Best and Worst of the Week: Dec. 22-28 Kyle Gipe | December 30, 2017 This is the inaugural edition of a weekly article highlighting the best and worst of the NHL. It will be player-focused and will utilize basic numbers with a slight inclusion…
Poor Early Returns on Canucks’ Offseason Acquisitions Harman Dayal | December 17, 2017 Canucks’ GM Jim Benning was a busy man this offseason. After finishing 28th overall in 2016-17, the Canucks made a flurry of moves in the summer to bolster the depth…
Analyzing Alex Edler’s Defensive Performance Harman Dayal | December 15, 2017 For years, Alex Edler has been a polarizing figure in the Vancouver sports market. With injuries and age accumulating, we’ve likely passed the days of prime Edler. That doesn’t mean,…
4 Smartest NHL Trade Deadline Deals for 2017-18 Kyle Gipe | December 7, 2017 It is December and a quarter of the NHL season has come and gone. With that, just over two months remain until the trade deadline on Feb. 26, and teams…
Deep Dive into the Golden Knights Success Kyle Gipe | December 4, 2017 The Vegas Golden Knights have been one of the best stories in hockey, sitting in second place in the Pacific Division after 25 games. They have a top-five offense and…
Who Is Winning the Calder Trophy Race? Kyle Gipe | November 27, 2017 Each year, the Calder Memorial Trophy is “given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League.” Traditionally awarded to…
The Numbers Behind Crosby’s Regression Kyle Gipe | November 24, 2017 Sidney Crosby put together one of the best seasons of his career last year by leading the league in goals with 44, his highest since the 2009-10 season, and posted…
3 Goalies Who Could Surprise Us This Year WiserFans | October 15, 2017 There is little debate in the NHL about how valuable a goaltender is to their team’s success. However, the lines start to get blurred when it comes to the question,…
The Future of Hockey Analytics Johannes Wheeldon | September 25, 2017 Since the peak of NHL scoring in the 1980s, the average number of shots has remained comparatively stable. Scoring, however, has dropped precipitously. This trend suggests the declining importance of…
Rangers Should Sign Jagr Thomas Henderson | September 3, 2017 The sports world is careening towards hockey season, with only a few weeks separating us from the beginning of training camp. Despite that very exciting news, Jaromir Jagr remains unsigned,…
David Desharnais and the Rangers’ Center Depth Thomas Henderson | July 23, 2017 On July 4, the New York Rangers inked veteran centerman David Desharnais to a one-year, $1 million contract. The move is an incredibly low-risk signing—if he works out, it is…
Rangers Need Kreider to Continue Success Thomas Henderson | July 20, 2017 Before the 2016-17 season began, Chris Kreider avoided arbitration by signing a four year, $4.625 million extension with the New York Rangers. He ended up putting together a solid campaign on Broadway,…