The NHL’s 10 Worst Contracts of the 2023-24 Season: Midseason Update Marko Zlomislic | February 8, 2024 The NHL is a league that operates under a salary cap with a defined limit and ceiling. The organizations that experience the most on-ice success are often the ones that…
Red Wings: Do Poor Expected Goals Metrics Actually Matter? Tony Wolak | February 6, 2024 Much has been made of the Detroit Red Wings’ expected goals metrics lately. I suppose that is to be expected, though. As a quick refresher, a team’s expected goals total…
Avalanche 2023-24 Midseason Review: MacKinnon, Makar & More Marko Zlomislic | January 10, 2024 All things considered, the Colorado Avalanche have to be content with how the season has unfolded as the calendar turns to 2024. Despite navigating extensive injury troubles – they rank…
Devils’ Back-to-Back Results Are Due for an Improvement JP Gambatese | December 30, 2023 The New Jersey Devils have certainly not met their sky-high expectations this season. As it stands, they sit fifth in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 19-13-2 — which,…
Johansen’s Struggles Highlight Avalanche Need for Top-Six Center Marko Zlomislic | December 13, 2023 When the Colorado Avalanche acquired veteran center Ryan Johansen in a trade with the Nashville Predators this past offseason, the organization hoped that the hole at second-line center had finally…
Red Wings’ 3 Most Dangerous Shooters Tony Wolak | December 7, 2023 Last year, the Detroit Red Wings took a step back offensively while adjusting to Derek Lalonde’s style of play. This year has been different, though. Through 24 games, the Red…
2023-24 Calder Trophy Race: Quarter-Mark Check-in Alex Chauvancy | December 1, 2023 The Calder race was expected to have a crowded field in 2023-24, and that’s turned out to be the case about a quarter of the way through the season. There…
Colorado Avalanche 2023-24 Quarter-Season Review Marko Zlomislic | November 29, 2023 With their emphatic 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 27, the Colorado Avalanche officially crossed the quarter-point of their 2023-24 campaign and improved their record to 15-6-0.…
NHL Bubble Teams at American Thanksgiving: In or Out Alex Chauvancy | November 22, 2023 American Thanksgiving is always a key benchmark in the NHL season. About 75 percent of teams in a playoff spot on that date end up qualifying come the spring. Still, that doesn’t…
Avalanche’s Offensive Stats On the Rise Stefano Rubino | November 21, 2023 Through 17 games of the 2023-24 NHL season, the Colorado Avalanche are 11-6-0 and starting to look like the offensive juggernaut they are, scoring 22 goals while allowing 10 in…
Avalanche Need to Better Manage Georgiev’s Workload Marko Zlomislic | November 21, 2023 By most measures, the Colorado Avalanche have gotten out to a strong start to the 2023-24 season – frustratingly late-blown leads and uncharacteristic blowout losses aside. They boast a record…
2023-24 NHL Entertainment Rankings: The Top 16 Teams Marko Zlomislic | November 17, 2023 Welcome to part two of The Hockey Writers‘ NHL entertainment rankings, created after a month’s worth of games have given us a decent sample with which to evaluate each team…