DISPLAY SETTING
Toggle Dark Mode
Automatic Theme
LOCALE
FR
LOGIN
REGISTER
FORUMS
ARCHIVE ▾
ARCHIVE
Past Cap Payrolls
Articles
2017 Vegas Expansion Draft Simulator
2021 Seattle Expansion Draft Simulator
CBA ▾
CBA
CBA FAQ
Salary Cap History
Maximum Entry-Level Compensation
Buyout FAQ
LTIR FAQ
Offer Sheet FAQ
Waivers FAQ
Reserve List FAQ
Expansion Draft FAQ
CALCULATORS ▾
CALCULATORS
Buyout Calculator
Waivers Calculator
Qualifying Offer Calculator
Arbitration Calculator
Offer Sheet Calculator
Income Tax Calculator
FANTASY-TOOLS ▾
FANTASY HOCKEY TOOLS
Summary Page
Depth Charts
Starting Goalies
Player Status Updates
Injury History
TOOLS ▾
TOOLS
Entry Draft Board
Contract Comparables
Team Affiliates
Professional Tryouts
Arbitration Filings
Coaches
General Managers
COVID Roster Freeze Players
PLAYERS ▾
PLAYERS
Free Agents
Active Players
Inactive Players
35+ Contracts
Entry-Level Contracts
Entry-Level Slides
NTC-NMC
Career Earnings
Contract Comparables
Professional Tryouts
Cost Per Point
Trades
Signings
Transactions
Injury History
Waivers History
Retained Salary
Buyout History
TEAMS ▾
WESTERN CONFERENCE
PACIFIC
Anaheim Ducks
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Sharks
Seattle Kraken
Vancouver Canucks
Vegas Golden Knights
CENTRAL
Arizona Coyotes
Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
Dallas Stars
Minnesota Wild
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
Winnipeg Jets
EASTERN CONFERENCE
METROPOLITAN
Carolina Hurricanes
Columbus Blue Jackets
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
ATLANTIC
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Detroit Red Wings
Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs
INTERACTIVE ▾
INTERACTIVE FEATURES
Armchair-GM (Custom Roster Simulator)
Mock Draft (Entry Draft Simulator)
Trade Machine (Trade Proposal Simulator)
SEARCH
ARMCHAIR-GM
MOCK-DRAFT
TRADE MACHINE
TEAMS ▾
Anaheim Ducks
Arizona Coyotes
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Calgary Flames
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
Columbus Blue Jackets
Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings
Edmonton Oilers
Florida Panthers
Los Angeles Kings
Minnesota Wild
Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
San Jose Sharks
Seattle Kraken
St. Louis Blues
Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
Vegas Golden Knights
Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets
PLAYERS ▾
Free Agents
Active Players
Inactive Players
35+ Contracts
Entry-Level Contracts
Entry-Level Slides
NTC-NMC
Career Earnings
Cost Per Point
Trades
Signings
Transactions
Injury History
Waivers History
Retained Salary
Buyout History
Contract Comparables
Professional Tryouts
TOOLS ▾
Entry Draft Board
Contract Comparables
Arbitration Filings
Professional Tryouts
Coaches
General Managers
COVID Roster Freeze Players
Team Affiliates
FANTASY-TOOLS ▾
Summary Page
Depth Charts
Starting Goalies
Player Status Updates
CALCULATORS ▾
Buyout Calculator
Waivers Calculator
Qualifying Offer Calculator
Arbitration Calculator
Offer Sheet Calculator
Income Tax Calculator
CBA▾
CBA FAQ
Salary Cap History
Maximum Entry-Level Compensation
Buyout FAQ
LTIR FAQ
Offer Sheet FAQ
Waivers FAQ
Reserve List FAQ
Expansion Draft FAQ
ARCHIVE ▾
Past Cap Payrolls
Articles
2017 Vegas Expansion Draft Simulator
2021 Seattle Expansion Draft Simulator
FORUMS
LOGIN
REGISTER
FR
Toggle Dark Mode
DoctorBreakfast
Below Market Value
Member Since
Nov. 8, 2015
Forum Posts
1414
Posts per Day
0.5
POSTS
THREADS
LIKES
ARMCHAIR-GM TEAMS
Forum:
NHL Signings
Fri. at 10:57 a.m.
