The Detroit Red Wings stayed low in the standings but saw the first star fruits of the Yzerman-era rebuild. Old friend of the show Tony Wolak is here to discuss the team and all the pros. These include Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi, Jakub Vrana, Lucas Raymond, Robby Fabbri, Pius Suter, Michael Rasmussen, Filip Zadina, Moritz [...]
The Boston Bruins have officially announced Jim Montgomery as their new head coach. Montgomery was most recently a St. Louis Blues assistant coach, but he was also the head coach of the Dallas Stars during the 2018-19 season and part of the 2019-20 season. Montgomery was not let go from the Stars for the team’s [...]
The San Jose Sharks have terminated head coach Bob Boughner as well as three assistant coaches. The timing of this decision seems unusual, since the Sharks have still not yet hired a general manager. However, it’s possible that the Sharks have shortlisted candidates that have indicated that they would like to bring in their own [...]
Welcome to our final playoff deployment review. We are wrapping up with the final four teams for the 2021-22 playoff season: Colorado, Edmonton, Tampa Bay, and New York (Rangers). Given that these are the final four, they have the biggest sample sizes. In most cases we are looking at between 16-23 games depending on the [...]
Co-written by Mat Porter *Usually posted in the Fantasy Guide, but moving forward the Fantasy Guide will link here for reference. Order the Fantasy Guide here. Back in 1997, in a fourth-year university Mathematics class project, I analyzed 15 years of data to determine a system for predicting points. I still use that system to [...]
First and foremost, I must give the Colorado Avalanche a shout out for winning the Stanley Cup. Some like to say that they had an easier path than some other cup champions in years prior, but at the end of the day they faced off against a St. Louis Blues team who’s cup winning core [...]
The Los Angeles Kings have acquired left wing Kevin Fiala from the Minnesota Wild for defenseman prospect Brock Faber and a first-round pick (No. 19) in the 2022 NHL Draft. Fiala is coming off a career-best 1.04 PTS/GP (85 PTS), where he was particularly strong in the second half (56 PTS in 44 GP). That’s [...]
In the 12th installment of our 2022 32-Beats series, Saad Yousuf joins Elan to break down the 2021/22 Stars season and discuss what we can expect in 2022/23. Topics discussed include: Was last season considered a success? Is Oettinger ready to take on a volume starter's role? How does the Robertson/Pavelski/Hintz line rank among the league's best? [...]
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 [...]
This week’s Eastern Edge is the sixth and final part of a series looking at how players performed in new surroundings this season. We’ll discuss players that joined new teams ahead of the 2021-2022 regular season, as well as those that were traded during the campaign. The prior editions of this series can be viewed [...]
