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Hurricanes Under Brind’Amour Simply Dominate Corsi

The Carolina Hurricanes organization has reached new heights under the leadership of head coach Rod Brind'Amour. He has led the team to the playoffs in each of his first five seasons at the helm, including two trips to the Eastern Conference Final in 2018-19 and 2...

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NHL’s All-Time Records: The B-Sides

Statistics play a massive role in the NHL. Not only do they indicate how well a player or team is doing, but they are used to compare current NHLers from the past and the present. Whether it is goals, assists, wins or points, stats are an important part of the NHL as th...

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3 Avalanche Players Who Need to Bounce Back in 2023-24

The Colorado Avalanche enjoyed a successful 2022-23 season by winning the Central Division despite facing an avalanche of injuries, including being without each of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Gabriel Landes...

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Devils Ready for Full Meier Experience in 2023-24

Part of the reason the New Jersey Devils acquired Timo Meier ahead of last season's trade deadline was to give them a boost for the 2023 playoffs. But they were also thinking big picture with the move, and after signing him to an eight-year extension ...

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Avalanche’s 3 Worst Contracts for 2023-24 Season

I recently highlighted three of the best contracts that the Colorado Avalanche have on the books for the 2023-24 season, meaning it's time to turn our gaze toward the worst contracts on the organization's payroll. It's a ...

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Devils 2023-24 Player Preview: Jonas Siegenthaler

When the New Jersey Devils acquired Jonas Siegenthaler ahead of the 2021 trade deadline, they were taking a gamble and hoping he'd break out after not getting much playing time in Washington with the Capitals. His underlying numbers with the C...

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Avalanche’s 3 Best Contracts for 2023-24 Season

In a salary cap environment, efficiently using the limited resource of cap space is of utmost importance while working towards both short- and long-term success in the NHL. The Colorado Avalanche have juggled this ta...

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Devils 2023-24 Player Preview: Dougie Hamilton

When the New Jersey Devils signed Dougie Hamilton during the 2021 offseason, the hope was he'd help bring the team back to relevancy the following season. Injuries derailed his 2021-22 campaign, but the Hamilton that the organization envisioned when pur...

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Avalanche Should Re-Sign, Not Trade Devon Toews

At this stage of the NHL offseason, the Colorado Avalanche have accomplished all of their goals for the summer. They acquired a pair of centers (Ryan Johansen and Ross Colton) to fill the hole left by Nazem Kadri last offseason, signed the blossoming Bowen Byram to a bridge deal...

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Devils’ Offense Will Be More Lethal With Tyler Toffoli

In a league that's growing more offensively oriented, it wasn't a surprise to see New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald target more scoring this offseason. When Elliotte Friedman reported that the Calgary Flames had made Tyler Toffoli available for trade, he was...

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Avalanche 2023 Offseason Checklist: Sign RFAs & Add Depth

The busiest week on the NHL calendar - the one encompassing the Entry Draft and the start of free agency - is finally behind us, with the Colorado Avalanche being one of the most active organizations over the past month. Gen...

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2023 NHL Free Agency’s Best Value Contracts

There have been plenty of terrible contracts handed out in free agency, as is the case most offseasons. But there have also been plenty of valuable contracts signed, especially with many players taking one-year deals in h...

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7 Worst Contracts in Free Agency

Free agency can go one of two ways: incredibly well or incredibly poorly. It all depends on a team's approach when the market opens on July 1. More often than not, buyer's remorse is the end result of free agency, with GMs handing out te...

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The 10 Biggest Potential Busts of the 2023 NHL Free Agent Class

With the 2023 NHL Draft officially in the rearview, the start of the league's annual free agent period (July 1) is fast approaching. NHL history is littered with regrettable contracts that were signed during free agency and the 2023 e...

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Johansen Trade Fills Avalanche’s Glaring Need at Center

In an unexpected move, the Colorado Avalanche addressed their glaring need for a second-line center by trading pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) Alex Galchenyuk to the Nashville Predators for Ryan Johansen. The Predators retained 50 percent of his $8 milli...

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Devils & Bratt Find Mutual Value With 8-Year Contract

Early yesterday (June 15) afternoon, Pierre LeBrun and Elliotte Friedman reported that the New Jersey Devils and Jesper Bratt were closing in on an eight-year deal at a cap hit of $7.875 million. Shortly afterward, the team made it official, announcing they had inked the S...

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Avalanche 2023 Offseason Trade Targets: Alex DeBrincat

With the 2023 NHL Entry Draft (June 28) and the opening of the 2023 free agent signing period (July 1) both less than a month away, the start of the NHL's annual silly season is within sight.

The Colorado Avalanche figure to be one of the biggest players t...

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Avalanche 2023 Free Agent Targets: Depth Forwards

Within the NHL's salary cap landscape, teams often try to mine hidden gems and identify potential bargain-value players during the annual free agent frenzy. After a season in which their hopes of repeating as Stanley Cup champions were partially ...

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Avalanche Must Find Value in 2023 NHL Free Agent Market

Even as the Colorado Avalanche failed in their pursuit of a second-consecutive Stanley Cup championship, a quick retool with an eye on an immediate return to contention is entirely feasible.

Although general manage...

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NHL’s Top 5 Forward Lines of 2022-23

There are a total of 28 forward lines that played together for at least 350 minutes at five-on-five this season. Evaluating just these lines will help determine which combinations were most effective throughout the season and what the top five forward lines...

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