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Peterka Heads Out West: Analyzing the Buffalo/Utah Deal
After months of speculation, the Buffalo Sabres have finally pulled the trigger on trading a blossoming young star player in JJ Peterka. The young German star (based on PPG in 2024-2025) was traded to the Utah Mammoth in exchange for Josh Doan and Michael Kesselring. Following the completion of the trade, Peterka, who was… Read more
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After much deliberation: Liam’s top ten 2025 NHL Entry Draft prospects, plus some additional first round selection worthy players of note
Much like last year’s version (which was limited to just North American prospects), this is less predictive and more qualitative. In other words, this is not so much a projection of how I think things will go so much as how I rank the best prospects in this class. I won’t get too caught up… Read more
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The Trevor Zegras Trade: An Excercise of Akairos
After what felt like an eternity of trade rumors and questionable faith negotiations between organization and player, Trevor Zegras has finally been traded out of Anaheim. He will be joining his best friend, Jamie Drysdale, as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Ducks received Ryan Poehling, a 2nd round pick (2025), and a… Read more
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Analyzing the Kraken-Blackhawks Trade: Burakovsky vs. Veleno
On June 22nd, the Seattle Kraken and Chicago Blackhawks made an interesting trade exchanging veteran winger Andre Burakovsky for prime-aged center Joe Veleno. On name value alone, this appears to be a massive victory for the Chicago Blackhawks, but let’s look at the analytics buried beneath the names to understand this deal better. On… Read more
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Ryan Donato’s 4-Year Extension: Analyzing His Value to the Blackhawks
On June 18th, 2025, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that they extended 29 year old forward Ryan Donato to a 4 year and $16M extension ($4M AAV). This comes on the heels of a career high 62-point campaign with the Blackhawks. There is some concern that this anomalous season could have Donato overvalued, but let’s break… Read more
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Analyzing the Kreider Deal: Impact on Rangers and Ducks
After months of dialogue and rumors, the New York Rangers have finally traded Chris Kreider. The Rangers agreed to send Kreider (along with a 2025 4th round pick) to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Carey Terrance and a 2025 3rd round pick. For New York, this trade is another step in Chris Drury’s… Read more