Tuesday was all about the Eastern Conference. Outside of a few core players, this team doesn’t have the high-end talent a championship-caliber team should strive for; their top line would likely resemble a second on a deep contender. Seattle Kraken Considering the Kraken’s depth over star power roster construction, it isn’t entirely surprising that the team does not stack up …
There is no single blueprint for success in the NHL. Stanley Cup Checklist Legend Red X: Falls below the range entirely Gray checkmark: Passable, but below the average champion Black checkmark: Above average relative to the average Cup winner Gold checkmark: Exceeds the range entirely New York Rangers The deadline can’t come soon enough for the Rangers. But the team’s …
The Golden Knights already have $72,625,000 in salary committed to the 2020-21 season, according to Cap Friendly. I’d expect Reaves’ salary to dip below $2 million, but I think he stays in Vegas for at least one more season on a reasonable deal worth roughly $1.5 million per season. Minor-league unrestricted free agents The Golden Knights only have five AHL …
I am not here to tell you that clutch doesn’t matter. As mentioned above, teams that were good at winning non-clutch games were generally better at winning these very close “clutch” games than were worse teams, but late/close situations evened the odds considerably. On the flip side, the model would predict that a team winning 24.4 percent of non-clutch games …