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2025-02-13, 15:35NHLElite Prospects 2025 Trade Board: the pitches, potential fits, and profiles of top targets
JFresh analyzes 43 of the top targets for the 2025 trade deadline
2024-10-07, 13:30NHLWhat We Learned: Same old Buffalo Sabres?
If this team wanted to change the narrative, an 0-2-0 start is the exact wrong way to do it.
2024-02-27, 23:00NHLTrade Deadline Mailbag: Evaluating your best and most chaotic trade proposals
Sara Civian reviews at your trade proposals and decides which teams say yes or no ahead of the 2024 NHL trade deadline.
2022-03-12, 16:00NHLFlyers compound mistakes with Rasmus Ristolainen extension, and they may not be done yet
It was one thing to acquire Rasmus Ristolainen in the first place, but for the Philadelphia Flyers to re-sign him at this point is doubling down on a bad mistake. And it may lead to more missteps yet. JFresh on what this extension means for the Flyers blue line.
2022-03-03, 00:30NHLTake Town: Chicago chooses wisely, after awhile
Takes on Russia, Chicago, the Calder, Rasmus Ristolainen, faceoff wins, and Jake DeBrusk.
2022-01-24, 19:40NHLWhat We Learned: Rebuild now a necessity for Philadelphia Flyers
The word "rebuild" may not have much cachet in Philadelphia, but it's time for the Flyers to take the plunge. The only question is whether GM Chuck Fletcher is going to be around to see this one through.
2021-12-10, 20:40NHLTake Town: Organizational overhaul in Vancouver and Philadelphia
This edition of Take Town looks at the changes to the executive suites in the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks organizations, Trevor Zegras' ridiculous assist, the Edmonton Oilers depth problems, and which NHL clubs are catching fire.
2021-09-24, 16:26NHLThe Jack Eichel situation has devolved into a farce
A lot of things have gone wrong for the Buffalo Sabres over the last decade and a lot of them have plainly been the organization’s fault. The Jack Eichel situation is one of them.
2021-08-10, 13:16Fantasy HockeyFantasy fallout: The good, the medium and the ugly of free agency
I wanted to let the dust settle a little bit before really diving into what has transpired among NHL rosters this offseason. I outlined the fantasy implications of the pre-draft...
2021-07-26, 17:49NHLWhat We Learned: A banner weekend for NHL defenceman valuation
This was a banner weekend for how the league values defencemen. Ryan Lambert looks at a calamitous series of blockbuster trades across the NHL.
2021-07-24, 19:19NHLThe Hockey PDOcast, Episode 408: The Big Guy
Dimitri Filipovic and Charlie O'Connor discuss Philadelphia's busy offseason, their pursuit of improving defensively, and the seemingly polar opposite evaluations they've made in acquiring Ryan Ellis and Rasmus Ristolainen.
2021-07-23, 19:29NHLTrade Analysis: Philadelphia Flyers Acquire Rasmus Ristolainen from Buffalo Sabres in baffling trade
JFresh breaks down the Flyers' shocking acquisition of Rasmus Ristolainen.
2021-07-23, 19:12NHL Entry Draft 2021Sabres trade Rasmus Ristolainen to Flyers for Robert Hagg and picks
The Buffalo Sabres have been shopping their big defenseman all week and finally found a taker in the Philadelphia Flyers a few hours before the 2021 NHL Draft. The Sabres own the top pick in the draft.
2021-05-28, 15:00NHLA review of the Buffalo Sabres 2020-21 season, and where they go from here
In a guest post to EP Rinkside, Walter Zurowski examines the Buffalo Sabres 2020-21 season to determine where it all went wrong and where they go from here.
2021-04-10, 13:002020-21 Trade DeadlineBuyer Beware: Players to avoid at the 2020-21 trade deadline
First, JFresh offered a list of players that would provide value in excess of their contract and the cost to acquire him. Now, he's looking at some of the players that teams should look to avoid before Monday's trade deadline.
2021-03-12, 19:15NHLDoerrie'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, 16:002022 Winter Olympics2022 Olympics Preview: Team Finland
JFresh takes an early look at what Team Finland might look like if the NHL returns to the Olympics for the 2022 games.
2021-02-02, 23:14NHLBuffalo Sabres, New Jersey Devils enter COVID protocol
The New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres have 16 players currently on the NHL's COVID list. The number could increase as the week goes on.