Thread:
New York Rangers signed Ben Harpur (2 Years / $787,500 AAV)
"Big Ben" Harpur likes to jump into the rush and fire the puck in transition.
Forum:
The Box
Jan. 17 at 10:26 a.m.
Thread:
Coen Brothers Films Ranked
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>mokumboi</b></div><div>Dude. What on Earth is Raising Arizona doing allll the way down there? That has to be a mistake.</div></div>
It's still a great movie, but I just enjoyed it less than a lot of their others. I have only seen it once and it's been quite a while, so perhaps a rewatch will improve its position.
Forum:
NHL
Jan. 11 at 10:46 a.m.
Thread:
New Playoff format
I'm perfectly content with 16 teams making the playoffs. I'm also fine with the way playoff berths are determined (top 3 in each division, plus 2 wild cards per conference), but once the playoffs start I would like to see the seeding done as 1-8 for each conference. That way division play is still valuable in order to make the playoffs, but then you don't have the best teams playing each other in the earlier rounds. So it's sort of a hybrid between the current NHL system and the pre-play-in NBA system. Before the implementation of the play-in rounds, the NBA did a 1-8 conference setup, but it was just the top 8 in each conference that make the playoffs, so division play was essentially meaningless (still is even with the new play-in format); even winning your division didn't guarantee a playoff berth.
So based on points percentage of the current standings we would have:
<strong>Eastern Conference</strong>
1. Boston
8. Pittsburgh
2. Toronto
7. Washington
3. Carolina
6. NY Rangers
4. New Jersey
5. Tampa Bay
<strong>Western Conference</strong>
1. Dallas
8. Calgary
2. Vegas
7. Nashville
3. Seattle
6. Minnesota
4. Winnipeg
5. Los Angeles
And obviously with reseeding after each round.
Forum:
The Box
Dec. 28, 2022 at 2:34 p.m.
Thread:
NHL Player Lookalikes
On this one, notice the numbers, the helmets, and the division the teams play in.
<img class="for_img" src="https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/photos/287193994/1024x576/cut.jpg" alt="cut.jpg">
<img class="for_img" src="https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/photos/290198322/1024x576/cut.jpg" alt="cut.jpg">
<img class="for_img" src="https://cms.nhl.bamgrid.com/images/photos/281097056/1024x576/cut.jpg" alt="cut.jpg">
Forum:
The Box
Dec. 28, 2022 at 2:24 p.m.
Thread:
NHL Player Lookalikes
<img class="for_img" src="https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/photos/ryan-nugent-hopkins-2018-41.jpg" alt="ryan-nugent-hopkins-2018-41.jpg">
<img class="for_img" src="https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/photos/zach-werenski-2016-2330.jpg" alt="zach-werenski-2016-2330.jpg">
<img class="for_img" src="https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/photos/matt-duchene-2020-1412.jpg" alt="matt-duchene-2020-1412.jpg">
Forum:
NHL
Dec. 20, 2022 at 11:27 a.m.
Thread:
Is there a database for penalties called in a season?
If you go to nhl.com/stats/teams and then select Penalties under the Report dropdown, it will show the number of bench minors called per team. It doesn't specify what the actual penalties are, but bench minors are almost always too many men.
Forum:
NHL
Dec. 12, 2022 at 12:15 p.m.
Thread:
Patrick Kane Destinations - Where does it make sense?
From a Dallas perspective, I can't see them making any moves to get Kane. Their cap is already pretty tight and Nill has been very reluctant to trade away any prospects during his tenure.
Glendening is a coaching favorite, so he's likely staying, and probably not the type of player Chicago is looking for. Gurianov is also likely reaching the tail end of his NHL career. He's been very inconsistent and has yet to put it all together at the NHL level, which is unfortunate as he's a hard worker and has some nice skill. I could see a team maybe giving him a fresh start, but probably not at his current salary. I can't see him having much value at the trade deadline.
And like you mentioned, Dallas is light on draft picks this year, and that's been Nill's main currency when making big trades; not having a 1st or a 3rd would likely make him more cautious in moving any future picks. Their prospect pool is quite good, with guys like Johnston, Bourque, Stankoven, Blumel, Harley, Bischel, and Kyrou, but like I said Nill has always been reticent to move any prospects so I would be surprised to see it happen.
