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2025-08-20, 13:48NHL ProspectsRanking the NHL's top 100 affiliated prospects ahead of the 2025-26 season
With another summer nearing its end, it's time for our top 100 NHL-affiliated prospect rankings.
2025-06-29, 00:022025 NHL DraftElite Prospects' 2025 NHL Draft Grades
Daniel Gee, David St-Louis, and Mitchell Brown break down how every team performed at the draft.
2025-06-24, 14:48NHLElite Prospects transaction grades for the 2025 offseason
Don't you just love a grade, on a signing or a trade?
2025-03-22, 16:14NHL ProspectsElite Prospects' 2025 under-23 organizational ranking
After breaking down the top-100 under-23 players on the planet, it's time to look at which NHL teams have the best crops of talent in that demographic.
2025-03-19, 12:38NHLElite Prospects' 2025 Top 100 Under-23 Skaters Ranking
Ranking the hockey's best young talent: Who stands out, who’s rising, and what it means for the future.
2024-12-10, 19:55NHL Prospect ReportWHL Stock Watch: Carter Bear, Nathan Behm among 2025 Draft's biggest risers
Mitch Brown highlights the rises of Carter Bear, Lynden Lakovic, and Nathan Behm and provides updates on Carter Yakemchuk and Andrew Cristall.
2024-10-23, 16:07Draft RetrospectiveDraft Retrospective: What we missed with Ottawa Senators centre Tim Stützle
David St-Louis takes a deeper look at Tim Stützle's draft year and how he's proven in a re-draft he'd be No. 1 in 2020.
2024-09-13, 18:30NHLEP Rinkside's top 15 goalies going into the 2024-25 NHL season
Sean Shapiro ranks the 15 best goalies going into the 2024-25 NHL season.
2024-08-14, 23:002024 NHL DraftGabriel Eliasson wants to "win everything" for the Ottawa Senators
Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with Ottawa Senators prospects and Univ. of Michigan commit Gabriel Eliasson.
2024-05-08, 21:002024 NHL DraftElite Prospects' post-lottery 2024 NHL Mock Draft
The draft order has been decided and now we wait for the picks to be made. Cam Robinson takes his turn at predicting who goes where and when.
2024-04-09, 18:32NHLUnnumbered Thoughts: For the Dallas Stars and New York Rangers, the Presidents' Trophy comes into focus
Sean Shapiro takes a look around the NHL with the No. 1 teams in both the East and the West jockeying for top position.
2024-03-22, 04:28Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Focus: We're talking about prospects?
Cam Robinson has an eye toward the future while he outlines a fistful of youngsters who are showing clear signs of things to come.
2024-02-02, 21:41Fantasy HockeyFantasy Focus: How the Trade Deadline could affect the fantasy landscape
Michael Clifford takes a look at a handful of potential trade deadline movers and what could become of their value.
2023-11-04, 17:20NHLUnnumbered Thoughts: Aleksander Barkov is the soul of the Florida Panthers
Sean Shapiro brings you his collection of notes and observations from the week, starting with the importance of the Florida Panthers captain
2023-10-20, 13:00Fantasy HockeyFantasy Focus: Early struggles, surprises, rookies & more
We are over a week into the fantasy hockey season, so it’s time to take stock across the league. It is far too early to make determinations using underlying data...
2023-10-10, 19:45NHL ProspectsThe 6 prospects with the most to prove in the 2023-24 season
Mitch Brown highlights six prospects who have the most to prove in the 2023-24 season.
2023-10-09, 13:00NHL ProspectsStock Watch: Reviewing the performance of Eastern Conference prospects in the preseason
David St-Louis reviews the performance of each Eastern Conference team's top prospects in the 2023-24 preseason.
2023-09-19, 19:50NHLEP Rinkside Top-20 Right Wings for the 2023-24 season
JFresh continues his series looking at the top player in the NHL, today focusing on the right wings.
2023-08-21, 16:01Prospect Pool RankingsRanking the NHL's top 100 affiliated prospects in 2023: Skaters 100-51
The Elite Prospects 2023 NHL prospect ranking countdown begins with a look at the 100th to 51st-best skater prospects.
