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- Sep 12th, 20:45NHL
EP Rinkside's top 20 defencemen going into the 2024-25 NHL season
JFresh ranks the 20 best defencemen going into the 2024-25 NHL season. - Jun 19th, 04:02NHL
You can start engraving "Connor McDavid" on the Conn Smythe Trophy
The Oilers captain now has 42 points in the playoffs and his team is halfway to a historic comeback. - Jun 7th, 13:44NHL
2024 Stanley Cup Final Preview: Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers
JFresh brings you his preview of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers. - May 23rd, 15:00NHL
2024 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers
The tale of the tape for the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers Western Conference Final series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. - Mar 1st, 04:36Fantasy Hockey
Unnumbered Fantasy Thoughts: Prepping for the fantasy playoffs
It seemed to have all happened in the blink of an eye. The Fantasy Hockey regular season is over. For leagues that run a two-week playoff setup (and conclude before... - 2023-09-21, 17:07NHL
EP Rinkside Top-20 Defencemen for the 2023-24 season
JFresh continues his look at the NHL's top players by looking at the defenceman. - 2023-05-08, 15:16Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Focus: Is Evan Bouchard one of hockey's next great superstars?
The Next Great Superstar series continues this week and we’re heading west. This time Cam Robinson examines the case of Evan Bouchard. - 2023-05-03, 16:16NHL
2023 Stanley Cup Playoff Second Round Preview: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers
We've finally got McDavid vs. Eichel in the playoffs. JFresh is here to break it down. - 2023-04-15, 19:30NHL
2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
JFresh previews the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings first-round series in the 2023 NHL Playoffs. - 2023-04-05, 20:37NHL
How have the biggest NHL trade deadline acquisitions fit in with their new teams?
JFresh checks in on 20 of the biggest names moved at the deadline. - 2023-03-10, 14:47NHL
Did the buyers actually get better at the 2023 NHL trade deadline?
JFresh looks at nine buyers who made big moves at the trade deadline. - 2023-03-06, 16:07Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Implications from the NHL Trade Deadline
The NHL trade deadline impacted the important stuff, fantasy hockey. - 2023-03-03, 23:212023 NHL Trade Deadline
Reviewing every team's work at the 2023 NHL trade deadline
Sean Shapiro and J.D. Burke team up to evaluate each team's body of work at the 2023 NHL trade deadline. - 2023-02-28, 22:51NHL
Mattias Ekholm traded by Nashville Predators to the Edmonton Oilers
The veteran defender still has four years remaining on his deal. - 2023-02-14, 22:192023 NHL Trade Deadline
EP Rinkside's 2023 Trade Deadline Guide
JFresh breaks down 37 trade targets ahead of the 2023 Trade Deadline - 2021-10-13, 19:13NHL
Take Town: Nick Suzuki's new contract, Vitali Kravtsov's pending departure from New York, and centres available for trade
It's another edition of Take Town from EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert, this one looking at Nick Suzuki and Mattias Ekholm's new deals, Vitali Kravtsov's trade demand, Brady Tkachuk's contract impasse, and distinct kicking motions. - 2021-09-23, 16:34NHL
Power Feelings: Feeling blue about Buffalo
This may look to you as a standard NHL “power rankings” but let me assure you, friend, that it is anything but. These rankings are based entirely on how I feel about a team’s chances of winning the Cup, meaning you can’t tell me I’m wrong because these are my feelings and feelings can’t be wrong. - 2021-04-15, 13:00NHL
Expansion Draft Update: Where do all 30 teams stand after the deadline?
With the Seattle expansion draft less than 100 days away, JFresh goes team-by-team to see where everybody currently stands. - 2021-04-10, 17:30NHL
Doerrie's Deets: Saturday, April 9th
Better late than never, right? We think so, so we've got a weekend edition of Doerrie's Deets, in which Rachel Doerrie offers her take on some of the latest happenings in the hockey world, with insider bits, scouts know-how, and a little of everything in-between. - 2021-03-29, 12:00NHL
What we Learned: The Philadelphia Flyers need a shrewd plan moving forward
As Ryan Lambert writes, the Philadelphia Flyers are pretty much a write-off for the playoffs, even if their goaltending rebounds, and they need to act accordingly, with a shrewd plan for the future. - 2021-03-27, 15:002020-21 Trade Deadline
NHL Trade Deadline Profile: Mattias Ekholm
Jack Fraser and Mitch Brown team up to break down the best defenceman on the trade market, Nashville's steady Swede. - 2021-03-22, 13:00NHL
What We Learned: The Toronto Maple Leafs’ big problem is Freddie Andersen
The title really says it all. If the Toronto Maple Leafs want to strike this season, they likely have to do so with Freddie Andersen taking a back-seat role. Ryan Lambert tackles that in this week's What we Learned. - 2021-03-12, 19:15NHL
Doerrie's Deets: Friday, March 12th
Brent Seabrook, Tom Wilson and supplemental discipline, MacKenzie Blackwood, the transfer agreement, the 2021 NHL Draft, and ESPN's TV deal -- these are the subjects of the latest Doerrie's Deets. - 2021-02-22, 18:00NHL
What we Learned: Nashville Predators rebuild plan is one worth replicating
The Nashville Predators are in dire need of a rebuild, and David Poile seems committed to charting that course. Ryan Lambert updates you on that and more in this wee'ks edition of What we Learned. - 2021-02-18, 18:002022 Winter Olympics
2022 Olympics Preview: Sweden
JFresh takes an early look at what Team Sweden might look like if the NHL returns to the Olympics next year. - 2021-02-18, 13:00NHL
Systems Analysis: Explaining the Nashville Predators' downward spiral
Maren Angus and Rachel Doerrie team up to explain what exactly is happening in Nashville this season. - 2020-02-17, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2020
Scouting Report: 6 Swedish NHL Draft Re-Entries to Watch in 2020 NHL Draft
The Swedish presence at the NHL Entry Draft is well-established. Their draft year, a little more ambiguous. Most of the Swedes hearing their name called are first-time draft-eligible players, but...