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How the Jets Beat a Better Predators Squad
May 18th, 2018 The Nashville Predators' season fell short by a few rounds as the Winnipeg Jets vanquished them in seven games. There were many reasons why the chips fell as they did, but I wanted to highlight a few of them. A lot of these reasons were present through the season but were...
'San Jose Sharks Only' NHL Awards
May 15th, 2018 The San Jose Sharks's season ended a few weeks earlier than they would've preferred, but this year shouldn't be seen as a negative. Many young players took the next step, aging stars showed that they could still compete, and the goaltending held up through most of the...
Miles of Improvement for Devils' Wood
May 15th, 2018 Late last week, I took a look at Nico Hischier's rookie season and the impact he had on the New Jersey Devils. It's probably safe to assume that they wouldn't have made the playoffs without him. Today, I'll be reviewing Miles Wood's season. He may not have had the same...
How Good Was Nico Hischier?
May 10th, 2018 One of the biggest struggles for the New Jersey Devils during their six-season playoff drought was the lack of having a top line center. When luck fell their way in last year's NHL Draft Lottery, they had the opportunity to change that with the first overall selection in...
Dominant Forsberg Carries Predators to Game 7
May 9th, 2018 It was do or die on Monday night and when their backs were against the wall, the Nashville Predators came out swinging. More specifically, Filip Forsberg showed up in a big way. The first line was producing but each member had a specific role in powering the Predators to...
Best Goalies of the 2017-18 Regular Season
May 5th, 2018 Historically, there are three statistics that are looked at to evaluate and compare a goaltender: wins, goals against average (GAA) and save percentage (SV%). While they all have some merit, wins and GAA are more indicative of a team statistic. Even SV% can be skewed...
Sharks Blue Line Comes up Big in Game 4
May 3rd, 2018 Game 4 at the SAP Center was nerve-racking for fans. The series was at 2-1 in favor of the Vegas Golden Knights going into the game and the San Jose Sharks hadn't dominated for an extended stretch of any game. The prospect of dropping both games at home was a scary one,...
Subban's No Scapegoat for Defensive Woes
April 24th, 2018 The Nashville Predators had their hands full with the Colorado Avalanche in round one of the playoffs. What should've been an easy win turned into six games of a heated future rivalry. It all ended in Game 6, where the Predators finally flexed their muscles and put the...
NHL Team Rankings Based on Players' Prime Seasons
April 22nd, 2018 In March, ESPN published an article, "Which team would be MLB's best if every player were in his prime?" The writers went through each MLB franchise, took every team's roster and determined each player's peak season using Wins Above Replacement (WAR). They picked one...
Sharks' Tierney Shining In First Few Playoff Games
April 18th, 2018 The Pacific Division playoff series have some striking similarities, but there's one that's impossible to ignore: One team is dominating the series as the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks are three games up on their opponents. The only difference between the two is...
3 Teams Underperformed in 2017-18
April 16th, 2018 Now that the regular season is over, it is time to reflect on it by looking at results and seeing how successful teams performed relative to expectations. A good way to determine this is by using the Pythagorean Expectation. The Pythagorean Expectation is a model I...Forsberg Dominated the Avalanche... or Did He?
April 14th, 2018 The better team won on Thursday night. It took the Nashville Predators two periods to get started but once they did, it wasn't even close. The Colorado Avalanche won the high danger and scoring chance battle but the Predators controlled possession for much of the game. Star...
3 Teams Outperformed in 2017-18
April 13th, 2018 Now that the regular season is over, it is time to reflect on it by looking at results and seeing how successful teams performed relative to expectations. A good way to determine this is by using the Pythagorean Expectation. The Pythagorean Expectation is a model I...
