In the last couple of posts, I’ve put together roadmaps for a couple of teams in very different positions. The Calgary Flames are in the Continue Reading
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Roster Ruminations: Dallas Stars – March 2024
The Stars current roster gives us a pretty good look at what an a regenerative roster built around different focus cohorts can look like. If we break up the Stars’ current roster into cohorts of 4 year age groups, we get the following:
Trade Musings: Chris Tanev to the Stars
The Calgary Flames traded Chris Tanev to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. They received a 2024 2nd Round Pick, prospect Artem Grushnikov and a 2026 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
The Jeff Petry Trade Web: Part 7 – The Complete Trade Web
It’s time. The Jeff Petry Trade Web is massive. I’ve shared parts of it over the past few weeks but the reality is, there’s a lot left and I can’t possibly summarize all the connected storylines succinctly in a series of posts. Hopefully, the previous posts in the series have given an idea of the type of storylines that can be followed within the trade web. Now, it’s time to put it all out there and let you find the storylines that interest you. We’re about to stomp on the accelerator and power through the complete trade web. Let’s go.
22/23 Mid-Season Power Rankings: Meddling in Mediocrity – #21-#11
Today we continue our way through the team strength rankings with a look at the middle third of the league, looking at teams #21 to #11. If you missed the bottom third, find #32-#22 here.
Central Division Snapshot: November 27, 2022
Today we’re checking in on the Central Division. In our last Central Division Snapshot in late October, there were still plenty of early season trends playing out. With a quarter of the season now in the books, we have a better idea of which of those early trends will fade away and which may stick through the season.
Team Synopsis: Dallas Stars – October 31, 2022
The Dallas Stars are off to a strong start to the 2022-2023 season. They’re tied with the Jets atop the Central Division standings as October draws to a close. I last checked in on the Stars in early September, ahead of training camp. At the time, the Stars looked stuck in mediocrity and were likely set to do battle for a wild card spot this season. With a few regular season games in the books, it’s time for an update.
Central Division Snapshot: October 30, 2022
While we’re getting a better idea of long term trends, there’s still room for early puck luck to mask long term indicators. So, which teams’ early results are for real and which teams are masquerading as something they aren’t?
Central Division Snapshot: October 16, 2022
In the previous Central Division Snapshot, we looked at how the division shaped up as the start of the regular season approached. With a few regular season contests now in the books, let’s check in to see how the landscape has changed over the first week of the season.