How Was Your Favorite Team Built? – Metropolitan Division Jordan Dix | December 16, 2015 Ever wonder how the current makeup of your favorite team came to be? Teams are being built through the draft, free agency and the trade market. Every team approaches it…
Penguins Approach Their Biggest Challenge – The Metro Mike Necciai | October 28, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins, currently sitting at .500 while trying to find an identity and effective line combinations, will face the Washington Capitals for NBC’s Wednesday Night Rivalry game. A nationally televised…
The Metropolitan Division Goalie Factory: Who Are The Elite? Brian Sklar | September 2, 2015 The Metropolitan Division is a division that has some serious goaltending competition. To me it has the best goalies top to bottom as a division in the NHL. Anyone who…
Penguins Could Run Away With the Metropolitan Division Michael Pityk | August 12, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins are Jim Rutherford’s team, now more than ever. When Rutherford was first brought in, it was assumed that he would initiate a retooling, rather than a rebuild…
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,…
Every NHL Team’s Top Prospect: Metropolitan Division Joseph Aleong | June 15, 2015 With the NHL Draft quickly approaching, it’s worth taking a look at the prospects already drafted by NHL franchises, as all the recent buzz has focused on yet-to-be drafted stars…
New York Rangers: 2014-15 Metropolitan Division Champions Jake Gittler | April 3, 2015 There’s reason for Blueshirts fans to have a little extra pep in their steps this morning, as the Rangers’ 3-2 win over the Wild in Minnesota on Thursday clinched the…
Pens Stifle Metropolitan Woes with Win in Washington Adam Williams | February 26, 2015 The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up more than just two points in their 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals Wednesday night. They regained their confidence against Metropolitan Division foes which has been a glaring…
Debunking the ‘Bobrovsky Is Better than Mason’ Myth Andy Dudones | December 13, 2014 The hijacked narrative out of Columbus definitively declares that Sergei Bobrovsky is better than Steve Mason, and by a long shot. Obviously, there’s a lot to like about Bobrovsky, so…
2014-2015 Washington Capitals Versus the Metropolitan Division George Foussekis | August 26, 2014 How Well Will the Washington Capitals Compete Against the Metropolitan Division in 2014-2015? For years, the Washington Capitals were the dominant force in the old Southeast Division. Last season, they…
Evaluating Every NHL Team’s “Window”: Metropolitan Bill Schoeninger | August 26, 2014 When evaluating a team’s chances to win the Stanley Cup, teams are often judged based on the status of their “window”. A rebuilding team’s window would be closed, but on…