Author: loserpoints

Lightning Round: NHL begins Phase 2 of return to play plan today

By loserpoints | Jun 8th 2020 | 4 min read |

Today is the official beginning of Phase 2 of the NHL’s return to play plan. As of this morning, players can officially return to the ice for traini...

Lightning Round: More NHL players speak out on racism

By loserpoints | Jun 1st 2020 | 6 min read |

Yesterday, as protests in response to racist police violence continued around the US, more NHL players found their voices and spoke up. In a league wh...

Lightning Round: Long weekend edition

By loserpoints | May 25th 2020 | 3 min read |

The blog will be relatively quiet today as folks in the US observe Memorial Day. Hockey remains on pause so there’s not much to report anyway. No fu...

The NHL’s 24 team playoff format is good and should be permanent

By loserpoints | May 22nd 2020 | 6 min read |

The NHL appears to be making progress toward a plan to re-start the league. That plan involves 24 teams, 12 in each conference, returning to play game...

Prospect dragons: Contextualizing NHL draft pick values

By loserpoints | May 18th 2020 | 9 min read |

In the NHL, like most professional sports, draft picks are highly valued assets. They represent a team’s future. Each is a wrapped present full of p...