5 Goalies’ Trends Affecting Their Team’s Performance Kyle Gipe | January 9, 2018 Teams are typically only as successful as their goaltending is good. Or maybe it’s that a goalie’s success is reflective of the quality of players in front of him. Either…
Best & Worst of the Week: Dec. 30 – Jan. 4 Kyle Gipe | January 6, 2018 The Best Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Three games: Dec. 30 vs New Jersey (W), Jan. 2 at Carolina (W) 2 G, 3 A, plus-4, 1 game-winning goal, 8 shots, 25.0…
Best and Worst of the Week: Dec. 22-28 Kyle Gipe | December 30, 2017 This is the inaugural edition of a weekly article highlighting the best and worst of the NHL. It will be player-focused and will utilize basic numbers with a slight inclusion…
Ryan Reaves: Keeping ‘Sid the Kid’ Safe? Kyle Gipe | December 20, 2017 Living in the Pittsburgh market, I am exposed to Penguins media and story lines. On June 23, the first day of this year’s draft, the team made a trade that…
3 NHL Players Excelling in New Roles Kyle Gipe | December 18, 2017 Every season, roster decisions are made by either adding new players through trade or free agency or by placing current players in new roles. Here, we’ll look at three players…
Top 5 Third-Line Centers in the NHL Kyle Gipe | December 12, 2017 In today’s NHL, with a hard salary cap and more money allocated to players at the top of the roster, having quality depth is as important as it has ever been.…
4 Smartest NHL Trade Deadline Deals for 2017-18 Kyle Gipe | December 7, 2017 It is December and a quarter of the NHL season has come and gone. With that, just over two months remain until the trade deadline on Feb. 26, and teams…
Deep Dive into the Golden Knights Success Kyle Gipe | December 4, 2017 The Vegas Golden Knights have been one of the best stories in hockey, sitting in second place in the Pacific Division after 25 games. They have a top-five offense and…
2017 Draft Picks Having the Best Seasons Kyle Gipe | November 30, 2017 With only Nico Hischier having an impact in the NHL, the 2017 draft hasn’t matched the levels of immediate production of past drafts. As a class, they have combined for 60…
Who Is Winning the Calder Trophy Race? Kyle Gipe | November 27, 2017 Each year, the Calder Memorial Trophy is “given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League.” Traditionally awarded to…
The Numbers Behind Crosby’s Regression Kyle Gipe | November 24, 2017 Sidney Crosby put together one of the best seasons of his career last year by leading the league in goals with 44, his highest since the 2009-10 season, and posted…
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