Frozen Tools Forensics

Back in June we ran a continuation of a series that had started when I was writing the Wild West column. We were looking at Unlikely Playoff Heroes. The idea was to try and figure out who might be players outside of the stars to target for your second tier of draft picks. These are [...]

Game three of the final wrapped up on Wednesday night with game four set to come out Friday (9/25). Both Tampa and Dallas have come to the finals with different strategies and different successes. In this week’s column it is time to take a look at the runs to the finals for both teams and [...]

Back in April we did a feature on 4th year breakouts, and then took a look at some players in their third year who had some solid potential to be 2020-21’s fourth-year breakout. This week I wanted to follow up on that article and see if more playoff games have given us any more information [...]

We have been following the playoffs for the last several weeks here at Frozen Tool Forensics and I wanted to continue that trend this week. So far we looked at potential targets in the Play-In rounds, some of the results of the Play-Ins, and then some high performers from the teams that were eliminated (see [...]

We have successfully made it to the end of another week. We have had our first casualties of Bubble Hockey, and thankfully it was all the teams losing kind. We saw eight teams bow out, or rather play themselves out of the playoffs. This week I wanted to take a quick look at how players [...]

Happy end of the week to all the readers out there. Unless the COVID rock you have taken residence under is particularly large and obstructing you are aware that the NHL resumed action this week. I think that makes it a prime opportunity for your annual reminder that the Frozen Tools have you covered. Each [...]

If you have been following the Dobber feed lately, you know two things. One is that play-ins start on the first of August, and the second is that the writers here at Dobber posted their expert opinions as to will triumph in those rounds. You can check out the East picks, and the West picks [...]

The new NHL playoff format is right around the corner. A few weeks ago we took a look at our high profile playoff performers, and revitalized a column that went through potential ‘unlikely’ playoff heroes. For the sake of your playoff prep go take a quick look at some of the players mentioned there. This [...]

As I explore the Dobber Reports, I continue to find really interesting reports and applications. There is a ton of data to sift through and many ways to look at it. We have had a bit of a mini-series on shots over the last year and I want to continue that today. This time I [...]