San Jose Sharks Last Season: 22-44-16 (82GP) This Season: 16-41-7 (64GP) Team Building Status: Liquidation The San Jose Sharks attempt at a re-tool seemed Continue Reading
Greg Amundsen
Roster Ruminations: Chicago Blackhawks – March 2024
Clearly, it’s not about the strength of the NHL roster in Chicago right now. The studs are bare. A few of them might be rotten. This team has a long way to go before it will resemble a contender again.
Trade Musings: Ilya Lyubushkin to the Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Ilya Lyubushkin on Thursday evening, at 75% retention. They sent a 3rd round pick to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange, Continue Reading
Trade Musings: Chris Tanev to the Stars
The Calgary Flames traded Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. They received a 2024 2nd Round Pick, prospect Artem Grushnikov and a 2026 Continue Reading
Trade Musings: Sean Monahan to the Jets
The Montreal Canadiens traded Sean Monahan to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. In exchange, they received a 2024 1st Round Pick and a 2027 conditional 3rd Round Pick. Let’s unpack the deal from both teams’ perspectives.
Trade Musings: Elias Lindholm to Vancouver
The Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames kicked trade season into gear on Wednesday night with the deal that sent Elias Lindholm to Vancouver and Andrei Kuzmenko and a package of future assets to Calgary. There’s plenty to unpack in the deal.
A Better Way: Regenerative Cohorts
I don’t think it has to be that way though. If we want to outsmart the best teams, we can’t simply copy their strategy. We need to improve on it. What if there was a way to build a sustainably competitive team?
Designed to Fail: The Rebuild
Rebuilds fail. Ideally, rebuilds fail eventually; after a parade. Rebuilds also fail often, and early.
Perpetual Mediocrity: ‘Just Get In’
It’s an archaic strategy. And we still hear and see it emanating from NHL front offices every year. If we just get in, we could be this year’s 2023 Florida Panthers. Or this year’s 2021 Montreal Canadiens. Or this year’s 2003 Anaheim Ducks. The underdog. The Cinderella team. Just get in and, if we play to our potential, anything can happen.
Midpoint Check-in: Metropolitan Division
We’re at the midway point of the 23/24 season. Let’s take a look at where things stand in the Metropolitan Division. Preseason Projections The Metropolitan Continue Reading