Frozen Tools Forensics

This week's Frozen Pool Forensics dives into a down season production-wise for David Backes. **** Entering the second round of the NHL playoffs, the St. Louis Blues had reason to celebrate. It is a well-known fact that the Blues have had extensive playoff trouble, yet this season, they were finally able to advance past the [...]

This week's Frozen Pool Forensics dives into the line mates and production of John Tavares.  **** Make no mistake, the New York Islanders have been John Tavares’s team since the moment they won the draft lottery in April 2009. However, this year’s first round victory over the Florida Panthers was the moment he transcended into [...]

This week's edition of Frozen Pool Forensics focuses on Florida Panther Reilly Smith. **** When you think about this current rendition of the Florida Panthers, the first couple of things that come to mind are probably the age-less wonder Jaromir Jagr, up-and-coming star centre Sasha Barkov, maybe future Hall of Famer Roberto Luongo…but how about [...]

Frozen Forensics revisits prognostications made in this column throughout the season.  **** Projections, predictions, forecasts… whatever you want to call it, looking deep within the crystal ball is a challenging task. Putting yourself out there in an attempt to display vast knowledge and all-seeing omnipotence is fraught with pitfalls. While it’s never going to be [...]

Frozen Forensics looks at the major contenders for this year's Norris Trophy.  **** The NHL Awards have come a long way in recent years. From low-budget shows in theaters with maximum capacities of about 1500, to the now-major extravaganzas that are hosted by celebrities in Las Vegas - and have been since 2009. This season, [...]

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