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NHL trade-asset tiers: Buyers guide to the 2020 deadline, including rental trade targets, goalies and more

The baseline reaction to the annual NHL trade deadline is that it’s always underwhelming, which is frankly unfair. It’s like going into a movie having seen all the trailers and read all the spoilers and then being disappointed when the action on the screen doesn’t match the movie in your head. The movie in your […]

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NHL trade deadline preview: Possible moves, latest rumors, what to watch for all 31 teams

Now that the 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend is in the rearview mirror, the league’s trade season is underway in earnest. The next several games for each team will be pivotal, as general managers decide whether their teams should be buyers, improving their chances for the Stanley Cup playoffs, or sellers, perhaps accelerating rebuilds. Get caught […]

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NHL trade tracker for the 2019-20 season

Penguins get: D John Nyberg Stars get: F Oula Palve Canadiens get: F Laurent Dauphin Predators get: F Michael McCarron Sabres get: F Michael Frolik Flames get: 2020 fourth-round pick Canadiens get: D Marco Scandella Sabres get: 2020 fourth-round pick Canadiens get: F Andrew Sturtz Senators get: D Mike Reilly Penguins get: F Kevin Roy […]

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Bold second-half predictions for all 31 NHL teams

Seriously, how can any prognostication made at the midpoint of the NHL regular season compare to “a team in last place with an interim coach and a rookie goalie is going to win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history?” Nevertheless, we’re tasked with making 31 declarative statements about NHL teams in the second half […]

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Fantasy hockey rankings update: the new generation of goaltenders

I don’t know if someone decided to speed up the process, but the current fantasy landscape for goaltenders is one of confusion, transition and surprises. Thirty days isn’t a season, but it’s a decent enough sample size. During the past 30 days, here are your top 10 goaltenders on the ESPN Player Rater: 1. Tristan […]

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Wysh List: The people who will matter most in hockey in 2020

But then Don Cherry and Bill Peters personified the sports’ diversity and inclusion problems. Then Mike Babcock, Marc Crawford and Peters (again) symbolized the physical and mental abuse by coaches against players at every level of hockey. And the definitive moment was redefined. We’re running down the best players, teams, trades, lineups, trends and more. […]

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The NHL’s best and worst this week: Patience pays off for Bill Guerin and the Minnesota Wild

On Nov. 17, the Minnesota Wild fell to last place in the NHL. With just seven wins in their first 20 games, no team had fewer points (16) than Minnesota. But even as the losses piled over the first six weeks of the season, Guerin stood pat. Fans were calling for the Wild to fire […]

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