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🏒 2024-25 NHL Team Elo Power Rankings & Goals Above Replacement Player Ratings 📉
Power ratings and forecasts for every NHL team and player this season.
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Jim Montgomery’s Bruins: The Full NHL Coaching Experience in 2+ Seasons
Montgomery's saga in Boston crammed the highs and lows of being a hockey coach into an incredibly compressed timeframe.
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Hockey Bytes: Why Are the Red Wings, Sabres and Senators Still Stuck in Playoff Purgatory?
How 3 of the longest playoff droughts in NHL history may continue for another year. Plus, the Avs' uphill fight to sustain their renaissance.
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Hockey Bytes: Washington Wake-Up
The Capitals seemed cooked not too long ago — but now they might have a bridge to the future. Plus, remembering a forgotten star of the early 2000s who…
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Hockey Bytes: The Canes' Time Is Now
Stanley Cup favorite Carolina needs to actually deliver. Plus, what's ailing a few surprising dud contenders.
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Hockey Bytes: Another Winnipeg Mirage?
Will the Jets continue their pattern of early promise and a familiar fade? Plus, a look at last year’s non-playoff teams most likely to make a comeback.
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The Liberty Look Like New York’s Next Champ — And the Yankees or Mets Could Be Next
NYC hasn't won a major pro sports title since 2011, but that could all change in a New York minute.
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Who’s Ready to Dominate the NHL in 2024-25?
Diving into hockey's biggest storylines and questions entering the new season.
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What History Says About the Maple Leafs’ Tavares-Matthews Captaincy Swap
Just how rare is it for a team to switch from a longstanding captain — and keep the old guy around?
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The Florida Panthers Got Tough Enough to Win the Cup
It's easy to be skeptical about old-school grit, but the success of Florida's transformation is undeniable.
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🏒 2023-24 NHL Team Elo Power Rankings & Goals Above Replacement Player Ratings 📉
Ratings and forecasts for every NHL team and player this season.
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Can the Oilers End Canada’s Stanley Cup Losing Streak in Game 7s?
Canadian teams have a knack for taking the Final to 7 games — and then losing. Edmonton is trying to change that.
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