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
Midpoint Check-in: Atlantic Division
We’re at the midway point of the 23/24 season. Let’s take a look at where things stand in the Atlantic Division. Preseason Projections Going into Continue Reading
Midpoint Check-in: Central Division
We’re at the midway point of the 23/24 season. Let’s take a look at where things stand in the Central Division. Preseason Projections We’ll start Continue Reading
Midpoint Check-in: Pacific Division
We’re at the midway point of the 23/24 season. Let’s take a look at where things stand in the Pacific Division. Preseason Projections We’ll start Continue Reading
Ready for takeoff? A Jets Trade Deadline Shopping List
The Winnipeg Jets sit atop the NHL standings. It’s mid January. The time is coming for contending teams to bolster their rosters for the playoff push. What do the Jets need to take them to the next level?
Top 10 Goal Scorers – Forwards – Jan 2024
Who are the best goal scoring forwards in the NHL? With this being an analytics focused blog, we’ll need some criteria to back up the Continue Reading
NHL Roundup: December 1, 2023
It’s been a newsworthy week in the NHL. A coaching change, an end to the Patrick Kane rumors, and a couple of trades headline a busy week around the league.
The Fall Guy S23/24.E2: Dean Evason
The NHL’s coaching carousel claimed it’s second victim of the 2023/2024 season on Monday as the Minnesota Wild relieved Dean Evason of his head coaching duties and replaced him with John Hynes. A disappointing start to the season saw the Wild sitting 7th in the Central Division, just 2 points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks, at the time of the coaching change. Evason took the fall, but the Wild’s slow start his doing?