Chase for the 2025 Stanley Cup Looks Wide Open Alex Chauvancy | December 24, 2024 In most seasons, there are two or three teams you can pick out and say they are Stanley Cup contenders. The Florida Panthers were obvious choices the last couple of…
Cheap Depth Players Who Can Draw Penalties Are Key Pieces for NHL Contenders Justin Giampietro | December 24, 2024 When the NHL introduced a salary cap system for the 2005-06 season, it meant teams with previously limitless spending power had to adapt. Gone were the days of throwing money…
Flyers’ 3 Up, 3 Down: Tippett, Jumbled Defensive Pairings, & More Justin Giampietro | December 22, 2024 The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-15-4 as they near the Christmas stoppage. In this edition of 3 Up, 3 Down, we examine some of the positives and negatives of the team’s…
Flyers Gash Playoff Hopes by Demoting Emil Andrae Justin Giampietro | December 20, 2024 This one was a shocker. On Dec. 20, the Philadelphia Flyers sent 22-year-old defenseman Emil Andrae down to the American Hockey League (AHL). Usually, there’s at least some rational explanation…
Avalanche Can Win 2025 Stanley Cup with New Goalie Tandem Marko Zlomislic | December 18, 2024 Christmas came early for the Colorado Avalanche this year. In the span of just over a week, general manager Chris MacFarland overhauled his team’s goaltending tandem with a pair of…
Deep-Diving the Maple Leafs’ Middling Power Play JP Gambatese | December 18, 2024 Despite a star-studded cast, including four $10-million AAV forwards — Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and John Tavares — the Toronto Maple Leafs’ power play sits at a below-average…
Stats Behind the Flyers’ Regressed (But Still Good) Penalty Kill Justin Giampietro | December 17, 2024 For a while, one of the Philadelphia Flyers‘ biggest weaknesses was their shorthanded unit. Between 2014-15 and 2022-23—a nine-season span—they were above the league average in penalty kill percentage just…
Avalanche on Right Track Despite Slow Start to 2024-25 Season Marko Zlomislic | December 6, 2024 The sky is falling in Colorado, but should it be? After 27 games, the Colorado Avalanche own a record of 14-13-0 and a points percentage (PTS%) of .519. That puts…
Flyers’ Sean Couturier Is the Solution, Not the Problem Justin Giampietro | November 25, 2024 Since he carries a big contract ($7.75 million cap hit through 2029-30) and the “C” on his jersey, Sean Couturier is one of the most heavily criticized players on the…
5 Key Avalanche Takeaways at Quarter-Mark of 2024-25 Season Marko Zlomislic | November 25, 2024 With their 7-4 win against the Florida Panthers on Nov. 23, the Colorado Avalanche played their 21st game of the 2024-25 season and officially crossed the quarter-mark of the campaign.…
Capitals’ Improvements to Start 2024-25 Have Staying Power Justin Giampietro | November 18, 2024 The Washington Capitals keep winning hockey games. After finishing last season with a minus-37 goal differential, they’re at plus-24 through just 17 games. Their 12-4-1 record has some people asking…
Avalanche’s de Haan & Malinski Pairing a Big Success Marko Zlomislic | November 16, 2024 While the Colorado Avalanche have struggled with injuries to start the season and unsurprisingly own a middling 9-9-0 record through 18 games, the team’s third defensive pairing has kept the…