Forum:
NHL
Dec. 6, 2022 at 10:56 a.m.
Thread:
Who are the most likeable and unlikeable players in the NHL?
Generally speaking (yes I know it's not universal don't yell at me)
Likeable: Patrice Bergeron, Jaccob Slavin, Jack Campbell
Unlikeable: Jacob Trouba, Jordan Binnington, Matthew Tkachuk
Forum:
The Box
Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:36 a.m.
Thread:
Coen Brothers Films Ranked
My personal ranking of all of the films made by the greatest filmmakers of all time, Joel and Ethan Coen. (Also included Joel's solo project The Tragedy of Macbeth because it has all the elements of a Coen Brothers piece, just sans Ethan)
1. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2. No Country For Old Men
3. The Big Lebowski
4. Fargo
5. The Man Who Wasn't There
6. Burn After Reading
7. A Serious Man
8. Inside Llewyn Davis
9. Miller's Crossing
10. True Grit
11. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
12. Blood Simple
13. The Tragedy of Macbeth
14. The Hudsucker Proxy
15. The Ladykillers
16. Raising Arizona
17. Hail, Caesar!
18. Intolerable Cruelty
19. Barton Fink
Forum:
The Box
Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
Thread:
Underrated 21st-Century Films
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheFastAndTheFleuryous</b></div><div>I just watched <em>Silence</em> (2016), directed by Martin Scorsese. It’s an incredibly good religious drama. I know that kind of movie isn’t for everyone, but the film is a masterpiece in my opinion.</div></div>
<em>Silence</em> is my absolute favorite Scorsese movie. And that's saying a lot when you look at his track record and see how many great films he's made.
Forum:
NHL Signings
Nov. 29, 2022 at 12:16 p.m.
Thread:
Dallas Stars signed Roope Hintz (8 Years / $8,450,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MatthewsFan</b></div><div><strong>It’s a shame they didn’t get Robertson locked up to</strong></div></div>
Robertson is signed for 4 seasons and is still an RFA at expiry. When that deal expires the cap will have increased and other larger deals will have expired (Benn, Lindell, Marchment, Faksa, Suter). Having to pay Robertson more on the next deal is hardly an issue for the Stars.
Forum:
NHL
Nov. 28, 2022 at 12:19 p.m.
Thread:
Bigger contract - Bratt or DeBrincat
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>oilersguy</b></div><div>Debrincat wasn't a first round pick</div></div>
Whoops, you're right. I had it in my head that he was taken late in the 1st round.
Forum:
NHL
Nov. 28, 2022 at 10:58 a.m.
Thread:
Bigger contract - Bratt or DeBrincat
My guess is DeBrincat. He likely has a higher <em>perceived</em> value than Bratt (multiple 40 goal seasons, former 1st round pick [<strong>just kidding he wasn't</strong>], more of a track record), plus he's had more exposure from playing in Chicago with Kane along with the big trade to Ottawa, whereas Bratt has gotten much less coverage in New Jersey, despite being just as good the past couple seasons.
Forum:
NHL
Nov. 16, 2022 at 11:17 a.m.
Thread:
Top Ten at Every Position
<strong>Center</strong>
1. Connor McDavid
2. Auston Matthews
3. Nathan MacKinnon
4. Patrice Bergeron
5. Leon Draisaitl
6. Brayden Point
7. Aleksander Barkov
8. Roope Hintz
9. Sebastian Aho
10. Mika Zibanejad
<strong>Left Wing</strong>
1. Brad Marchand
2. Kirill Kaprizov
3. Jason Robertson
4. Matthew Tkachuk
5. Johnny Gaudreau
6. Alex DeBrincat
7. Artemi Panarin
8. Jesper Bratt
9. Jonathan Huberdeau
10. Kyle Connor
<strong>Right Wing</strong>
1. David Pastrnak
2. Nikita Kucherov
3. Mikko Rantanen
4. Mitch Marner
5. Valeri Nichushkin
6. Mark Stone
7. Troy Terry
8. William Nylander
9. Joe Pavelski
10. Claude Giroux
<strong>Defensemen</strong>
1. Cale Makar
2. Adam Fox
3. Charlie McAvoy
4. Victor Hedman
5. Roman Josi
6. Devon Toews
7. Miro Heiskanen
8. Jared Spurgeon
9. Jaccob Slavin
10. Mackenzie Weegar
<strong>Goaltenders</strong>
1. Connor Hellebuyck
2. Igor Shesterkin
3. Andrei Vasilevskiy
4. Juuse Saros
5. Ilya Sorokin
6. Jake Oettinger
7. Jacob Markstrom
8. Thatcher Demko
9. Darcy Kuemper
10. Frederik Andersen
Forum:
NHL
Oct. 20, 2022 at 10:47 a.m.
