Bill Schoeninger

Who Would the Flyers Protect in An Expansion Draft?

Bill Schoeninger | August 27, 2014

Expansion talk has taken over NHL circles over the past 24 hours. Despite the fact that it is premature to suggest four new teams could be added to the league…

3 Huge Problems With Reports of NHL Expansion

Bill Schoeninger | August 27, 2014

Over the past 24 hours, the NHL community has been sent into a frenzy with reports that Gary Bettman is looking to expand the NHL. The first report says that…

Evaluating Every NHL Team’s “Window”: Atlantic

Bill Schoeninger | August 27, 2014

When evaluating a team’s chances to win the Stanley Cup, teams are often judged based on the status of their “window”. A rebuilding team’s window would be closed, but on…

Evaluating Every NHL Team’s “Window”: Metropolitan

Bill Schoeninger | August 26, 2014

When evaluating a team’s chances to win the Stanley Cup, teams are often judged based on the status of their “window”. A rebuilding team’s window would be closed, but on…

Crosby Already the 5th Best Forward of All Time?

Bill Schoeninger | August 25, 2014

A Flyers writer singing the praises of Sidney Crosby? Surely, you must be clamoring to find the schedule for the Hell 2014-15 hockey season, because it’s definitely frozen over at…

The NHL Encourages Diving

Bill Schoeninger | August 18, 2014

Diving was one of the biggest hot button topics during the 2013-14 NHL playoffs. It started early with a number of incidents in the first round, and continued to be…

Can You Win a Cup Without Tanking?

Bill Schoeninger | August 11, 2014

In today’s salary cap NHL, it is becoming increasingly difficult to build a Stanley Cup contending team through trades and free agency. Big market teams can no longer out-muscle smaller…

The 5 Greatest Defenders of Communism

Bill Schoeninger | August 5, 2014

In recent years, more complete records for Soviet league scoring, World Championship scoring and awards voting, and Soviet MVP voting have emerged, allowing hockey historians to more accurately judge Soviet…

8 Deep Sleepers That Will Surprise in 2014-15

Bill Schoeninger | July 28, 2014

Part I: Dark Horse Breakout Candidates Every year in the NHL, there are a dark horse players that come out of nowhere to post very impressive offensive numbers. Last year,…

7 Dark Horse Breakout Candidates, Part I

Bill Schoeninger | July 24, 2014

Every year in the NHL, there are a dark horse players that come out of nowhere to post very impressive offensive numbers. Last year, Ondrej Palat and Reilly Smith scored…

The Most Mishandled Prospects, Part III: The Russian “Enigmas”

Bill Schoeninger | July 16, 2014

Part I: Gilbert Brule & Alexander Burmistrov Part II: Nino Niederreiter & Josh Bailey Nail Yakupov, RW, Edmonton Oilers (1st overall pick, 2012) The year before his draft year, Nail…

The Signature Experience of NHL Arenas: Atlantic Division Part II

Bill Schoeninger | July 15, 2014

What Makes NHL Arenas Special? NHL arenas offer an environment and an atmosphere that cannot be found at any other major sporting event. A camaraderie and sense of brotherhood exists…