Mathew Barzal News & Stories
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2025-09-23, 15:19NHLElite Prospects top 30 centres going into the 2025-26 NHL season
It says something about just how astounding Connor McDavid’s first ten seasons in the NHL have been that a 122-point pace regular season followed by a run to the Cup...
2025-08-18, 13:53OGElite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 2: Hockey Canada orientation camp
Hockey Canada recently announced the roster of NHL players it would invite to its late-August Olympic orientation camp.That’s where the reigning Four Nations gold medal winners will start mapping out...
2024-10-25, 16:55Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Focus: Five turnaround options
Michael Clifford provides five turnaround options for your fantasy squad.
2024-09-11, 21:00NHLEP Rinkside's top 20 centres going into the 2024-25 NHL season
JFresh ranks the 20 best centres going into the 2024-25 NHL season.
2024-07-29, 16:30NHLWhat We Learned: Two ways to view new Travis Konecny contract
I don't like the contract but I do get it.
2024-04-17, 19:45NHL2024 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders
The tale of the tape for the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
2024-02-19, 17:30NHLHas Patrick Roy actually changed anything for the New York Islanders?
Sean Shapiro and David St-Louis look at the Islanders coaching situation and what is actually happening on the ice since Patrick Roy took over.
2024-01-12, 15:52NHL ProspectsDrama aside, what do Cutter Gauthier and Jamie Drysdale bring to their new teams?
David St-Louis looks at the film and the path for both Cutter Gauthier and Jamie Drysdale after they were traded by the Anaheim Ducks and Philadelphia Flyers.
2023-10-10, 13:00Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Feature: Managing Mathew Barzal's expectations
There were two defining traits to Mathew Barzal’s 85-point rookie season with the New York Islanders. The first was great offensive chemistry with Jordan Eberle. That duo pushed the pace...
2023-09-20, 17:32NHLEP Rinkside Top-20 Centres for the 2023-24 season
JFresh continues his look at the NHL's top players by looking at the centres.
2023-08-30, 15:11NHLOne player that can make or break each team's 2023-24 NHL season
JFresh looks at one player that can make or break each team in the NHL during the 2023-24 season.
2023-04-29, 14:00NHLWhere do the New York Islanders go from here?
Were the New York Islanders good? No. Will they be good next year? Well, probably not.
2023-04-15, 17:00NHL2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Preview: Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders
JFresh previews the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders first-round series in the 2023 NHL Playoffs.
2023-03-29, 22:30NHLRinkside Roundtable: Who will be the last team in? Who will be the last team out in playoff hunt?
The EP Rinkside crew gathers to make predictions for the finality of the regular season standings.
2022-11-18, 19:02Fantasy HockeyRobinson's Fantasy Rundown: What's up with Kyle Connor?
Plus Top power-play merry-go-round, Shane Wright's usage, Connor Bedard making history & More
2022-11-04, 13:52Fantasy HockeyRobinson's Fantasy Rundown: How to handle slumping stars and empty-calorie scorers
The latest edition of the Robinson Fantasy Rundown zeroes in on slumping stars and players with unsustainable percentages, offering insight into how to handle these players.
2022-09-08, 16:05NHLEP Rinkside's top 20 centres ranking for the 2022-23 season
JFresh continues his rankings series analyzing the top 20 centres in the NHL entering the 2022-23 season.
2022-08-26, 13:00NHLEvery Team's X-Factor for the 2022-23 Season
JFresh identifies the biggest factor for each NHL team in the upcoming 2022-23 season.
2021-10-18, 19:25Fantasy HockeyFantasy Forecast: Ranking the top 50 players for the 2026-27 season
EP Rinkside's resident Fantasy Hockey expert Cam Robinson is looking way into the future, ranking the 50 best players for the 2026-27 season. This is a must-read resource for anyone in a keeper league.
2021-06-26, 20:40NHLWhere do the New York Islanders go from here?
A popular refrain about the New York Islanders in the last few weeks was that they're a “high-floor, low-ceiling team."What that means, basically, is that the best they can hope...
2021-06-14, 18:36NHLRound 2 Takeaways: How the Islanders beat the Bruins
Dimitri Filipovic takes a look at how the New York Islanders beat the Boston Bruins, and set up a final four rematch against the Tampa Bay Lightning for the second consecutive postseason.
2021-06-14, 18:34NHLWhat We Learned: The Islanders brought their A-game to Tampa
The key to playing hockey at a high level is to not think. The New York Islanders' system forces everyone else to think while the Isles just have to execute.
2021-05-15, 12:00NHLEast Division Playoff Previews
JFresh breaks down and visualizes the analytics behind the two East Division first round series.
2021-05-04, 17:15Fantasy HockeyFantasy Weekly: 2021 IIHF Under-18 World Hockey Championship, young players for next season, & Connor McDavid's chase for 100
Here we are. The final 'week' of the regular season is upon us. For many, you watched your league draw to a close with that hiccup of a Bolts-Red Wing...
