I took an initial look at the Pacific Division landscape heading into the 2022 offseason in early June. With the draft now in the rear-view mirror and free agency opening in a few days, I’m taking a look at how the picture has changed over the past month. This update includes all transactions up to the end of the NHL entry draft.
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Player Prognosis: Andrew Mangiapane – June 17, 2022
With Johnny Gaudreau (UFA) and Matthew Tkachuk (RFA) hogging the offseason headlines in Calgary after their stellar seasons, Andrew Mangiapane has flown a bit under the radar. He’s been a key piece for the Flames in recent years and they will no doubt put a concerted effort into bringing him back for the 22/23 season. Let’s take a closer look at the RFA.
Pacific Division Snapshot – June 2022
What’s in store for the Pacific Division in 22/23? Which teams are the early favorites? Which teams have cap flexibility to improve this offseason? Which teams are in cap purgatory and have some difficult decisions ahead?
Ousted in Round 2: What Happened?
In this post, we’ll take a look at the playoff performance of the teams ousted in the second round of the 21/22 playoffs. The postseason gives us incredibly small sample sizes, where puck luck and hot and cold streaks can really have an impact. I’ve already looked at the teams ousted in round 1, so the focus in this post is the four teams that lost out in the second round.
Pending UFA Check-in: Johnny Gaudreau – May 2022
With a little over a month until 2022 free agency, I’m adding a new wrinkle to the free agent check-in series and looking at some pending UFAs. I’ll take an in depth look at at some of the pending free agents along with their recent performance future projections. I’m starting with the biggest fish in the 2022 pending free agent pool: Johnny Gaudreau.
RFA Signing Check-in: Dillon Dube (CGY) – April 2022
agent along with their performance since the deal and future projections. Today’s subject: Dillon Dube and the Calgary Flames.
2022 Trade Deadline Tracker
deadline approaches. Check back for new updates as teams position themselves for the stretch run.
Roster News Roundup: 2022-FEB-23
In the roster news roundup, we take a look at some of the more noteworthy roster moves from around the NHL from the perspective of the current set of models. Read on for insights on moves made since the last roster news roundup post.
Trade Assessment: Toffoli (CGY) / Pitlick+ (MTL)
With the Flames on a six game win streak and sitting first in the Pacific Division by point percentage, GM Brad Treliving rewarded his players and tipped over the first domino ahead of the 2022 trade deadline. The Flames acquired winger Tyler Toffoli for a package that included Tyler Pitlick and a first round pick. Let’s take a look the deal.
Trade Check-in: Zadorov (CGY) / Draft Pick (CHI) – Feb 2022
After losing Mark Giordano in the expansion draft, the Calgary Flames went looking for reinforcements on defense last offseason. One such addition was Nikita Zadorov, who they acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks. Let’s take a look at the returns after the first half of the 21/22 season.