In Defense of Alex Chiasson Adam Coombs | July 31, 2015 Alex Chiasson hasn’t exactly endeared himself to the Ottawa Senators’ faithful. For proof just look at some of the tweets regarding his arbitration hearing. Alex Chiasson still can't figure out…
Hockey 201: Goaltending and Hextally Kenneth Laws | July 29, 2015 Ron Hextall was a goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers and now presides over his former team as General Manager. He also has a new statistic named after him. Hextally is…
Predicting the Unpredictable, Expected PDO: Central Division Kyle Morton | July 28, 2015 With the rise of the influence of the analytics community over the landscape of hockey, many new statistics have come to the forefront of forward-thinking analysis. One of those stats,…
Predicting the Unpredictable, Expected PDO: Atlantic Division Kyle Morton | July 24, 2015 With the rise of the influence of the analytics community over the landscape of hockey, many new statistics have come to the forefront of forward-thinking analysis. One of those stats,…
Predicting the Unpredictable: Expected PDO, Metropolitan Division Kyle Morton | July 23, 2015 With the rise of the influence of the analytics community over the landscape of hockey, many new statistics have come to the forefront of forward-thinking analysis. One of those stats,…
Top 5 Puck Possession Forwards in the NHL Devin Slawson | July 22, 2015 There’s no doubt, analytics have found a permanent home in the NHL. After becoming a common aspect of the game last season, which saw nhl.com integrate their stats page to…
From MLB to NHL: Talking With Calgary’s Analytics Guru Andrew McCormack | July 16, 2015 The dawn of analytics in baseball far preceded its introduction to hockey. The NHL is catching up now, but other hockey leagues are still far behind. Although it wasn’t the…
What Are HERO Charts Used For In Hockey Analytics? Devin Slawson | July 14, 2015 Have you been seeing these charts posted all over Twitter to value how much a free agent should really be paid? Or perhaps, it has been used as a way…
The Six Most Intriguing Free Agents at Capitals Development Camp Ben Lutz | July 11, 2015 With Development Camp finishing up for the Washington Capitals this Saturday, the vast majority of work is almost done for the team’s coaching staff and front office executives. Outside of…
What Canadiens’ New Analytics Hire Will Present To Therrien Ken MacMillan | July 9, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens made a minor behind-the-scenes move earlier this week, but it caused a bit of a stir among Habs fans. Travis Yost of TSN tweeted that the Canadiens…
How Do Williams and Oshie Fit in Washington? Ben Lutz | July 7, 2015 Man, talk about a week’s worth of opinions. First, General Manager Brian McClellan was skewered for wasting a first round pick on a goaltender. Now, he has been praised for…
A Numerical Look at the Capitals’ Draft Class Ben Lutz | July 1, 2015 As we get into free agency, the dust is still settling on what just happened in Sunrise, Florida. The Capitals only had five picks to work with coming into the…