Thread:
Whats Your Favourite All Time Jersey?
<a href="http://www.nhluniforms.com/Panthers/Panthers04.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Any of these former Panthers jerseys. Beautiful color scheme, great striping patterns, and the superior logo.</a>
Forum:
NHL
Sep. 21, 2022 at 10:35 a.m.
Thread:
Rathbone vs. Walsh
Not sure these are even real players
Forum:
NHL
Sep. 16, 2022 at 11:54 a.m.
Thread:
Rasmus Sandin or Nicolas Hague
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>"Nicolas Hague, a Haiku"
by HelmutCool and Knuckles
<em>Over Sandin, Take Hague
You can't teach the man to size.
It rhymes, but its vague. </em></div></div>
First line is six syllables. Haikus go 5-7-5
Forum:
NHL
Aug. 16, 2022 at 11:36 a.m.
Thread:
Stronger back end?
St. Louis' blue line is pretty bad, yet it doesn't really have that reputation since they have historically been one of the better defensive teams plus they were covered by good goaltending this past season; but I would still say it's better than Vancouver's.
Krug, Faulk, and Leddy are all pretty weak defensively, while Parayko is not the same high-end defenseman he was a few seasons ago. Scandella's washed, Mikkola and Bortuzzo are just third-pair defensemen, and Perunovich is just a younger, less-talented version of Krug.
Hughes is better than all of St. Louis' defensemen, but it's quite a drop-off from there. Schenn wasn't terrible last season, but I still think he's playing too high in the lineup and probably won't repeat his success. OEL was quite better than advertised, but likely won't return to his peak form. Myers is bad, but we all been knew that. I quite like Dermott, but I don't see him playing higher than the third pair. And Rathbone and Poolman are just third pairing guys.
If I had to rank them all
1. Hughes
2. Parayko
3. Krug
4. Ekman-Larsson
5. Faulk
6. Dermott
7. Schenn
8. Throw the rest down here somewhere
Forum:
NHL
Aug. 15, 2022 at 3:49 p.m.
Thread:
Analytics are ruining your brains
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LloydminsterLarry</b></div><div>“I don't see the value in having a guy that also plays poorly on the ice.”
NHL GMs sure do though and that’s been my point over and over again. What a guy like Reaves does better than most of the league is put in a short shift but throw a couple huge hits that get momentum back to his team. He’s made an entire career out of it.</div></div>
Like someone mentioned earlier, just because an NHL GM does something doesn't mean it's a good move, as we see time and time again. How do we even know that his hits provided any kind of momentum? He's spent most of his career playing on teams that are good in spite of him, so one could argue that the teams could've succeeded and regained momentum without whatever his contributions were in the 8-9 minutes he plays.
Forum:
NHL
Aug. 15, 2022 at 11:27 a.m.
Thread:
Analytics are ruining your brains
Hockey analysis has come a long way compared to just 5 years ago. The data is better, more research is done, people are understanding how to contextualize better, and we have more now to consume than ever. If you think about it, the on-ice ideas that are emphasized by those in the analytics sphere are essentially the same as what old heads have been preaching for decades.
Getting pucks on net = increasing your shot attempts
Get to the dangerous areas = improving your shot quality, which ties into expected goals
Net-front battles = prevent the opposition from taking those high xG shots and prevent your goalie from being screened
Creating/preventing odd-man rushes = rush chances are shown to be of higher quality than chances created on the cycle or forecheck
...and so on and so forth.
I guarantee you that 90-95% of the findings from analytics spheres align with the general consensus. The problem most people have are with the edge cases, which they then use to dismiss the entirety of analytics. The on-ice arguements are essentially the same, albeit the wordings differ. Most everyone will agree that today's game is far different than the game from even a decade ago. It's a possession-based game, physicality is emphasized less, etc.
