I’m old. I’m not grandfather old, but old in terms of watching, playing and analyzing hockey. One of my first hockey memories was being given a book for either my 5th birthday or that Christmas titled “1974-75 Pro and Amateur Hockey Guide” published by the Sporting News. It was incredible. It had every player who [...]
This week, I thought it might be interesting to look back at an article I wrote in the pre-season, previewing each team in the Western Conference and what the goalie situation might be for each of those teams. Anaheim Ducks Preview: I had Lukas Dostal playing 60-70% of the games (50-60) and perhaps posting 25-30 [...]
Another heartbreaking result for Team Canada at the 2026 World Junior Championship as Czechia stunned Canada once again with a 6-4 victory. Czechia plays Sweden in the gold medal game. Sweden has had one gold medal in the past 44 years. I won my WJC pool last year with this roster: But a year later, [...]
This week, we are going to take a quick look at skaters who are on pace to reach 100 hits AND 100 blocks, which I term the 100/100 Club. In 2024-25, 38 skaters accomplished this feat, with only two of them being forwards (Noel Acciari, 180 hits/100 blocks and Brandon Tanev, 168/105). Blocks are the [...]
Happy Holidays to everyone, and I hope you all have a chance to watch the World Junior Championships (WJC) over the next few weeks. The USA won in 2025 and will look to defend its title. This week, we are going to break down any player in the tournament who is representing their NHL team [...]
With Stuart Skinner finally traded to Pittsburgh after what seemed like weeks or months of speculation, I decided to check in with the Western Teams and see how their goalies were doing. We all should know that it’s not just a reflection on goaltending, but on team defense as well, so I’ve broken out defender [...]
This week, we are going to look at the most disappointing fantasy player from each team in the Western Conference. I’m going to be looking at some of the projections for each of these players and see where they are at a third of the way through the 2025-26 season. We will attempt to avoid [...]
For this week, we are going to look at some skaters and goalies in the AHL who have had good starts to 2025-26. I’m going to focus on players under the age of 25 who were highly-touted prospects, but will make note of any veterans or late-round pick prospects who might deserve a look in [...]
This week, we will examine potential 2026 Olympians from Western Teams. Some of these players are long listed, but others are locks. This will be the first time that the NHL has players at the Olympics since 2014. Russia is not in the Olympics. Here are the 12 countries that will be there: Finland Slovakia [...]
The question we are examining this week is whether NHL experience matters to team success in the regular season. Below, we have broken down each team in the Western Conference from the most experienced rosters to the least. I’ve made note of the goalie's experience, but it is not included in the team averages. We [...]
