draft evaluation

I am guilty of many things, but have learned a few lessons along the way. One of those lessons came in…

Ethan Bear made the opening night lineup and spent the regular season carving out an NHL job in the upper echelons…

Starting in 2015, I began ranking 120 players per draft based on math and a few other things I believed. Beginning…

We are at a point where we can make the call on the first six drafts of the previous decade. It…

I’m always looking for draft clusters, a congregation of players over two seasons who provide substantial roster solutions to three or…

Do you ever wonder how many prospects should graduate to the NHL each season? Do you ever wonder what percentage of…

Going back to the beginning of this decade, Oilers fans have argued the team would be more effective drafting from an…

I followed drafts as a kid. I remember the 1971 draft and I anticipated the 1973 Amateur Draft. I didn’t do a mock…

We know NHL teams use math as an aid in several areas, including the draft. We also know that knowledge is…

The Oilers signed Patrick Russell yesterday, adding another name to the 50-man list. I’ve always wondered how unsigned RFA players who…