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.
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Biggest Surprises of the Season: 5v5 GF/60 Edition
We’re now well into the 21/22 NHL season and longer term trends are starting to show in each team’s performance. With model projections giving us a reference point for how strong each team’s even strength offense was expected to be, let’s take a look at which teams have fallen in line with the projections and which have surprised.
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.
Regular Season Report Card: Minnesota Wild (8 GP)
The Minnesota Wild entered the season looking to sustain their success from last season. Early on, they’ve been up to the task. Let’s take a closer look at their results through the first 8 games.
2021-2022 Season Preview: Minnesota Wild
or all my season previews, we’ll be utilizing my 2021-2022 team and player projections. You can find much more background on these models here, along with more on assessing value of contracts here. In this post, we’ll look at the Minnesota Wild.
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.
2021 Offseason Update: July 7-13
With the Stanley Cup awarded and the expansion draft only a week away, the 2021 NHL offseason is starting to heat up. Let’s jump in and take a look at some of the notable moves over the past week.
Offseason Update: June 30 – July 6
We saw the first trade of the offseason and, with it, possibly the best move of the offseason so far. The Los Angeles Kings traded a pair of draft picks to Nashville to acquire forward Victor Arvidsson from the Predators.
Potential Trade Impacts: Jack Eichel
On Wednesday, Pierre LeBrun reported that discussions have been heating up and that the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers are among the suitors. Let’s take a look at how adding Eichel would impact each of these teams.
2020-2021 Season Review: Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild took a big step forward this year as rookie Kirill Kaprisov took the West Division by storm. Let’s take a look at the Wild’s season.