Monte Carlo Predictions: Pacific Division Joshua Weissbock | December 2, 2014 Monte Carlo algorithms are one of my favourite methods for analyzing hockey. I’ve used them previously for my work on this site when we analyze Ondrej Pavelec. A Monte Carlo…
Your Stanley Cup Champion in June Will Be… Mark Shiver | December 1, 2014 Stanley Cup predictions are aplenty. Here at the start of December, it may be too early to confidently make predictions. At the same time, there has been a winnowing away…
Big Lists Revisited: Comeback Candidates Larry Fisher | December 1, 2014 In early September, prior to training camps even opening, I tackled a four-part Big List series previewing potential Comeback, Bust, Breakout and Rookie Sleeper candidates, providing a Top 10, My…
Sharks Talk, Plus Blackhawks, Penguins on Sports Byline Andrew Bensch | November 24, 2014 Recently yours truly hopped on Sports Byline USA to talk about the San Jose Sharks and the rest of the NHL. Do you get the same vibe about the Sharks…
Demers Trade Signals Sharks Still In Win Now Mode Andrew Bensch | November 21, 2014 Win Now Move Just a few days ago, I wrote that we will find out by the trade deadline what San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson really thinks about his…
Marleau & Nieto Unfairly Criticized Andrew Bensch | November 21, 2014 Marleau Is Still the Man While it would be naïve to think any NHL team completely ignores analytics and sample size limitations, sometimes it seems like many in the business…
2014 Start of Season Statistical Outliers Joshua Weissbock | November 20, 2014 As teams approach the 20-game mark we are at an interesting point in the season from an analytics point of view. We start to have a solid idea of what…
How Does Doug Wilson Really Feel? Deadline Will Tell Us Andrew Bensch | November 19, 2014 To Rebuild Or Not To Rebuild “The rebuild is committed to.” “We’re a tomorrow team.” “One step back to go two steps forward.” “Status quo is not an option.” These…
Shark Sighting: Tyler Kennedy Bound to Bounce Back Andrew Bensch | November 7, 2014 Inexplicably Scratched Tyler Kennedy is an incredibly talented hockey player. Yet the San Jose Sharks and their head coach Todd McLellan inexplicably scratched him for the entire playoffs last year…
Opposites Attract: Blues and Devils Meet in Home-and-Home Series Jeff Ponder | November 4, 2014 The story of Edward Scissorhands captivated its audience in 1990. How this soft-spoken young man could win the heart of Kim, a normal girl with a normal life, was something…
Early Season Calder Watch: Top 10 Rookie Contenders Derek Neumeier | October 22, 2014 The 2014-2015 NHL season is only a few weeks old, but the race for the Calder Memorial Trophy is already starting to heat up. This year’s rookie draft class is…
Chill Out, Hockey Is A Winter Sport Cam Kerry | October 14, 2014 Is there a Stanley Cup hangover in Los Angeles? What’s happened to the Bruins? Is this the same King Henrik? Everyone stop. Stop this madness. It’s ridiculous. Yes, now…
