The magnitude of Detroit's comeback for force a Game 7 against the Sharks cannot be properly appreciated without reviewing the jaw-dropping style of each of their wins. Read more »
Hockey Analysis
Detroit's Improbable Comeback
10 Early Conn Smythe Favorites For 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
With the Stanley Cup Playoffs nearly halfway over, Ryan Kesler, Pavel Datsyuk, Dwayne Roloson and Ryane Clowe look like the favorites for the Conn Smythe trophy. Read more »
What Now For The Flyers?
It wasn’t just goaltending and injuries that hindered the postseason advancement of the Flyers, lacking what the elite teams still remaining have: a bonafide shutdown line to match up against the opposition’s top line. Read more »
What Now For The Capitals?
Washington won’t have salary room to make any big free agent splashes to improve their club, so they will have to focus on locking up their own free agents, and improving themselves by trades. Read more »
Obergan's Second Round Predictions
After going 7-1 in his first round predictions, Nick Obergan sizes up the next round of the NHL playoffs. Read more »
Canucks Win One Of The Best Games Ever Played
Tuesday night's Canucks-Blackhawks game transcended hockey. Read more »
Last Chance For GM Scott Howson?
Ownership is reportedly livid with Columbus general manager Scott Howson. Here is how he found himself in this situation. Read more »
Final PPR For 2010-11 NHL Regular Season
In March, we introduced a brand new stat to the RealGM readers: Puck Possession Rating (PPR). How did the top-200 finish after the end of the 10-11 season? Read more »
Final NHL Player Rankings For The 2010-11 Season
We saw a few big jumps and falls over the final stretch of the season and Jonathan Toews, Dustin Byfuglien and Tim Thomas were the leaders at their respective positions. Read more »
Final 2010-11 NHL Regular Season Power Rankings
To no one’s surprise the Vancouver Canucks held onto their top spot as they ran away with the Presidents’ Trophy with 117 points, 10 more than the next closest team (Washington). Read more »
RealGM's 2010-11 NHL Awards
Injuries and league parity made for an interesting season and voting for the awards was no different. Read more »
The Cinderella Sabres
The Eastern Conference loves a Cinderella and it looks like the Buffalo Sabres, who had the best finish to the regular season in the entire NHL, could be tapped this season. Read more »
2011 Free Agent Primer, Version 2.0
Since our first free agent primer, there have been a few upcoming free agent who have signed extensions with their current clubs. Read more »
NHL Power Rankings For Final Stretch Of 2010-11
Interestingly, 15 of the top-16 teams in RealGM's objective power rankings are currently sitting in playoff position. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Sens Sign G Anderson To Four-Year Extension
When the Ottawa Senators acquired goalie Craig Anderson in mid-February, it was widely seen as an extended tryout. Evidently, the tryout went well, as Anderson and the Sens agreed to a 4-year, $12.75M contract extension. Read more »
Introducing Puck Possession Rating
The net result of this statistic is to show who made the most positive use of the puck over the course of a hockey game. Read more »
Rookie Rankings For Mid-March
The fifth edition of the Calder Watch is the second-last of the season and Logan Couture has regained the top ranking among rookies this season. Read more »
NHL Player Rankings Through February
The new leader is Canucks? center Ryan Kesler, showing that he is deserving of legitimate MVP consideration. Read more »
RealGM NHL Power Rankings Through February
The top two teams in the standings are also the top two teams by OCTR once again, only this time the Canucks have jumped into the top spot over the Flyers. Read more »
Grading The 2011 Deadline Deals
The NHL Trade Deadline came and went without any stars changing teams, but a few playoff teams bolstered their lineups for a late-season push. Read more »