Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams NHL Trade Deadline Big Board: Mattias Ekholm, Jack Eichel and 26 others who could be dealtThis NHL trade deadline is going to be weird. For one, there’s the issue of players traded to Canada having to quarantine for weeks after being acquired. But the...…Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsEastCentralNorthWestAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured Teams NHL Trade Deadline Big Board: Mattias Ekholm, Jack Eichel and 26 others who could be dealtThis NHL trade deadline is going to be weird. For one, there’s the issue of players traded to Canada having to quarantine for weeks after being acquired. But the...WW…

Feb 3, 2021The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are just a year away and to celebrate, we’re projecting what the rosters for the major teams might look like in Beijing. | | | | |I remember covering the 2010 United States Olympic men’s hockey team — that came within a overtime goal of winning a gold medal — and before the tournament wondering: How the hell are they going to fill out this roster?Ten years later, there has been a seismic change in the hockey landscape at the highest levels in the United States. Depth is no longer an issue for the U.S.We often joke Canada could enter two teams in...…Feb 3, 2021The 2022 Winter Olympic Games are just a year away and to celebrate, we’re projecting what the rosters for the major teams might look like in Beijing. | | | | |I remember covering the 2010 United States Olympic men’s hockey team — that came within a overtime goal of winning a gold medal — and before the tournament wondering: How the hell are they going to fill out this roster?Ten years later, there has been a seismic change in the hockey landscape at the highest levels in the United States. Depth is no longer an issue for the U.S.We often joke Canada could enter two teams in...WW…

Jan 11, 2021An email was sent out to 20 or so people in the . The request to this group of coaches, executives and analysts was a little more complex than usual. For starters, it included a color-coded PDF with over 100 players’ names on it. And we weren’t necessarily looking for concrete answers. Just for people within the walls of NHL teams to check our work. It was an audit, really.The work? We were attempting to replicate our colleague Seth Partnow’s project in which he . In our case, we were omitting goalies, already covered in our annual Goalie Tiers package.We wanted it to be more...…Jan 11, 2021An email was sent out to 20 or so people in the . The request to this group of coaches, executives and analysts was a little more complex than usual. For starters, it included a color-coded PDF with over 100 players’ names on it. And we weren’t necessarily looking for concrete answers. Just for people within the walls of NHL teams to check our work. It was an audit, really.The work? We were attempting to replicate our colleague Seth Partnow’s project in which he . In our case, we were omitting goalies, already covered in our annual Goalie Tiers package.We wanted it to be more...WW…

Oct 14, 2020The biggest names in free agency have found their homes. A few interesting trades have been made. And there’s definitely plenty more to come in the offseason if you believe those out there trying to make deals.“There haven’t been any shockwaves yet,” said one Eastern Conference executive. “Let’s reserve judgment.”Reserve judgment? Us? Never.There have already been fascinating moves made, so we hit the phones to get some thoughts from executives around the league on who is doing well and who isn’t. At least, so far.Let’s dive in:Anaheim GM Bob Murray wasn’t particularly active on...…Oct 14, 2020The biggest names in free agency have found their homes. A few interesting trades have been made. And there’s definitely plenty more to come in the offseason if you believe those out there trying to make deals.“There haven’t been any shockwaves yet,” said one Eastern Conference executive. “Let’s reserve judgment.”Reserve judgment? Us? Never.There have already been fascinating moves made, so we hit the phones to get some thoughts from executives around the league on who is doing well and who isn’t. At least, so far.Let’s dive in:Anaheim GM Bob Murray wasn’t particularly active on...WW…

Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsAtlanticMetropolitanCentralPacificAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured TeamsUSNTDP players test positive for COVID-19; Summer Showcase in questionAt least three players from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program have tested positive for COVID-19, multiple sources have confirmed to The Athletic. The players had...…Press 'Enter' to see all resultsMost Recent StoriesAuthorsAtlanticMetropolitanCentralPacificAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAtlanticCentralSoutheastSouthwestNorthwestPacificAL EastAL CentralAL WestNL EastNL CentralNL WestFeatured Teams Featured TeamsLeaguesMLS Featured  CompetitionsFeatured TeamsUSNTDP players test positive for COVID-19; Summer Showcase in questionAt least three players from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program have tested positive for COVID-19, multiple sources have confirmed to The Athletic. The players had...WW…

Jun 25, 2020When a player emerges as a consensus No. 1 overall pick, as appears to be right now, there’s a natural follow-up question: How does he stack up to previous No. 1 overall picks?It’s a fun debate. Plus, it gives you an indication of the impact the potential star might have on an organization. Add to your rebuild and it skyrockets. But not every draft class has a McDavid. Not every decade has a McDavid.To get a sense of how the No. 1 overall picks from the past decade compare and where Lafreniere slots in, 10 executives agreed to participate in a bit of a thought exercise. The last...…Jun 25, 2020When a player emerges as a consensus No. 1 overall pick, as appears to be right now, there’s a natural follow-up question: How does he stack up to previous No. 1 overall picks?It’s a fun debate. Plus, it gives you an indication of the impact the potential star might have on an organization. Add to your rebuild and it skyrockets. But not every draft class has a McDavid. Not every decade has a McDavid.To get a sense of how the No. 1 overall picks from the past decade compare and where Lafreniere slots in, 10 executives agreed to participate in a bit of a thought exercise. The last...WW…