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
Teambuilding
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
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
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