There was a lot of movement and signings made the day before free agency so let’s get to it. There was a lot of movement and signings made the day before free agency so let’s get to it. The big news of the day was that the rumoured sign-and-trade between Toronto and Vegas involving Mitch [...]
Well, it’s finally happened. The league’s worst kept secret is no longer a secret. Vegas and Toronto are collaborating on a sign-and-trade that will see Mitch Marner ink an eight-year deal at a $12 million AAV before getting shipped to Vegas for Nicolas Roy (pending trade call). https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/1939795695919407339 What Does Vegas Get? Although perceptions of [...]
With a longtime piece of their top-six all but out the door, Toronto made a move to soften the blow of Mitch Marner’s seemingly inevitable departure. On Monday, the Leafs sent a conditional 2027 third-round pick to Utah in exchange for 24-year-old Matias Maccelli. That pick will become a 2029 second rounder if Maccelli posts [...]
Let’s not waste any time and start with the juicy stuff, shall we? According to multiple sources, Toronto and Vegas have been in conversation about a Mitch Marner sign-and-trade, although the deal has not been completed at the time of writing. A sign-and-trade would allow the Golden Knights to sign Marner to a maximum eight-year [...]
Welcome back, welcome back, weeeelcome back in all to the world’s #1 most trusted, most cited salary cap article in North America and beyond. Hope that everyone out there is having a fantastic summer!I was asked to write my takes on some upcoming unrestricted free agents and you guys will all be shocked to find [...]
Hello everyone and welcome to the first official 2025 offseason edition of Eastern Edge! I’m Eli Feldman. Last Tuesday, the Florida Panthers triumphed over the Edmonton Oilers for a second consecutive season to capture the Stanley Cup. Facing a Cup-starved team led by two of the game’s brightest stars, the Cats sailed to victory on [...]
We reviewed the top free agents available at a similar time last year, as listed here and here. I broke them down by forwards and defenders, by the type of contract each player might receive and the value each player had. As is the case with most free agents signed on July 1st, teams overpaid. [...]
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 [...]
This week we are returning with part three of our playoff series review. In the last two articles we covered the teams that were eliminated in the first round (East here and West here). This week we are going to take a look at teams who were eliminated in the second round. This means Toronto, [...]
With the second round wrapped, this edition of Analytics Advantage walks through all five Tableau views defining what each quadrant represents, then highlighting who stood out and why. Expected Goals Against (xGA) vs Save Percentage (SV%) Here we split the ice into four zones by league-average xGA (horizontal) and SV% (vertical): Top-Left (“Stingy”): below-average danger [...]
