In our last Pacific Division Snapshot, we looked at how the landscape was shaping up during training camp. With two weeks of regular season games in the books, we’re starting to see if teams are performing how we expected. Sample sizes are still small though and while some early performances are sustainable, it’s far from a universal truth.
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Pacific Division Snapshot: September 26, 2022
We took our last look at the Pacific Division on July 20, two days before the biggest trade of the salary cap era rocked the NHL. Training camps are underway and, while teams still have some final roster decisions to make, we have a pretty good idea of what each team will look like this season. Let’s take a look at how the landscape has changed since mid July as we get set for puck drop on the regular season.
Team Synopsis: Vegas Golden Knights – August 23, 2022
The Vegas Golden Knights missed the playoffs for the first time in their history last season. Was it a case of one bad season or a worrying sign of a downward trend?
Pacific Division Snapshot: July 20, 2022
The free agent frenzy is now in the rearview mirror. A majority of this year’s crop of unrestricted free agents have found home for next season and RFA season is now upon us. Let’s take a look at how the Pacific Division landscape has changed since my last snapshot prior to the opening of free agency.
Pacific Division Snapshot – July 9, 2022
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.
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?
Trade Check-in: Eichel+ (VGK) / Tuch+ (BUF) – Feb 2022
With reports of a rift between Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres, trade rumors heated up in the 2021 offseason. The rumors were finally put Continue Reading
NHL Roster News Roundup: 2022-FEB-02
were a few contract extensions signed over the past week, along with a free agent signing for the current season. Let’s take a look at the most notable moves in chronological order.
Regular Season Brief: Nov 24
andings are starting to take shape as we approach the quarter mark of the season. Historically, most teams that sit in playoff positions at American Thanksgiving are still there at the end of the season. Yet there are most often a few surprises mixed in. This week, we’ll look for one team in each division that appears most likely to break into the playoff picture over the rest of the season, along with one team that looks most likely to fall out.
2021-2022 Regular Season Update: Oct 20
We’re now over a week into the new season and all 32 teams have seen action. Let’s take a look at some of the more significant roster news since my last update on Oct 15 along with updated projections based on the roster updates and actual results through the first week of the season.