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2025-12-15, 15:16NHLElite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 5: Canada and USA roster predictions
Cam Robinson and Ryan Lambert try to figure out who the United States and Canada will take to the Olympics.
2025-11-18, 17:27NHLElite Prospects Olympic Stock Watch Part 4: What's changed so far this season?
In Part 4 of our Olympic Stock Watch series, Cam Robinson and Ryan Lambert discuss how the first six weeks of the NHL season has shifted expectations for the United States and Canada.
2025-09-24, 16:23NHLElite Prospects top 30 defencemen going into the 2025-26 NHL season
JFresh breaks down the top-30 defenders for this upcoming season.
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...
2025-06-09, 20:43NHLWhat We Learned: Conn Smythe race is wide open
There isn't a strong favorite for Conn Smythe right now, meaning it's anyone's ballgame.
2025-06-02, 14:39NHLWhat We Learned: It's Not the Taxes, It's the Talent for good teams
NHL commentators are turning into Reverse Grover Norquists... they hate these no-income-tax states!!!!
2025-05-04, 18:38NHLWhere do the 2025 Colorado Avalanche go from here?
The Colorado Avalanche rearranged a huge chunk of their roster over the course of the season. So what's left to do this summer?
2025-04-21, 10:56NHLWhat We Learned: Are the Stars already in trouble?
Game 1 didn't go so well. Can anything change for Game 2 tonight?
2025-04-18, 02:35NHL2025 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche
JFresh breaks down one of the most intriguing first round matchups, the battle between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche.
2025-02-17, 22:53NHL 4 NationsCanada goes back to basics in Finland win
Canada got star players to play good old fashioned hockey en route to a 5-3 win that was almost never in doubt.
2025-02-17, 22:25InternationalWhat We Learned: Best-on-best hockey rules, and the NHL can't take credit
The NHL shouldn't get to take credit for how well best-on-best hockey is working, since it's the one that's been denying us best-on-best hockey for more than a decade.
2025-01-08, 14:21NHLBreaking down the top candidates for the Norris Trophy
Who has been the NHL's best defenseman midway through the season?
2024-12-05, 15:36NHLTake Town: Appreciating some guys
I'm in Thinking-of-Guys mode.
2024-09-12, 20:45NHLEP 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.
2024-09-02, 19:00NHLWhat We Learned: Deferred salary could change the NHL's cap situation
Love when teams get creative.
2024-06-28, 18:00NHL"You talk about him all week": How NCAA coaches dealt with Macklin Celebrini
The presumptive No. 1 pick in this week's draft tore college hockey apart this season. EP Rinkside spoke with coaches who took him on, and the one who coached him, to see what made him so hard to handle.
2024-05-07, 18:45NHL2024 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche
The tale of the tape for the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche's second-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
2024-04-29, 14:44NHLNHL Playoff Daily: The Washington Capitals short postseason is over
The New York Rangers dispatched the Washington Capitals in four games, and now there are only 15 teams remaining.
2024-04-24, 13:37NHLNHL Playoff Daily: Sergei Bobrovsky and Matthew Tkachuk control the creases as Panthers win again
The Florida Panthers took a 2-0 series lead in the battle of Florida. Sean Shapiro has the full scope of the action from last night across the league.
2024-04-19, 13:00Fantasy HockeyPlayoff Pool Primer - Selecting the right star defensemen
It might seem so simple to take the best defensemen you can in the playoff pool. But Michael Clifford explains why strategy is key.
2024-04-18, 16:45NHL2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Preview: Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets
The tale of the tape for the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
2024-04-17, 23:00NHLInside the mind of an NHL awards voter
What goes into a vote for the NHL awards? Read on to find out.
2024-04-16, 18:00NHLFor Cale Makar and Devon Toews it's all about consistency in Colorado
What makes Cale Makar and Devon Toews so effective? It's all in the consistency.
2024-02-28, 19:00NHLOne of the NHL's biggest stars, Cale Makar still just a hockey fan at heart
Sean Shapiro checks in with one of the Norris Trophy favourites.
2024-02-27, 20:00NCAANCAA hockey's best players are getting younger, and that's a good thing
College hockey used to be dominated by players aged 22-24. Seems like that's no longer the case.
2024-01-27, 21:00NHLUnnumbered Thoughts: Daniel Brière's strong rookie GM campaign
Sean Shapiro bring his weekly look around the NHL, starting with the job rookie GM Daniel Brière has done thus far in Philadelphia.
2023-10-10, 13:53NHL32 Boring Predictions for the 2023-24 NHL season
Who needs bold predictions? Sean Shapiro brings you the boring ones that will actually happen this season.
2023-09-21, 17:07NHLEP Rinkside Top-20 Defencemen for the 2023-24 season
JFresh continues his look at the NHL's top players by looking at the defenceman.
2023-04-27, 16:00NHLTake Town: Crunch time already?
So many teams are facing elimination or facing facing-elimination. The first round ends this weekend, at the latest.
2023-04-25, 18:21NHLColorado’s Cale Makar suspended for Game 5 vs. Seattle
The defenceman hit Jared McCann in first period of Game 4.
