James Reimer’s Return to Toronto is a Long Shot Adam Laskaris | April 14, 2014 ..mainly due to the Long Shot If NHL teams only took shots from less than 30 feet and penalties were never awarded, James Reimer would be the best goaltender…
Trevor Lewis Is a Better Penalty Killer Than You Think Sheng Peng | April 11, 2014 Who knew the re-signing of a forward who’s averaged 0.07 goals per game could cause any ecstasy outside the Lewis home? Yet, here I was on Twitter three days ago,…
The Luxury of Matt Greene Sheng Peng | April 7, 2014 The Los Angeles Kings have gone 4-12 in Matt Greene’s last 16 appearances. He’s taken 11 minor penalties in that time. As Bob Miller has been so fond of repeating,…
Eliminating Shots as a Formula for Success, as Told by Wayne Gretzky Adam Laskaris | March 31, 2014 For a group of athletes often characterized for clichés and boring interviews, perhaps the greatest player of all time may have actually had a deeper point than he initially intended.…
Despite Forcasts of Gloom, The Future Is Very Bright For the Leafs James Tanner | March 18, 2014 While the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a successful season so far posting a nice 36-25-8 record (leaving them currently one point out of third place in the Eastern Conference)…
Fantasy Hockey Playoffs: Strategies to Win Your War Jesse Weinstein | March 16, 2014 It is that time of the year again. Fantasy hockey playoffs: where trash talking, research, and strategy is most important. With the playoffs around the corner, now is the time…
Is James Wisniewski a Norris Contender? Matthew Souva | March 3, 2014 Erik Karlsson, Duncan Keith, Drew Doughty, … James Wisniewski? He seems out of place in a list like that, right? Purely by name-recognition he’s not considered as a superstar defenseman.…
What Makes the Anaheim Ducks so Good? Alex Kozovski | January 23, 2014 When the winter season arrives, a cliché that surfaces in small talk is ‘birds fly south’. Birds can’t handle the frozen-over lakes, harsh winds, or growingly infrequent visits from that…
Dallas Stars Need To Stay The Course Amidst Slump Derek Neumeier | January 23, 2014 When you’re trapped out at sea and trying to weather a nasty storm, sometimes it can be hard to have hope about reaching the shoreline. That’s precisely the spot that…
New Concept in NHL Player Comparisons Bill Schoeninger | January 18, 2014 Hockey Stats Are Changing Hockey fans love to debate with other fans about which players are better, and stats are often the center of the argument. Over the past five…