Flyers’ Matvei Michkov Is Playing Like a Future Superstar Despite Skid Justin Giampietro | January 8, 2025 Never say never, but with the way Matvei Michkov has been trending scoring-wise, winning the Calder Trophy in a historically tight 2024-25 race seems unlikely. He has two points in…
Blues Shouldn’t Sacrifice the Future for a 2025 Playoff Push Michael Ostrower | January 8, 2025 Heading into the season, the St. Louis Blues were not expected to compete for a playoff spot. The team has been in a retool for nearly two years, and the…
Lightning Mid-Season Report Cards: Defensemen Jack Pallotta | January 7, 2025 Despite the Lightning being a few games behind the rest of the NHL, the middle of the 2024-25 season has quickly come upon us. With that said, it’s time to…
Colorado Avalanche Heading Into 2025 on Good Note Marko Zlomislic | December 24, 2024 As far as last days of school go, the Colorado Avalanche had a great one. An unexpected Joel Kiviranta hat trick punctuated an emphatic 5-2 win against the slumping Seattle…
Maple Leafs Continue to Struggle Without Matthews JP Gambatese | December 24, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs superstar centre Auston Matthews has missed the last two games due to a reaggravation of the undisclosed injury that has been plaguing him since training camp and…
Chase for the 2025 Stanley Cup Looks Wide Open Alex Chauvancy | December 24, 2024 In most seasons, there are two or three teams you can pick out and say they are Stanley Cup contenders. The Florida Panthers were obvious choices the last couple of…
Cheap Depth Players Who Can Draw Penalties Are Key Pieces for NHL Contenders Justin Giampietro | December 24, 2024 When the NHL introduced a salary cap system for the 2005-06 season, it meant teams with previously limitless spending power had to adapt. Gone were the days of throwing money…
Flyers’ 3 Up, 3 Down: Tippett, Jumbled Defensive Pairings, & More Justin Giampietro | December 22, 2024 The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-15-4 as they near the Christmas stoppage. In this edition of 3 Up, 3 Down, we examine some of the positives and negatives of the team’s…
Flyers Gash Playoff Hopes by Demoting Emil Andrae Justin Giampietro | December 20, 2024 This one was a shocker. On Dec. 20, the Philadelphia Flyers sent 22-year-old defenseman Emil Andrae down to the American Hockey League (AHL). Usually, there’s at least some rational explanation…
Avalanche Can Win 2025 Stanley Cup with New Goalie Tandem Marko Zlomislic | December 18, 2024 Christmas came early for the Colorado Avalanche this year. In the span of just over a week, general manager Chris MacFarland overhauled his team’s goaltending tandem with a pair of…
Deep-Diving the Maple Leafs’ Middling Power Play JP Gambatese | December 18, 2024 Despite a star-studded cast, including four $10-million AAV forwards — Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and John Tavares — the Toronto Maple Leafs’ power play sits at a below-average…
Stats Behind the Flyers’ Regressed (But Still Good) Penalty Kill Justin Giampietro | December 17, 2024 For a while, one of the Philadelphia Flyers‘ biggest weaknesses was their shorthanded unit. Between 2014-15 and 2022-23—a nine-season span—they were above the league average in penalty kill percentage just…