David St-Louis

Macklin Celebrini is currently the fastest faller in Net Rating. He has just 4 points at 5v5 on the season and the Sharks are now below a 20% chance of reaching the postseason.

NHL next season was a likely scenario for Björck. Ready like Ben Kindel was: mature game, enough tools at 18, and Björck has top pro experience. Just like Kindel, a fast transition won't help skill development. He will get a lot of D+1 hype, but we'll see the long-term effect.

Seattle trades Shayne Wright to Nashville for Matthew Wood.

Don't know if this is just a weird my-feed thing, but I gotta be honest, don't really love the way people are talking about Cayden Lindstrom Phenomenally talented player in his draft year, and by all accounts, an even better person. Just no accounting for injuries sometimes

Rutger McGroarty with an insightful take on the “get to the net” cliché and why timing matters more than simply going to the net: “I think overall, a lot of people just say, like, ‘Get to the net, get to the net, get to the net.’ But just going to the net, a lot of the time, is just kind of a dumb play, and that's what a lot of people don't realize. If you just go there and get tied up, I think arriving on time is a huge thing. I think that not being at the net front in a battle when the puck's behind the net, because that's worthless. I think that just arriving on time is a huge thing, and that's something that I've tried to work on a lot.” #LetsGoPens

Anton Frondell is 2-for-23 on faceoffs over his last five periods. He said a couple weeks ago that faceoffs have been one of the most surprising things about the NHL: "Shit, this is something people are really good at."

thoughts 1. yes, NHL edge data is not going to grade the "best skaters" in terms of skill. i would hope that that's obvious. 2. 20+ mph bursts /60 is EXTREMELY repeatable YoY. it tells you a lot about the speed a player plays at - like it or not, there's a big signal there.