A lot of the polarization comes from how off-ice/locker room effects come into play. It's pretty clear that guys like Ryan Reaves are not valuable to the modern game, in terms of on-ice impact; he plays very limited minutes and the team does not control play when he is on the ice. The arguments for Reaves state that he provides a morale boost to his teammates, he's a locker room guy, etc. The problem with that is how can we even know that's the case when we're not around the team and we don't know what's going on behind the scenes, other than the canned statements we hear in interviews? I'm sure that most, if not all, teams have guys that are good in the room, so as long as there aren't guys that are a detriment to team morale, I don't see the value in having a guy that also plays poorly on the ice.
Forum:
NHL
Aug. 12, 2022 at 1:21 p.m.
Thread:
2022-2023 Standing predictions
<strong>Atlantic</strong>
1. Toronto
2. Florida
3. Tampa Bay
4. Boston - WC1
5. Ottawa
6. Detroit
7. Montreal
8. Buffalo
<strong>Metro</strong>
1. Carolina
2. Pittsburgh
3. NY Rangers
4. Washington - WC2
5. New Jersey
6. Columbus
7. NY Islanders
8. Philadelphia
<strong>Central</strong>
1. Colorado
2. Minnesota
3. Nashville
4. St. Louis - WC1
5. Dallas - WC2
6. Winnipeg
7. Chicago
8. Arizona
<strong>Pacific</strong>
1. Calgary
2. Vegas
3. Edmonton
4. Los Angeles
5. Vancouver
6. Seattle
7. Anaheim
8. San Jose
Forum:
NHL
Aug. 10, 2022 at 1:39 p.m.
Thread:
Noah Hanifin or Travis Sanheim
Hanifin does look better since he plays on the much stronger team, but I think if they swapped teams, Sanheim would look better than Hanifin even does now. Hanifin playing with Ristolainen seems like a disaster to me, while Sanheim playing with Ristolainen seems like slightly less of a disaster. I've always been high on Sanheim though (I think he's better than Provorov) so maybe there's some bias, but I would take Sanheim most days of the week.
Forum:
NHL
Aug. 10, 2022 at 1:36 p.m.
Thread:
Bruins...Competitive?
I think they'll be better than people expect. A top six of Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, Hall, Krejci, and Smith is quite formidable; the depth is a little suspect, and any long-term injury in their top six would be a big obstacle.
Their blue line is their biggest strength, in my opinion. Lindholm-McAvoy has potential to be one of the best pairings in the league, assuming Lindholm can play like the Lindholm of old. Grzelcyk-Carlo is a very nice second pair to have, even if I'm not that high on Carlo, I'm very bullish on Grzelcyk. Reilly is a fine third pair guy, so hopefully whoever he gets saddled with (likely Forbort) doesn't poop the bed too badly.
Goaltending is a big question mark though (evergreen statement). Swayman has looked good in the games he's played, so we'll see if he can keep it up; but Ullmark wasn't great last season so if he can just be average-ish, Boston should be okay. They play behind one of the better defensive teams in the league so they shouldn't be overly taxed.
Forum:
NHL
Aug. 10, 2022 at 1:25 p.m.
Thread:
Philip Danault or Vincent Trocheck
It's closer than I thought it would be at first glance, but I would still take Danault. I think his better two-way ability makes up for his lesser offensive skill compared to Trocheck. His offensive game really did break out as well once he started playing with a more dynamic player in Arvidsson this season. I think not having to be <strong>the guy</strong> and getting to play behind Kopitar helped elevate his game.
Forum:
NHL
Aug. 10, 2022 at 1:18 p.m.
Thread:
Andrei Svechnikov or Matthew Boldy
Boldy has only played about a half of a season, so it's fair to be cautious, but he did look reeeally good in those games. When comparing rookie years, it's not an exactly congruent comparison as Svechnikov was two years younger than Boldy and played with generally less-skilled players (Martinook and Wallmark vs. Fiala and Gaudreau, their most common linemates).
Personally, I would take Svechnikov simply because I like what he's shown over four seasons; but Boldy is still very good and could easily end up the better player.
1
2
Next
Page 1