We took our last look at the Metropolitan Division in mid July after the dust had settle from the free agent frenzy. There was a trickle of additional moves through the latter part of the summer that shifted the landscape slightly. There are still a few roster decisions to be made with training camps underway, but let’s take a look at how the division is shaping up for puck drop on the regular season.
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Metropolitan Division Snapshot: July 22, 2022
The dust has settled on this year’s free agent frenzy and we have a new picture of how the 22/23 season is shaping up. Let’s take a look at how the Metropolitan Division teams have fared since my last snapshot (after the draft) as attention shifts to the remaining RFAs.
Metropolitan Division Snapshot – June 11, 2022
What’s in store for the Metropolitan Division in 22/23? Are the incumbent playoff teams the early favorites? Which teams have the most potential to improve this offseason? Which teams face difficult decision this summer due to their cap situations?
Ousted In Round 1: What Happened?
In this post, we’ll take a look at the playoff performance of the teams ousted in the first round of the 21/22 playoffs. The postseason gives us incredibly small sample sizes, where puck luck and ho and cold streaks can really have an impact. We’ll walk through the performance of the ousted teams to see where things went wrong.
Trade Check-in: Brenden Dillon (WPG) / Picks (WSH) (Dec 2021)
e Winnipeg Jets set out to revamp their defense corps this past offseason, bringing in a couple of D-men by trade. Brenden Dillon was one such addition, coming over from Washington for a package of draft picks. Let’s take a look at the early returns on the trade.
Regular Season Brief: Nov 17
e’re now far enough into the season that we’re starting to the see the true strength of most teams. The bubble has burst on some teams who got off to hot starts, while others who started slow relative to expectations have started picking up points. Let’s take a look at the past week around the league.
2021-2022 Season Preview: Washington Capitals
background on these models here, along with more on assessing value of contracts here. We’ll preview the Washington Capitals in this post.
2021 Offseason Update: July 27-29 – Eastern Conference
ith the free agent frenzy in the rear view mirror, I’m looking through each team’s moves and analyzing their roster as it sits now. This post will focus on the Eastern Conference teams.Â
2020-2021 Season Review: Washington Capitals
The Capitals’ offense propelled them to the second seed in the division during the regular season and they met the Boston Bruins in the first round, where the Bruins dispatched the Caps in five games.
Predicting On-Ice GF/60: Forwards
To forecast on-ice GF/60 for individual forwards, we will build a model following a similar process to the points predictor model.