2023-24 NHL Entertainment Rankings: The Bottom 16 Teams Marko Zlomislic | November 15, 2023 Welcome to part one of The Hockey Writers’ NHL entertainment rankings. These rankings are not meant to be a statement of how good or bad a particular team is this…
Sabres’ Tage Thompson Showing Early Defensive Dominance JP Gambatese | November 10, 2023 There’s no going around it – the Buffalo Sabres are one of the leakiest teams in the NHL in the early goings of this season, especially at even strength. At…
3 Avalanche Players Exceeding Expectations Early in 2023-24 Marko Zlomislic | November 8, 2023 The Colorado Avalanche hit the 11-game mark of the 2023-24 season with a wild 6-3 win against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday (Nov. 7). They currently own a record…
5 NHL Players off to Hot Starts: Who’s for Real and Who’s Not Marko Zlomislic | November 4, 2023 With the 2023-24 NHL calendar recently turning to November, we’ve accumulated just enough of a sample size to begin picking out a few trends from around the league regarding player…
2023-24 Avalanche Analytics Report: October Observations Marko Zlomislic | November 1, 2023 The Colorado Avalanche concluded the month of October by hitting a bit of a speedbump, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabres by identical 4-0 scorelines. Despite a…
3 Key Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 4-0 Loss to the Sabres Marko Zlomislic | October 30, 2023 The Colorado Avalanche were shutout 4-0 by the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday (Oct. 29), giving them only their second loss of the season after being beaten by the struggling Pittsburgh…
Oilers’ Slow Start: Not Time to Panic Just Yet Alex Chauvancy | October 28, 2023 Many pundits predicted the Edmonton Oilers as Pacific Division winners and potential Stanley Cup contenders in the Western Conference for the 2023-24 season. I wrote myself that they’d be one…
5 Factors Behind the Avalanche’s Perfect Start to 2023-24 Marko Zlomislic | October 24, 2023 Don’t look now but the Colorado Avalanche are one of three teams – along with the Boston Bruins and Vegas Golden Knights – to have a perfect record through the…
Red Wings: 3 Intriguing Stats & How They Impact Team Offense Tony Wolak | October 18, 2023 Through three games, the Detroit Red Wings are 2-1-0 and look like a much more competent team than what we saw last year. Scoring is up and team defense is…
Avalanche’s 3 Stars Through First Week of 2023-24 NHL Season Marko Zlomislic | October 16, 2023 The first two games of a given season are hardly indicative of the entire year to come, but a revamped Colorado Avalanche squad could not have asked for a more…
10 Rebound Candidates for the 2023-24 NHL Season Alex Chauvancy | October 3, 2023 Just as players can regress from one NHL season to the next, some individuals can rebound from down years just as easily. Plenty of players didn’t have the 2022-23 campaigns…
9 NHLers Who Could Regress in 2023-24 Alex Chauvancy | September 28, 2023 The 2023-24 NHL season is fast approaching, with the puck dropping on regular season games less than two weeks from now. With that, it’s time we look at players who…