As noted last Tuesday, it is currently “NHL Network makes everybody mad online” month, which means it’s time to pore over the league’s Top 20 defencemen. Last week, we dissected their rankings of the Top 20 centres using percentile-based sorting,…
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No, but seriously, is Cody Franson worth signing?
It’s the middle of August, which means that Hockey Twitter is probably yelling at each other about someone suggesting that the Leafs should sign Cody Franson or something weird like th- I really believe this guy could be a superstar…
The numbers behind the NHL’s Top 20 Centres
A noted trademark of August Hockey Social Media is the absolute grief that comes out of the NHL Network’s annual positional rankings. Designed almost entirely to generate a lot of discussions and quote tweets off of a series of short…
The Mailbag: August 6
Happy Monday! The Mailbag returns from a week off. We’ve got a lot to cover today, between notes, posts, and questions, so we’re going to forgo a long intro and hop right into it:
How often do long-term deals for goaltenders work out?
Earlier today, the Anaheim Ducks announced the signing of starting netminder John Gibson to an eight-year contract extension, that gives him an Annual Average Value of $6.4 million per year. The deal comes following an incredible 2017/18 season, where the…