Canadiens

A new approach to analyzing the Montreal Canadiens’ penalty kill

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Following the departure of key defensive players David Savard, Joel Armia, and Christian Dvorak during the 2025 off-season, the Montreal Canadiens looked to be trying to implement a new penalty-killing system last year. Results, diplomatically speaking, were mixed (with Eyes On The Prize’s own Matt Drake being very outspoken about this subject on the Bottom Six … Read more

25 frågor inför säsongen (två har redan besvarats…)

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Första isträningen är avklarad och hockeysäsongen får anses som invigd. Även de flesta av oss har återgått till jobbet med allt vad det innebär i form av ångest och tidiga mornar, men även rutiner. Den finaste rutinen av alla är att vecka efter vecka vakna upp på tisdag, torsdag, lördag och känna att det är … Read more

Grading Aatos Koivu’s 2025-26 season

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This is probably the toughest grade article to write this year, not due to Aatos Koivu’s performance in itself, but because TPS Turku has been in shambles, on and off the ice. The Liiga club and Rasmus Bergqvist’s Skellefteå, saw similar experiences for their Montreal Canadiens prospects, but are still poles apart. One team is … Read more

Grading Rasmus Bergqvist’s 2025-26 season

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Rasmus Bergqvist is a Swedish champion. Skelelfteå completed the double, winning the league and then cruising through the playoffs to grab the Le Mat Trophy with both hands, and it is difficult to see another team taking it away from them when looking at the upcoming season. The good thing is that Bergqvist played 40 … Read more

Grading Filip Eriksson’s 2025-26 season

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Filip Eriksson started the season with a bang: a three-goal, four-point game, and then a three-assist performance in the second game of the season. With seven points in two games, it looked like an incredible season was about to happen. The problem was that Luleå didn’t play up to its usual level and ended up … Read more

Grading Alexander Zharovsky’s 2025-26 season

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In his first professional season, Alexander Zharovsky stood out for all the right reasons, not only points but in overall play and skill that transferred well from the Juniors into the pro ranks. The thing that benefited Zharovsky the most was the fact that Salavat Yulaev is a relatively small-market team within the KHL and … Read more

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