The Wild West

This week is part two of our Western Conference salary valuations, covering teams from Minnesota through to Winnipeg. We’ll see which player on each roster has the most fantasy value per their contract and which player has the least. Check out part one here! I’ve come up with a dollar value for each forward and [...]

This week, we’ll go through each team in the Western Conference to see which players provide the most fantasy value for their contract and which players provide the least. Part two will be next week. I’ve come up with a dollar value for each forward and defender, using (1) my player game ratings, (2) the [...]

We looked at the top-12 rookies after the first quarter here. I thought it was time to check in and update the list, to see if anyone had burst onto the scene or started to slip. Some notable rookies who aren’t on this list and could make an impact for the rest of the season [...]

If we look at players’ overall IPP and percentage of secondary assists, we can see who drives play on each team. IPP - Individual Point Percentage, the percentage of goals for that player's team while that player is on the ice that the player earned a point on. Keep in mind that this is a [...]

Now that the All-Star festivities have come to Toronto and left, we can look at each team in the West to find players with notable production (good and bad) between the start of 2024 and the All-Star break. Anaheim Ducks (5-7-2 in 2024) Troy Terry was back to his point-per-game ways with 15 points in [...]

This week is part two of our look at additions to teams in the West. We’ll cover Nashville, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Vancouver, Vegas and Winnipeg. Last week’s grades were: Anaheim - C Arizona - A Calgary - C+ Chicago - C+ Colorado - B+ Dallas - B Edmonton - C Los Angeles - [...]

Like last season, I will grade each team in the West to see how additions to the rosters have fared to date. Rookies are not included. Anaheim Ducks The Ducks brought in Robert Hagg, Alex Killorn, Radko Gudas and Alex Stalock in free agency. Between Killorn and Gudas, Anaheim added $10.25 million to their books [...]

Inspired by the Mid-Season Guide that just came out, I wanted to see how my pre-season sleeper picks from Dobber’s Pool Guide are doing. I’m curious to see what went right and what went wrong. These are in alphabetical order, as they were in the guide. Ivan Barbashev - Vegas I stated that I thought [...]

The obvious trade pieces leading up to the deadline are impending unrestricted free agents. However, there are also other players that can be sold high, or players who are struggling that might need a fresh start elsewhere. Here are some of the likely trade pieces in the Western Conference. Adam Henrique - Anaheim - (33) [...]

Happy New Year! This week, we are going to look at players in the Western Conference who are seeing top-six (forwards) or top-four (defenders) minutes, evaluating who might see that opportunity end sooner rather than later. The flip side to these players having their ice time reduced is that someone will need to replace them. [...]