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Need-To-Know 2019-20
The newest edition to the The Hockey News lineup comes with our XL-sized Need-To-Know Issue. We have 100 pages stuffed with features, predictions and analysis for the 2019-20 season: three burning questions and projected lines for each NHL team; our Top 25 by position rankings; in-depth stories on the Hughes Bros. and Auston Matthews; and much, much more.
San Jose Sharks
3RD IN PACIFIC DIVISION STANLEY CUP ODDS | 26/1 ARE KEY PERSONNEL LOSSES TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME? THE SHARKS HAVE been running with a veteran lineup for years. That experience keeps them competitive but catches up to them when it comes to contract renewals. This off-season, there wasn’t enough cap space to retain Joe Pavelski, Gustav Nyquist and Joonas Donskoi. Justin Braun was another casualty, moved to create space. The only new signings were fringe players like Dalton Prout and Jonny Brodzinski. Sure, less-experienced players from within (Lukas Radil, Dylan Gambrell, Tim Heed, Radim Simek) will move up the depth chart, but a 25-percent roster overhaul is rarely seamless. Perhaps the Sharks don’t do as well in the regular season during the transition but find a way to make a playoff push. CAN MARTIN…
Top 25 Centers
1. CONNOR MCDAVIDEDMONTON OILERS The most elite player in the NHL does everything at high speed – and he’s the fastest there is. A lock to put up triple digits. 2. SIDNEY CROSBYPITTSBURGH PENGUINS Even at 32, Crosby remains one of the game’s best. Even as Pittsburgh loses depth, he continues to shine at both ends of the ice. 3. NATHAN MACKINNONCOLORADO AVALANCHE His speed and power are two of the most imposing forces in the NHL, and his line was nearly impossible to handle. Is a Hart next? 4. PATRICE BERGERONBOSTON BRUINS Centered the best line in hockey and put up a career-best 79 points. And he can still shut down elite players better than anyone else. 5. ALEKSANDER BARKOVFLORIDA PANTHERS We keep banging the drum, and he keeps getting better. Barkov is everything you want in a…
Philadelphia Flyers
3RD IN METROPOLITAN DIVISION STANLEY CUP ODDS | 35/1 CAN THE YOUNG ‘D’ GET BACK ON TRACK? BACK IN 2017-18, Ivan Provorov and Shayne Gostisbehere looked like they were on the fast track to stardom. Provorov, in his sophomore campaign, put up 41 points and looked incredibly composed, while ‘Ghost Bear’ rang up 65 points in just his third NHL season. But last year the duo took a big step back, tallying 63 points total and making a lot of bad reads. This summer, the Flyers brought in a pair of veterans to bolster the back end in Matt Niskanen and Justin Braun. Niskanen in particular proved to be a great role model while in Washington. Perhaps he can have the same effect in Philadelphia. IS KEVIN HAYES THE ANSWER? THE FLYERS MADE a big…
EMBRACING THE DYNAMIC
THE CONCEPT OF DYNAMIC pricing is nothing new to the travel industry. Airlines and hotels have used the economic model of supply and demand for decades to set prices for seats and rooms. Yes, we have all been there before: needing to fly on short notice, we are forced to pay airfare that could be double what the person sitting beside us paid because they booked their trip months in advance. But fluctuating pricing based on supply and demand isn’t limited to the travel industry. Sports leagues, including the NHL, have been employing it for years. And the practice is growing. But while most fans will fret over having to pay extra to see the more desirable games, dynamic pricing also creates opportunities to “get a deal” when less popular teams come…
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