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Tag Archives: Justin Trudel
Minding The Net: Which Team Has The Best Goaltending Tandem in the Metropolitan?
The Metropolitan Division has no shortage of elite and extremely talented goaltenders manning the cage for their respective teams. From solidified veterans like Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby, up-and-coming talents like Carter Hart and MacKenzie Blackwood, and a fringe elite … Continue reading
Posted in Data and Analytics, Goaltending, News, NHL, Players, Predictions, Teams, Washington Capitals
Tagged Alexandar Georgiev, Braden Holtby, Brian Elliott, Carter Hart, Casey De Smith, Cory Schneider, Elvis Merzlikens, Goaltending, Henrik Lundqvist, James Reimer, Joonas Korpisalo, Justin Trudel, Mackenzie Blackwood, Matt Murray, Metropolitan Division, NHL, Petr Mrazek, Pheonix Copley, Projections, Semyon Varlamov, Statistics, Thomas Greiss
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Part 4: WAR! What Is It Good For? Projecting the Pacific Division Standings by Expected WAR Standings Point Projections
Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images In part four of our series on projecting the 2019-20 NHL divisional standings by the “WAR” statistical metric, we’ll be taking a look at the Pacific Division. If you missed the first three parts, here … Continue reading
Part 3: WAR! What Is It Good For? Projecting The Central Division Standings by Expected WAR Standings Point Projections
Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP In part three of our series on projecting the 2019-20 NHL standings by division via the WAR metric, we take a look at the Central Division. According to the projections below, the Central division is likely going … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Justin Trudel, St. Louis Blues, WAR
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Caps Over the Cap: An Option For The Capitals To Be Cap Compliant After the Djoos and Stephenson Signings
After Christian Djoos was awarded a one year, $1.25 million contract in arbitration and Chandler Stephenson was signed to a one year, $1,050,000 contract before his August 1st arbitration hearing, the Capitals find themselves over the salary cap. Luckily, teams … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019-2020 salary cap, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos, Justin Trudel, Travis Boyd
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Part 2: WAR! What Is It Good For? Projecting the Atlantic Division Standings by Expected WAR Standings Point Projections
Photo: NHL In Part 2 of our series for projecting out the 2019-20 NHL standings by division, we’ll be analyzing the Atlantic Division. At a glance, the Atlantic is the home to some of the best teams in the NHL, … Continue reading
WAR! What Is It Good For? Projecting the Metro Division Standings by Expected WAR Standings Point Projections
Photo: Patrick Smith One of the new, “revolutionary” metrics that hockey statisticians are starting to calculate and track is Wins Above Replacement (WAR). WAR essentially combines all of a player’s contributions statistically into one overall metric. This calculation allows for … Continue reading
An Analysis of Washington Capitals 2nd Round Pick Brett Leason
With the 56th overall selection in the second round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, the Washington Capitals selected 20 year-old right wing Brett Leason from the Western Hockey League’s Prince Albert Raiders. Leason had a strong performance in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Brett Leason, Justin Trudel, Prince Albert Raiders
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An Analysis of Capitals 1st Round Draft Pick Connor McMichael
Photo: @Capitals With the 25th overall selection in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, the Washington Capitals selected center Connor McMichael from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. NoVa Caps’ Justin Trudel takes a closer look at the Capitals … Continue reading
A Retrospective On The Last Decade of Draft Picks by the Washington Capitals
Photo: Washington Capitals The NHL Entry Draft is the most cost-efficient method for teams to acquire talent. The best teams are able to cultivate talent from each draft, re-stocking prospect pipelines — and even NHL-ready players. Teams that draft effectively … Continue reading
Posted in Draft, News, Propsects
Tagged Alex Alexeyev, Andre Burakovsky, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Brian Pinho, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos, Connor Hobbs, Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Filip Forsberg, Garrett Pilon, Jakub Vrana, Jonas Siegenthaler, Justin Trudel, Lucas Johansen, Madison Bowey, Marcus Johansson, Nathan Walker, Philipp Grubauer, Shane Gersich, Stefan Soberg, Travis Boyd, Tyler Lewington, Vitek Vanecek, Zach Sanford
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Capitals’ Trade Bait and Acquisitions
Photo: Yahoo! Sports Late last week, TSN released a list of their top 25 “trade bait” players for this off-season (here). It is interesting to note that no players from the Washington Capitals appeared on this list but it is … Continue reading
