The NHL could potentially lose a semi-trailer of cash from television and sponsorships by not finishing the season. It will already lose a lot of money by playing in empty arenas, should that plan go ahead. To stop the financial bleeding, it seems more and more like the NHL is going to try that plan, [...]
Welcome back for this week's installment of The Journey. I hope everyone has been keeping safe and busy during these times. For the first time in a while, we were gifted some hockey action this week in the form of some much-anticipated news. While it is all just smoke and mirrors at this point, it [...]
While the NHL has been paused, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been taking care of business with their netminders. By signing Elvis Merzlikins, both of their goalies are now signed for next season. In case you missed it, Elvis receives $4 million per season compared to $2.8 million per season for Joonas Korpisalo. That might [...]
This week on Frozen Tool Forensics we are going to take a look at 2019-20’s power-play performers. As per usual, Frozen Tools has a report for that. There are a number of really interesting ways to explore the data set, a couple of surprises, and one specific case study: Alex Ovechkin. This week: Ovechkin and [...]
The NFL draft was last night and it was certainly a lot different than any pro sports draft that I can remember, for obvious reasons. That got me thinking about what the NHL is going to do with their draft coming up. It’s not quite the same situation for the NFL as it is for [...]
Welcome back all. This week we are off of the Seattle topic, and back to your regularly scheduled programming with a bit more of a contract focused article. Good thing that there was actually some contract news around the league over the last week, so in no particular order, let’s jump right in. [...]
I know people are starting to get antsy about the return of the NHL, other sports, and really just some semblance of normalcy, but it’s something that I just can’t get excited about. There seems to be some sort of plan floated by the media every other day – play in one of the Dakotas, [...]
Fantasy hockey enthusiasts realize that opportunity often matters more than pure talent when it comes to being a successful NHL scorer. This begs the question - how many of today’s players could shine if only they were given a true chance to do so? Sadly, in the majority of cases, we can never know. But [...]
Some unsurprising news out of the WHL on Tuesday saw presumptive first-overall pick, and the first-ever Western League exceptional status player, Connor Bedard signed with the Regina Pats. The WHL Draft officially kicks off on Wednesday, but the Pats aren't wasting any time locking up the future superstar. I've spoken about Bedard in a previous [...]
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we answer the question that scientists have been trying to answer since the dawn of time: Which NHL team has the most fantasy hockey value on its roster? You’ll find each Eastern Conference team, ranked from greatest to least fantasy hockey value. In order to tackle this enigma, I’ve listed [...]
