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🏒 2025-26 NHL Team Elo Power Rankings & Goals Above Replacement Player Ratings 📉

Power ratings and forecasts for every NHL team and player this season.

22 hrs ago • Neil Paine

What I Learned From the 344 Posts I Wrote in 2025

I categorized every post I published in 2025 by type and sport to see what I actually spent the year writing about — then picked out the stories that…

Dec 31, 2025 • Neil Paine

The Chiefs Are Doing the Weirdest "Relocation" in Pro Sports History

Is it a short commute of a stadium-switch or a full-blown franchise move? Yes.

Dec 30, 2025 • Neil Paine

The Colorado Avalanche's Star Power Is Unmatched — Maybe Ever

With Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Martin Nečas all on historic trajectories, Colorado has assembled a top-end trio the salary-cap era was supposed…

Dec 12, 2025 • Neil Paine

Are the Panthers and Oilers Out of Gas?

Early in the 2025-26 season, both sides of the perennial Stanley Cup matchup are far from getting back there again.

Dec 4, 2025 • Neil Paine

The Penguins Weren't Supposed to Be Good Again

Old and bad teams like this almost never rebound. In fact, the modern NHL has seen only one other case like Pittsburgh's unexpected revival — and the…

Nov 21, 2025 • Neil Paine

Connor Bedard's Generational Moment Has Arrived

At 20 years old, Bedard is reaching a new level of play — and starting to mirror the career arcs of hockey's inner-circle greats.

Nov 14, 2025 • Neil Paine

These Up-and-Coming NHL Teams Are Finally Breaking the Ice

Led by the Devils, Mammoth and Canadiens, a group of early-season risers are pushing back against the league’s entrenched hierarchy.

Oct 28, 2025 • Neil Paine

A Couple of Goons: The Utah Mammoth and Other Smelly Developments

Neil and Walt are SO back for the 2025-26 NHL season.

Oct 22, 2025 • Neil Paine and Walter Hickey

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What to Watch For in the NHL in 2025-26

A look at what the forecasts say about the hockey season ahead.

Oct 6, 2025 • Neil Paine

The Wild Had No Choice But to Bet on Kirill Kaprizov

Minnesota just made him the NHL’s highest-paid player ever. The numbers show why he’s as indispensable as any star in the league.

Oct 1, 2025 • Neil Paine

How Canada’s Stanley Cup Drought Could’ve Been Stopped Before It Ever Started

Thirty years ago, a team built in Quebec City took steps toward a dynasty… in Denver.

Jul 16, 2025 • Neil Paine

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