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Predators Resurgence Rooted in Their Blue Line

J.D. Burke | December 7, 2014

Adjusting to life after Ryan Suter was never going to be an easy task in Nashville. It certainly wouldn’t happen overnight and for the Nashville Predators it’s been a trying…

Categories Advanced Stats, Nashville Predators

Sober Second Thoughts; Fleury’s New Contract

J.D. Burke | November 11, 2014

We’ve all had a fair amount of time to digest the contract extension the Pittsburgh Penguins signed Marc-Andre Fleury to last week. Reactions are varied and by large very polarized.…

Categories Pittsburgh Penguins, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Hurricanes Rebuild a Long Time Coming

J.D. Burke | November 9, 2014

As intentionally bad as the Buffalo Sabres are, they’re struggling to keep their inter-divisional rivals in the Connor McDavid sweepstakes at bay. This is problematic for the Carolina Hurricanes for…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, NHL Rumors

The Illusion of Effort

J.D. Burke | October 28, 2014

The NHL is a league of have and have nots. Some teams haven’t the financial capacity to keep up with their competitors in the annual free agency drive. This can…

Categories Advanced Stats, Buffalo Sabres

The World’s Not Ending Yet, Avs Fans

J.D. Burke | October 13, 2014

Many were quick to write off the Colorado Avalanche’s season before the puck had so much as dropped on it. Count myself among them. Reactions varied, but were generally drawn…

Categories Advanced Stats, Colorado Avalanche

Goaltenders Primed to Take the Reins at Starter

J.D. Burke | September 24, 2014

There isn’t a position in the NHL less predictable than goaltending. The variance in year-to-year save percentage is just astonishing. It’s what makes even the most predictably average of goaltenders,…

Categories Fantasy, News

The Calgary Flames Are Quietly Having a Great Summer

J.D. Burke | August 25, 2014

It’s been a long time since the hockey community could look at anything the Calgary Flames did without a great deal of confusion. Nearly four years of counter-intuitive decisions from the…

Categories Calgary Flames, NHL Prospects

Social Media and Informative Guide to Advanced Hockey Stats

J.D. Burke | August 25, 2014

The so-called “Summer of Fancy Stats” is real, and The Hockey Writers have been every bit as present in its berth as other websites. From both sides of the ledger,…

Categories Advanced Stats

Look Out Below! Avalanche Set to Slide Down Standings

J.D. Burke | August 22, 2014

As far as Cinderella stories go, you couldn’t find a better one in the NHL last season than the Colorado Avalanche. The preceding off-season was one of rejuvenation following  their…

Categories Advanced Stats, Colorado Avalanche

The Stats War Is Over

J.D. Burke | August 20, 2014

It started with a whisper. Almost as soon as the NHL began to display every relevant stat in it’s play-by-play, the data was being recorded and turned into discernible information…

Categories Advanced Stats, Toronto Maple Leafs

7 Pacific Division Players Primed to Break Out

J.D. Burke | August 20, 2014

With the calendar being turned to August, we’ve as solid an idea of the kind of roster our favourite teams will be icing to start the 2014-15 season. Signings are…

Categories Advanced Stats, News

James Reimer and the Burden of Narratives

J.D. Burke | July 26, 2014

James Reimer and the Toronto Maple Leafs came to terms on a two-year contract, worth $4.6 million annually, to avoid going to salary arbitration. It was the second such signing…

Categories NHL Goaltending, Toronto Maple Leafs
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