Posts About "Central Division"

Blues Gear Up for Post-Break Divisional Games

December 23rd, 2015 St. Louis has had a rather successful start to the season as far as their record goes, but their play hasn't been at the level it needs to for them to keep up their pace. With the toughest part of the year just around the corner the Blues will have to focus on playing a more cohesive game if they wish to return to the...

Rough Road Ahead for Dallas Stars

December 14th, 2015 Saturday night, the Dallas Stars were held scoreless for the first time this season. In just their second game in the last two weeks against a team currently in playoff position, Dallas was caught flat-footed in the first period. Though they found their game in the second stanza, the Stars couldn't find the back of the net against the...

How Was Your Favorite Team Built? - Central Division

December 9th, 2015 Teams these days are built mainly through three areas; Trades, free agency and the draft with some waiver claims here and there. The common thought is to build through the draft and then plug the holes with trades and free agency. Is that how most teams are operating right now? The Dallas Stars are a team that comes to mind when you...

Are the Dallas Stars a Playoff Team?

November 20th, 2015 What a difference a year makes. Thursday night in Washington, the Dallas Stars were out-hit and out-shot, but not outscored. With their 3-2 win over the Capitals, the Stars improved to 16-4-0 on the year, beating out the 1971-72 Minnesota North Stars and the 1998-99 Dallas Stars (remember those guys?) for the best season start in...

Division Games Must Be Nashville's Central Focus

November 13th, 2015 It's no secret that the Nashville Predators play in the best division in hockey in the Central. There are at least playoff-caliber teams in the division and even the last-place Colorado Avalanche have showed signs of life in games. Every team has a threat to win on any night. The importance of divisional play goes up even more since...

For the Dallas Stars, Playoffs Start in October

October 8th, 2015 Last season, the Dallas Stars missed the playoffs for the sixth time in seven seasons. A number of factors contributed to what proved to be a disappointing season in Big D: a slow start, poor team defense, even worse goaltending. Over the summer, the Stars said and did all the right things, stressing the need for a fast start to the...

The 4th Line Podcast: The Central Preview

September 7th, 2015 The guys preview the Central division with Alli Baker (@allibaker23) and Dan Mount (@DanMountSports) from The Hockey Writers. They also break down the news of the week (Voynov, Peverley and Vasilevsky) and give away a mini stick as they name their giveaway segment. Also, Joel asks the listeners to reach out to us in a new and special...

Predicting the Unpredictable, Expected PDO: Central Division

July 28th, 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, known as PDO, was created with the primary goal of quantifying how lucky or unlucky a given team or player has been. The statistic is largely used only...

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