2023-04-05, 22:30NHL Prospect ReportWHL Stock Watch: Brad Lambert's a complete player in Seattle
This month's WHL Stock Watch offers an update on Brad Lambert, Connor Bedard, Matthew Savoie, Matthew Seminoff, Nolan Allan, Zack Ostapchuk, and Carson Latimer.
2023-03-01, 23:23NHLOttawa Senators acquire Jakob Chychrun from Arizona Coyotes for package of draft picks
The Arizona Coyotes have acquired defenceman Jakob Chychrun from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for three draft picks.
2023-01-12, 16:292023 NHL Entry DraftThe EP Rinkside post-World Juniors 2023 NHL Mock Draft
With the World Junior Championships behind us, it's time to mock up the first 16 picks for the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville.
2023-01-05, 20:39NHLUnnumbered Thoughts: Kraken get the classic, Devils in the details, and old man Joe
In the most recent edition of unnumbered thoughts Sean Shapiro goes around the NHL to share the nuggets he picked up at the rink over the past two weeks.
2022-12-19, 18:00World Juniors 2023Meet the Team: Canada's roster for the 2023 World Juniors
The defending champion Canadians have their eyes set on capturing gold on home soil for the second time in less than six months.
2022-09-29, 16:25Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 10-ranked Ottawa Senators
The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings continue with a look at the Ottawa Senators and their 10th-ranked prospect pool.
2022-09-15, 11:00Prospect Pool RankingsThe EP Rinkside 2022 Prospect Pool Rankings
J.D. Burke previews this year's prospect pool rankings series with links to each one as their corresponding writeup is published.
2022-09-06, 16:43NHLEP Rinkside Top 20 left wing rankings for the 2022-23 season
JFresh ranks the top left wings in the NHL entering the 2022-23 NHL regular season, and compares them to his 2021-22 rankings.
2022-08-04, 19:33NHLEP Rinkside Mailbag: An early start on playoff prognostication
You had questions, and Ryan Lambert has answers. It's a summer edition of the EP Rinkside mailbag, looking which teams improved the most, the potential for another lockout,
2022-07-14, 04:45NHLWinners, losers, and big takeaways from Day 1 of free agency
Dimitri Filipovic takes a look at the notable signings from the first day of free agency, highlighting the winners, losers, and big takeaways that emerged throughout the opening spending spree.
2022-07-07, 23:08NHLTrade Analysis: Ottawa Senators acquire Alex DeBrincat from Chicago Blackhawks
Dimitri Filipovic writes about the Alex DeBrincat trade, and what it means for both the Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks.
2022-06-29, 18:452022 NHL Entry DraftMocking the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft
Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson mocks the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, making a selection for every team from the first overall pick right up to 32nd overall.
2022-05-11, 14:152022 NHL Entry DraftMocking the first 16 picks of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft
EP Rinkside Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson mocks the first 16 picks of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft after the draft lottery set the order for the first half of the first round.
2022-04-21, 04:38NHL ProspectsFilm Room: Why isn't Tyler Boucher scoring?
Tyler Boucher has projectable NHL tools across the board, but points have eluded him all season. So, why isn't he scoring?
2022-03-22, 19:45EP NewsGrading every team's performance as a whole at the 2021-22 NHL Trade Deadline
EP Rinkside analytics columnist JFresh grades every team's performance as a whole at the 2021-22 trade deadline.
2022-01-24, 14:00Fantasy HockeyFantasy Focus: Mining the waiver wire on January 24
EP Rinkside fantasy hockey analyst Cam Robinson looks at which players you should try to snag off of the waiver wire for this week of fantasy hockey, and potentially, beyond.
2021-09-28, 15:23NHL Prospect ReportDraft Retrospective: Shane Pinto and the value of off-puck play
The Ottawa Senators went against the consensus when they drafted Shane Pinto at 32nd overall in the second round of the 2019 NHL Draft. And it's working out perfectly.