Deadlines spur action and the pre-expansion roster freeze was no exception. Which teams won and lost in the flurry of activity leading up to the roster freeze?
Predictions
2021 Offseason Update: July 7-13
With the Stanley Cup awarded and the expansion draft only a week away, the 2021 NHL offseason is starting to heat up. Let’s jump in and take a look at some of the notable moves over the past week.
Offseason Update: June 30 – July 6
We saw the first trade of the offseason and, with it, possibly the best move of the offseason so far. The Los Angeles Kings traded a pair of draft picks to Nashville to acquire forward Victor Arvidsson from the Predators.
Assessing Contract Value
In the salary cap era, it’s become very important for NHL teams to spend their cap dollars efficiently to be competitive.
2021-2022 Season Projections & Offseason Tracking
With these models, we’ll be able to project next season’s standings based on current rosters and watch how each team progresses through the offseason relative to their competition.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings: West Division Predictions
Looking at the West division in the last post of my series of mid-season predictions, including my prediction for the Stanley Cup champion.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings: East Division Predictions
Largely billed as the toughest division in the divisional realignment, there are some heavyweights and some promising up and coming teams in the East.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings: North Division Predictions
The North has been an adventure almost every night, with plenty of goal scoring and generally lackluster defense.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings: Central Division Predictions
I’m starting my mid-season evaluation in the Central division, which includes both the reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and the runner up Dallas Stars.
2020-2021 Mid-Season Rankings and Predictions
Most teams have now played about 20 games against a variety of opponents and we should have enough data from this season to start evaluating team performance and making some predictions for the remainder of the season based on performance to date.