With the NHL preseason now underway, our view of the 2021-2022 season is getting more clear. While opening night lineups are still fuzzy, there were some notable developments over the first few days of the preseason.
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2021-2022 Season Preview: St Louis Blues
background on these models here, along with more on assessing value of contracts here. We’ll preview the St Louis Blues in this post.
2021 Offseason Update: July 27-29 – Western Conference
With the free agent frenzy starting to subside, I’m looking through each team’s moves over the past few days and analyzing their roster as it sits now. While we should expect a few more notable roster moves before training camps open, we probably have a reasonable picture of how things will look at this point.
2020-2021 Season Review: St Louis Blues
After a middling regular season performance that saw them outlast the Arizona Coyotes for the final playoff spot in the West Division, the Blues were simply not good enough to compete with the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs.
2020-2021 Trade Deadline Preview: West Division
With the NHL trade deadline now two weeks away, I’m taking a look at the needs of the potential buyer teams and identifying some of the likely candidates for rental players on the teams that are likely to be selling. Next up is the West Division.
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.
The impact of a coach in the NHL
Mid-season coaching changes have become commonplace in today’s NHL. Let’s look at the impact a coach can have in the NHL.
Making the Most of Opportunities
I delve deeper into goal differential to see if we can identify what sets championship teams apart.
Is Offense More Important Than Defense?
If defense isn’t enough to win a Stanley Cup, let’s flip the question on it’s head: does offense win championships?
Oops… The Effect of ‘Bad’ Goals on Team Success
Simply looking at the scoring opportunities against was a very simplified way to look at team defense. What else characterizes a championship caliber team on the defensive side of the puck that separates it from the rest of the pack?