Ramblings: Panthers and Stars Advance to Conference Final, Bruins and Avalanche Seasons End (May 18)
In Friday’s playoff pucks, two more teams advanced to the conference final, which leaves just one spot remaining. Panthers 2, Bruins 1 (Panthers win series 4-2) Gustav Forsling scored the game-winning goal with just 1:33 [...]
Fantasy Take: Berube the New Chief in Toronto
The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Craig Berube to be their new head coach, replacing the fired Sheldon Keefe. Berube was previously the head coach of the St. Louis Blues, where he took over as [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: First-Round Exits for Toronto, Washington, Tampa, and NY Islanders
This week we are returning to our playoff series with the second part of our first-round review. Last week we covered the teams eliminated from the Western Conference: Nashville, Vegas, LA, and Winnipeg. This week [...]
Analytics Advantage: Fantasy Points Per Game, PDO, and Expected Goals in the Playoffs
Welcome back to another week of Analytics Advantage. This week, we are shifting our focus to a playoff edition, where we will analyze and visualize the performance metrics that were so crucial during the 2023/24 [...]
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Ramblings: Samsonov Arbitration; Howden and Vilardi Sign; League-Wide Power Play Changes and Impact On Forward Production – July 20
The march toward arbitration continues and there are players that may end up there, though most of these cases are often resolved beforehand. One interesting case is that of Toronto goalie lya Samsonov. Even with [...]
Fantasy Hockey Poll: Playoff Scoring Barometers
After running polls as part of this column for quite a while, I’ve been able to learn which have worked and which haven’t. For those that do, I’ve turned them into annual polls, and this [...]
Ramblings: Secondary Power Play Defencemen, Including Clarke, Sanderson, Pionk, Barron, and More – July 19
Hey, everyone. Alex is off for today and I have his Ramblings covered. He'll be back before long but readers have to deal with me again today. * My Ramblings yesterday discussed power-play production in [...]
Eastern Edge: ‘Core Four’ From Each Eastern Team – Part 2
In this week’s Eastern Edge, we’ll continue our review of the ‘Core Four’ for every team in the East. Check out part one over here. As we work through the Eastern, Grant Campbell is working [...]
Ramblings: Bedard Signs; Colton and Wahlstrom Extended; Power Play Production Among Defencemen; Impacts on PP Producers – July 18
Not that it was in doubt, but Connor Bedard signed his entry-level deal with the Blackhawks, ensuring he’ll be in the lineup on opening night. The future has arrived for Chicago. When he was drafted, [...]
Wild West: Core Four – Part Two of Four
This week we will look at the next four teams in the West after we reviewed Anaheim, Arizona, Calgary and Chicago last week. The Core Four are the players from each roster, who should be [...]