2023-04-15, 18:34NHL2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Preview: Colorado Avalanche vs. Seattle Kraken
JFresh previews the Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken's first-round series in the 2023 NHL Playoffs.
2023-04-07, 13:37Fantasy HockeyRobinson's Fantasy Hockey Rundown: Last week, last chance
It's all about the championship.
2023-03-30, 18:20NHLHow should we be using microstats to break down the game? A conversation with Corey Sznajder
In the second part of a conversation with Corey Sznajder, JFresh discusses how the data should be used when breaking down a game.
2023-03-29, 20:48NHLHow and why do microstats matter? A conversation with Corey Sznajder
JFresh goes in-depth with hockey's most prolific stat tracker about analytics, skillsets, playoff hockey, and more in part one of a two-part series.
2023-02-24, 04:00Fantasy HockeyRobinson's Fantasy Rundown: Quick hits to whet your appetite
It's a Friday and as we move into crunch time for both the real and fantasy seasons, Cam Robinson has got you covered.
2023-01-18, 10:58NHLEP Rinkside NHL awards at the halfway point in the 2022-23 season
J.D. Burke summoned a roundtable to vote on the NHL awards at the halfway point in the 2022-23 NHL season.
2022-12-29, 15:28NHLYear in Review: Most viewed players on Elite Prospects in 2022
A look at the players that drew the most page views across the globe on Elite Prospects.
2022-11-14, 16:05NHLWhat We Learned: After slow start, are the Avalanche back?
The reigning cup champions are looking like, well, reigning cup champions.
2022-11-08, 18:53Draft RetrospectiveDraft Retrospective: The evolution of Cale Makar
Now Cale Makar is a known commodity, but Mitch Brown looks back at how the Norris Trophy winner put it all together.
2022-10-13, 19:00NHLTake Town: Hit the ground running
NHL hockey is back, and that means it's time for Take Town to make its triumphant return to EP Rinkside.
2022-09-09, 07:00NHLEP Rinkside Top 20 defencemen rankings for the 2022-23 season
JFresh analyzes the top 20 defencemen in the NHL entering the 2022-23 NHL season.
2022-07-28, 13:00NHLHow defencemen transitioned the puck out of their zone in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Dimitri Filipovic uses tracking data from this year's playoffs to look at which defencemen transition the puck out of their own zone most effectively, and why it's such an important skill in today's game.
2022-06-27, 16:34NHLWhat We Learned: For Stanley Cup-champion Colorado Avalanche, the hard work begins now
The Stanley Cup-champion Colorado Avalanche have a tough offseason in front of them, but as long as they can keep this hockey operations department intact, they should be able to weather the storm.
2022-06-27, 07:51NHLHow the Colorado Avalanche defeated a dynasty to win the Stanley Cup
Abbey Mastracco looks at the key factors in the Colorado Avalanche's 2022 Stanley Cup championship win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2022-06-25, 06:26NHL'Sneaky P:' How Ondřej Palát went from a last-round draft pick to Stanley Cup star
Ondrej Palat's 12th Stanley Cup Playoff game-winner helped the Tampa Bay Lightning stave off elimination against the Colorado Avalanche. Abbey Mastracco with details in Denver on his career ascent.
2022-06-14, 14:07NHLStanley Cup Final Preview: Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
JFresh breaks down the clash of the titans in the Stanley Cup Final using stats gathered by TopDownHockey and AllThreeZones.
2022-06-03, 17:05NHLEP Rinkside 3 stars for Week 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Filip Chytil has seven goals in the postseason after only scoring six in the regular season, Cale Makar is heating up but the goalies have gone cold. EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert has this week's 3 Stars.
2022-06-01, 18:27NHLTake Town: The Conference Final rounds begin
It hurts Ryan Lambert to stand up for a PDO team — and the Rangers' PDO is 102.7 — but he must. The Western Conference Final is underway, the Eastern Conference Final begins Wednesday night and Take Town has all of the intriguing storylines and more.
2022-05-31, 16:58NHLRound 2 Takeaways: How the Avalanche and Rangers won their series
Dimitri Filipovic takes a look at how the Avalanche finally got over the hump in round two by beating the Blues, and how the Rangers came back once again to beat the Hurricanes in seven.
2022-05-30, 16:13NHLWestern Conference Final Preview: Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers
EP Rinkside analytics columnist JFresh previews the Western Conference Final matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers.
2022-05-16, 22:17NHLSeries Preview: Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues
JFresh looks at the underlying numbers and the key matchups in the second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series between the Colorado Avalanche and the St. Louis Blues.
2022-05-13, 17:52NHLRound 1 Takeaways: How the Avalanche and the Blues won their series
Dimitri Filipovic takes a look at how the Avalanche made quick work of the Predators, and how the Blues were able to overpower the Wild in round one.
2022-05-10, 17:50NHLTrophy Watch: 2022 Norris finalists
Dimitri Filipovic takes a look at this year's three finalists for the Norris Trophy, the tremendous seasons they had respectively, and whether the voters got it right.
2022-05-09, 18:25NHLWhat We Learned: Colorado Avalanche on verge on historically dominant sweep
This Colorado-Nashville series has been nearly everything we predicted it would be before it started, and the Avs are on the verge of one of the most dominant sweeps of the salary cap era.