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Please check out my Latest article for LastWordOnSports.com which covers the Boston Bruins's biggest strengths and weaknesses heading into the 2024 NHL Entry Draft! https://lnkd.in/exKfwRKS

Should NHL Teams Aim for Cheap or Expensive Depth in the NHL? Taking a look at which team-building approach is the most successful. https://lnkd.in/ek8aYZH5

Time to stop tanking in The NHL and fix the Trade Deadline too. Here’s my “Star Plan” to accomplish both feats. https://lnkd.in/esdApmjC #NHL #StopTanking #FixTradeDeadline #StarPlan

Top 50 Defensemen in the NHL for 2024-25 Who are the 50 best defensemen in the NHL for the 2024-25 season? Not even at the halfway point of the 2024 offseason, we have a lot of time on our hands before hockey resumes in October. An exercise that we see plenty of around this time of year is simple: ranking the top players in the league by their position in the modern day. Here, we do that with the 50 best defensemen in the NHL for the 2024-25 season. https://lnkd.in/ej5RiYGD

There’s a saying in hockey that your goalie is only as good as the team in front of him. The best goalies in the world have a 92% save percentage, but if that percentage drops just 1% to 91% they give up roughly 24 more goals in a year. 24 goals can be the difference in making the playoffs or hitting the golf course early in the NHL. It sounds like it’s all up to the goalie, but when you dig into it, save percentages are directly relational to how many shots a team blocks. The more shots a team blocks, the higher the goalie’s save percentage is. If you could do something as simple as blocking a shot to make someone on your team 1% better would you do it?

#weekendvibes Working on a model to predict the NHL hockey pool... stats. This is the prediction : NHL team ranking.. by goals scored. What are your thoughts on this? Is it the top scoring teams that get in the playoffs? The top 10 NHL teams based on the combined player scores from the Montreal Moneyball model are: 1. San Jose Sharks (SJS) – 15,429.65 2. Chicago Blackhawks (CHI) – 15,244.66 3. Vegas Golden Knights (VGK) – 14,843.64 4. Boston Bruins (BOS) – 14,378.75 5. Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ) – 14,035.80 6. Montreal Canadiens (MTL) – 13,910.29 7. New York Rangers (NYR) – 13,860.08 8. Anaheim Ducks (ANA) – 13,653.44 9. Toronto Maple Leafs (TOR) – 13,623.17 10. Tampa Bay Lightning (TBL) – 13,607.24 🙏🤔🥷🕵️♂️ 🃏🎰 * These teams have the highest combined potential for scoring and impact based on the individual player scores. using a simple statistical model kids can understand.

A COMPILATION OF 2024 NHL DRAFT RANKINGS AS OF 6/17/24 Attached is a comprehensive list of various recent first round rankings published by recognized sources. In particular, I noted several things here. The first thing that stuck out to me was the presence of the USNTDP’s Teddy Stiga on each of these lists with several notable exceptions, the biggest one being central scouting. The Boston College commit was ranked 44th among North American skaters in central scouting’s final rankings, which I felt undervalued his talents and productivity (79 points [36 G 43 A] in 61 games this past season). However, draft analysts vary quite a bit on where he will land on the draft board (TSN’s Bob McKenzie & Craig Button rank him 68th and 64th, respectively). The second thing I noted is the relatively low ranking on several of these lists given to CHL Defenseman of the Year Zayne Parekh. Given his performance during both the 2023-24 OHL regular season and the Memorial Cup playoffs, I would have thought he was a lock for a top 10 draft slot. Perhaps not, as he is at #14 and #12 by The Hockey News’ Tony Ferrari & Mike Morreale, respectively. However, most of these rankings do have him going in the top 10, some in the top 5 (once more, I point to the fact that TSN’s Craig Button has him at #5). Last but not least is the presence of defenseman EJ Emery in numerous rankings. Again, the obvious list lacking his presence is central scouting, where he is #39 on its final rankings of North American skaters. Perhaps that can be solely attributed to his lack of offensive output to this point (16 assists in 61 games for the NTDP in 2023-24), although many scouts feel his upside completely outweighs this current lack of productivity. https://lnkd.in/g-DXgdpb

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NHL Standings Analysis: The Strong, Steady, and Struggling Teams – October 25, 2024 BY RON RAYMOND|PUBLISHED OCTOBER 25, 2024 As the NHL season unfolds, it's crucial to understand the performance trends among different team types to identify potential betting edges. Here’s a breakdown of the current standings by team tier (A, B, C) and what these stats reveal about performance tendencies both at home and on the road. Type A Teams: Dominant Contenders Top Performers: NY Rangers, Winnipeg, Carolina, Washington, Ottawa, Calgary, Minnesota, Dallas, and St. Louis. Home Performance: 22-9, showcasing a 70.97% win rate at home. Road Performance: Even stronger with a 24-7 record, marking a 77.42% win rate. Key Insight: Type A teams show remarkable consistency, particularly on the road, outperforming opponents with a 6.45% higher win rate compared to home games. Winnipeg stands out as the undefeated road team, suggesting a high level of resilience away from their home rink. Dallas and Calgary also remain undefeated at home, adding value to their home-ice advantage. https://lnkd.in/eSqiSzVJ

Loving the statistics and analytics that the NHL has provided for public knowledge. I've always enjoyed studying goals and offense as a whole in the game of hockey. The top goal scorers in the NHL and in any league around the world are consistently doing little things that many players are unaware of. It is more than just "having a good shot". Getting to the right place at the right time, having the proper stick placement, knowing what to do before you have the puck or before someone else gets the puck, GOING TO THE NET, and using deception are some of the tools needed to increase scoring/offense for a player or team. Hockey has always been my passion and I am excited to continue to learn more about the game and teach players who want to produce more offensively. https://lnkd.in/drqdUbc7