https://www.tsn.ca/former-vancouver-canucks-forward-cody-hodgson-ends-comeback-attempt-following-eight-year-absence-1.2114424?tsn-amp ..read more

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Report: NHL salary cap to hit $82.5M in 2022-23 https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2190762 ..read more

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2023-24 Fantasy Hockey: 7 NHL players who will fall short of their projections These players are coming into the NHL season with plenty of hype, but could be worth avoiding. Nate Groot Nibbelink Thu, September 14, 2023 at 1:39 PM PDT   If you’re anything like me, at some point you’ve probably scrolled through your draft room with your pick coming up, looking for gaudy numbers in the Yahoo projected stats.   Most may pass the sniff test, but just how closely should we trust the projected numbers we see? I took a deep dive on the Yahoo player projections and found a few players I’m ..read more

ChatGPT's 2023-24 NHL prediction is a Maple Leafs fan's fever dream If you're a Toronto Maple Leafs fan who is a strong believer in AI, you're in for a treat.   Nick Ashbourne Tue, September 12, 2023 at 10:32 AM PDT   If you're looking for an accurate prediction of how the 2023-24 NHL season will go, your first port of call probably shouldn't be a large language model–based chatbot. There are a few key reasons why we know that.   ChatGPT doesn't know any information from beyond September 2021 — among other things that makes it extremely likely to overrate Philipp Gruba ..read more

  https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/winnipeg-jets-name-adam-lowry-captain/   Centre Adam Lowry was named the Winnipeg Jets new captain on Tuesday. Lowry is the third Jets captain since the team moved from Atlanta to Winnipeg in 2011. He follows Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler, who served as captain for five and six years respectively.   "When I found out, I was pretty excited, almost a little speechless," said Lowry in a statement. "It’s something growing up you kind of can dream about and something that seems almost unattainable. "Getting to be a captain of ..read more

I wonder where OEL would have placed if his contract hadn't been bought out?   The NHL’s 10 Worst Contracts of the 2023-24 Season (msn.com)   10. Darnell Nurse, Edmonton Oilers Contract Remaining: Seven years, $9.25 million AAV It should be noted that a player’s presence on this list only means that their contract is poor and not generating a level of on-ice value in line with their salary, rather than an outright judgment on the player themselves. Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse is one such case. The 28-year-old blueliner is a hulking 6-foot-4, 221-pound force on ..read more

Alex Edler Not Looking To Retire Yet September 9th, 2023 at 11:42am CST • By Brian La Rose   Veteran defenseman Alex Edler has had a long and successful career as a capable shutdown blueliner.  However, at 37, he’s coming off a year that saw him in a very limited role so some had wondered if his playing days were coming to an end.  While he doesn’t have a contract or tryout yet, that doesn’t appear to be Edler’s plan as Jeff Paterson of The Hockey News reports (Twitter link) that the rearguard is hoping to play in 2023-24.   Edler spent the bulk of his 17-ye ..read more

  Interesting to see bottom teams (except for Caps and Isles) get the easiest and playoffs contenders get the hardest…  ..read more