The Utah Mammoth are a team on the rise and they find themselves in a playoff race this season. Their young Dudes are a big part of it too, with Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther playing key roles. The contention cohort looks strong and capable of supporting a contending roster.
Analysis
Pacific Division Notebook – February 2026
I’ve put together Contention Roadmaps that merge the ideas from player tiers, development curves, and historical rebuild timelines. The intent is to get a sense of where each team sits in their development cycle and where the potential strengths and weaknesses are in their long term outlook.
Rebuild Roadmap: Why do some rebuilds succeed while others fail?
The rebuild has become the de facto strategy to build a contending caliber roster in the NHL. It seems simple enough on the surface: sell Continue Reading
Rebuild Review: 2024 Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers won the 2024 Stanley Cup after a rise from a rebuild. Their cup winning roster was more than a decade in the Continue Reading
Hurricanes Notebook 25.03.10
Another entry in the Hurricanes Notebook just six weeks after the last entry, all on account of Mikko Rantanen. In the last entry, I looked Continue Reading
Stars Notebook 25.03.09
It’s been a couple of days since the dust settled on the 2025 trade deadline. The Dallas Stars made the biggest splash of the season, Continue Reading
Blackhawks Notebook 25.01.25
The Blackhawks facilitated the largest in season trade we’ve seen in the NHL for some time last night, acting as a third party broker for Continue Reading
Hurricanes Notebook 25.01.25
The Hurricanes caused shock waves to ripple through the NHL Friday night with their acquisition of Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall. They moved out Martin Continue Reading
Avalanche Notebook 25.01.25
The Colorado Avalanche pulled the trigger on a massive trade last night, sending Mikko Rantanen to the Caroline Hurricanes in a 3 team deal. The Continue Reading
Blue Jackets Notebook 24.11.09
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