Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** The 2025 NHL Draft is right around the corner, and with the hype picking up, I wanted to dive into a few names for this edition of The Journey. This week, I [...]
This week we are returning with the final part of our playoff series review. In last week’s article we covered the teams that were eliminated in the second round and this week we are going to take a look at the final four playoff teams. This means the Florida Panthers, Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, and [...]
The Dallas Stars have started clearing out cap space by sending winger Mason Marchment to the Seattle Kraken for a 2026 third-round pick and a 2025 fourth-round pick, and Frank Seravalli notes that there is no retention of salary at all on the Dallas side. Marchment just turned 30 years old and is coming off [...]
With the series wrapped up, this week’s edition of Analytics Advantage breaks down why the Florida Panthers claimed back-to-back titles over the Edmonton Oilers. Florida took the final 4–2, winning three of the last four games by a dominant 16–4, including a 5–1 clincher on home ice. Conn Smythe winner Sam Bennett capped off his [...]
In the first real trade of the offseason, the Predators began their quest for a do-over, while the Devils are also in need of a bit of a shake-up. Erik Haula fills a bit of a need for the Predators at centre, and all it cost was a bottom-tier prospect (Jeremy Hanzel) and a 4th [...]
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening everyone. Welcome to the Injury Ward. My name is Logan Clarkson and every Wednesday I will be chauffeuring you through injury news and updates from around the NHL. As always, I'd like to thank every single one of you for reading. Now, on to the bad (and some good) [...]
Welcome back to another edition of the Roos Lets Loose monthly mailbag, where I answer your fantasy hockey questions by giving advice that should be useful to all poolies even if they don’t own the specific players being discussed. As a reminder, if you want your fantasy hockey question(s) answered in the next mailbag, check [...]
Elan and Brian check in on the NHL playoffs (and the Keeping Karlsson Playoff Pool), announce a change to the draft rules for Season 11 of the Keeping Karlsson Ultimate Patron Fantasy League (KKUPFL), share thoughts on the one single relevant offseason transaction so far, and put a handful of 2024-25 breakout performances under the microscope to see if they'll continue into 2025-26.
The Stanley Cup Final may still be raging, but for 15 teams in the Eastern Conference, the offseason has already begun. This won’t be your typical summer of tweaks, fine-tuning and depth signings. What we are already witnessing across the East is a series of philosophical shifts - eras ending, long-held team-building models shattering and [...]
Finding value in restricted free agency can be the difference between building a good roster and constructing a great one, especially in today’s NHL cap world. While the spotlight often shines on blockbuster RFAs poised for big paydays, there’s a secondary tier of players flying under the radar (or not) who could deliver strong on-ice [...]
